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The Activists

The Activists

20191 Season3 EpisodesEnded

Overview

The Activists follows the years from 1899 to 1906 when Finland as an independent nation started to form. At the center stage are young restless souls who operate against the backdrop of the phenomena of the time: deep social divisions, political intrigue, fierce proclamations and people’s movements that get out of control. Activists portrays what happens when people lose faith in society’s capability to deal with conflict.

NetworksYle AreenaYle TV1

Top Cast

G

Georg Joesaar

Constantin Linder

I

Ilkka Pekkarinen

Timirjasev

Andrei Tsumak

Andrei Tsumak

Nikolai Bobrikov

Elmer Bäck

Elmer Bäck

Konni Zilliacus

Pelle Heikkilä

Pelle Heikkilä

Lennart Hohenthal

Peter Kanerva

Peter Kanerva

Arvid Mörne

Pekka Strang

Pekka Strang

Waldemar Tunzelman

Jan Korander

Jan Korander

Herman Gummerus

V

Viktor Idman

Albert Collan

O

Oskar Pöysti

Eugen Schauman

Themes & Keywords

miniseries

About The Activists

The Activists is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 2019 exploring themes of miniseries. it stars Georg Joesaar, Ilkka Pekkarinen, Andrei Tsumak. The Activists follows the years from 1899 to 1906 when Finland as an independent nation started to form. At the center stage are young restless souls who operate against the backdrop of the phenomena of the time: deep social divisions, political intrigue, fierce proclamations and people’s movements that get out of control. Activists portrays what happens when people lose faith in society’s capability to deal with conflict.

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