Soap Fever
Kaunarikuume
With the Soviet Union’s dissolution dragging down the economy of neighboring Finland, the Scandinavian country was plunged in a period of protracted recession. And with no recovery in sight, a soap opera offered Finns a respite from the grim reality; the debut of The Bold and the Beautiful on television quickly amassed a vast and dedicated following, whereas the arrival of American idols in the country, on tour, elicited unprecedented frenzy.
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Anne-Mari Alajuuma
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Jussi Jäntti
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Hanna Pitkänen
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Kaarina Hazard
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Marko Reijonen
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Aira Tapio
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Jorma Moilanen
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Hessu Reijonen
Self (archive footage)
Ronn Moss
Self / Ridge Forrester (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joanna Johnson
Self / Caroline Spencer (archive footage) (uncredited)
John McCook
Self / Eric Forrester (archive footage) (uncredited)
Shari Shattuck
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Katherine Kelly Lang
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Darlene Conley
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Don Johnson
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David Hasselhoff
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alexander Stubb
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Esko Aho
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
