| Genre: | Miniseries |
| Based On: | How to Kill a Bull by Anna-Leena Härkönen |
| Director: | Jussi Niilekselä |
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| Composer: | Jukka Siikavire |
| Country: | Finland |
| Language: | Finnish |
| Num Episodes: | 5 |
| Runtime: | 5 × 30 minutes |
| Company: | Yle |
| Channel: | Yle TV2 |
How to Kill a Bull (also known informally as The Poleax; Finnish: Häräntappoase) is a five-part Finnish television miniseries directed by, originally broadcast in 1989 on Yle TV2. It is based on the 1984 novel of the same name by Anna-Leena Härkönen.[1] The miniseries is produced by Yleisradio.[2] The miniseries was later published by the director as three-part 50-minute episodes.[3]
The miniseries was awarded the 1989 Telvis Award as the best television program of the year.[4]
The main character of the miniseries is Alpo "Allu" Korva (Santeri Kinnunen), a young city dweller from Turku who is planning to go to Stockholm for the summer vacation with his friend Taala (Jukka Hiltunen). Against his will, he is sent by his mother (Tuija Vuolle) to spend the summer in the Torvenkylä village, located in Himanka, North Ostrobothnia, with his relatives to do hay work. At first, Allu sees his situation in the Takkunen family as unbearable, which is not helped at all by his boastful relative Rutanen (Antti Majanlahti), but the situation changes when he passionately sets his eyes on the wayward girl Kerttu (Outi Alanen).[1]