On the shelf
A Summer by the River
1998Age guide: All ages
Where to watch
- FinlandRuutu · Kirjastokino · Cineasterna
Checked 11 Nov 2026 · Data: JustWatch
See it on the shelfKuningasjätkä is set in North Karelia in the mid-1950s and depicts the summer of 10-year-old Topi at the boating site with his widowed father Tenho.
★ 6.8/10 · 18 TMDB audience ratings
Starring
Pertti KoivulaTenho- Simo KontioTopi
Esko NikkariHannes
Anu PalevaaraHilkka
Peter FranzénKottarainen
Sulevi PeltolaPuukko
Heikki KujanpääTohkanen
Vesa MäkeläHilteeni