Under the North Star trilogy

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Under the North Star

All three volumes of English translated trilogy.
Vol I: Under the North Star Vol II: The Uprising Vol III: Reconciliation
Author	Väinö Linna
Original title	Täällä Pohjantähden alla
Translator	Richard Impola
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish
Publisher	WSOY
Published	1959 (Vol I) 1960 (Vol II) 1962 (Vol III)
Published in English	2001–2003
No. of books	3

Under the North Star (Finnish: Täällä Pohjantähden alla) is a trilogy published between 1959 and 1962 by Väinö Linna, Finnish author and former soldier who fought in the Continuation War (1941–44). The novel follows the life of a Finnish family from 1880, through the First World War, the Finnish Civil War and the Second World War, to about 1950. Through the lives of ordinary people, it describes the clash of ideals in Finland's language strife and the struggle between the Whites (nationalists) and the Reds (bolsheviks) in the movement to Independence and Civil War.

Based on the work, two film adaptations directed by Edvin Laine have been made: the 1968 film Here, Beneath the North Star (based on the first and second volumes of trilogy) and its 1970 sequel Akseli and Elina (based on the third and final volume).

The novel shares one main character, Akseli Koskela, and covers some of the same events as Linna's 1954 novel: The Unknown Soldier, which is considered the author's magnum opus.