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- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsMarkku PeltolaKati OutinenAnnikki TähtiM arrives in Helsinki only to be viciously attacked by thugs and pronounced dead by medics. He revives but with no memory of his past or his identity. He rebuilds his life from scratch, but the past inevitably catches up with him.2003 Jussi Awards Best Film winner
2003 Oscar nominee
Blu-ray [FIN Futurefilm: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (FIN), ENG subs, Region free]
Blu-ray [UK Artificial Eye (Aki Kaurismäki Collection): 5.1 DTS-HD MA (FIN), ENG subs, Region B] - DirectorAku LouhimiesStarsEero AhoJohannes HolopainenJussi VatanenA film adaptation of Väinö Linna's best selling novel The Unknown Soldier (1954) and the novel's unedited manuscript version, Sotaromaani.2018 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
Blu-ray [Kino Lorber: 180min, Dolby Atmos (FIN), ENG subs, Making of] - DirectorEdvin LaineStarsKosti KlemeläHeikki SavolainenReino TolvanenThe tale of a platoon of soldiers during the Continuation War. Based on Väinö Linna's book of the same name.Blu-ray [FIN VLMedia: Mono 2.0 LPCM (FIN), ENG subs, Region free]
- DirectorRauni MollbergStarsRisto TuorilaPirkka-Pekka PeteliusPaavo LiskiThis film is the second silver screen adaption of the Finnish war book by Väinö Linna with the same name as the film. The story is based on Linna's experiences as an infantry man in the Finnish army during the so called "Continuation War" (1941-1944). The film tells the story of the fate of a machine gun platoon made up of young conscripts from various parts of Finland fighting against the Russian army from the beginning (summer 1941) to the end (summer/autumn 1944) of the war. Many of the characters are based on author Linna's brothers in arms.1987 Oscar submission
Blu-ray [FIN VLMedia: 2.0 LPCM (FIN), No ENG, Region free] - DirectorPekka ParikkaStarsTaneli MäkeläVesa VierikkoTimo TorikkaIn 1939, two Finnish brothers are conscripted in the army to fight in the war between Finland and the Soviet Union.1991 Oscar submission
Blu-ray [FIN VLMedia: Incorrect color mastering, PC gray space (0–255) instead of TV (16–235), 5.1 DTS-HD MA (FIN), ENG subs, Region free, Featurettes (FIN, ENG subs)]
Blu-ray [DE Pandastorm Entertainment: Incorrect color mastering, AVC 22.001 Mbps, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (48kHz, 16-bit) 1,567kbps (FIN), ENG subs, Region B]
Blu-ray [JPN Pony Canyon: BD-50, 5.1 Dolby Digital (FIN), No ENG] - DirectorJuho KuosmanenStarsSeidi HaarlaYura BorisovDinara DrukarovaAs a train weaves its way up to the arctic circle, two strangers share a journey that will change their perspective on life.2022 Jussi Awards Best Film winner
2022 Oscar shortlisted
Blu-ray [Sony Pictures: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (RUS), ENG subs] - DirectorJuho KuosmanenStarsJarkko LahtiOona AirolaEero MilonoffThe true story of Olli Mäki, the famous Finnish boxer who had a shot at the 1962 World Featherweight title.2017 Jussi Awards Best Film winner
2017 Oscar submission
Blu-ray [FIN Atlantic Film: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (FIN), ENG subs, Region free] - DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsAndré WilmsBlondin MiguelJean-Pierre DarroussinWhen an African boy arrives by cargo ship in the port city of Le Havre, an aging shoe shiner takes pity on the child and welcomes him into his home.2012 Jussi Awards Best Film winner
2012 Oscar submission
Blu-ray [Criterion: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (FR), ENG subs, Press conference, Interviews, "Libero" & "Sheila 'n' Willey" songs, Booklet] - DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsSherwan HajiSakari KuosmanenKaija PakarinenA poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived to Finland.2018 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
Blu-ray [Criterion: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (FIN), ENG subs, Press conference, Interview, Video Essay]
Blu-ray [UK Artificial Eye: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (FIN), ENG subs, Region B] - DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsKati OutinenElina SaloEsko NikkariA woman's terribly dull life is upended by a one-night stand pregnancy, causing her to seek retribution.Blu-ray [FIN Futurefilm: 1.0 DTS-HD MA (FIN), ENG subs, Region free]
Blu-ray [UK Artificial Eye (Aki Kaurismäki Collection): ENG subs, Region B] - DirectorMatti KassilaStarsJoel RinneElina PohjanpääMatti RaninA closed room mystery begins when an infamous tycoon is found dead in his bath tub. The famous police lieutenant Palmu is summoned to investigate.Blu-ray [FIN VLMedia: Mono 2.0 LPCM (FIN), No ENG, Region free]
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsKati OutinenKari VäänänenElina SaloThe recession hits a couple in Helsinki.1997 Jussi Awards Best Film winner
1997 Oscar submission disqualified
Blu-ray [FIN Futurefilm: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (FIN), ENG subs, Region free]
Blu-ray [UK Artificial Eye (Aki Kaurismäki Collection): 5.1 DTS-HD MA (FIN), ENG subs, Region B] - DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsMatti PellonpääEvelyne DidiAndré WilmsThree struggling artists try to make passable livings in Paris despite setbacks and tragedies.
- DirectorKlaus HäröStarsTopi MajaniemiMarjaana MaijalaMaria LundqvistDuring World War II, more than 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to neutral Sweden to avoid the conflict. From the award-winning Klaus Härö (Elina: As If I Wasn't There (2002)), "Mother of Mine" tackles that painful patch of history in a tale of 9-year-old Eero, a child who increasingly feels abandoned by his biological Finnish mother and yet not attached to his Swedish surrogate mom. When he is returned to Finland, his confusion intensifies.2006 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
2006 Oscar submission
DVD (Film Movement: ENG subs) - DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsJean-Pierre LéaudMargi ClarkeKenneth ColleyHenri is depressed after losing his job, but finds himself too afraid to go through with suicide. He hires a contract killer to do the job for him instead - but what happens if he changes his mind?
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsTuro PajalaSusanna HaavistoMatti PellonpääA Finnish man goes to the city to find a job after the mine where he worked is closed and his father commits suicide.Blu-ray [FIN Futurefilm: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (FIN), ENG subs, Region free]
Blu-ray [UK Artificial Eye (Aki Kaurismäki Collection): 5.1 DTS-HD MA (FIN), ENG subs, Region B] - DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsMatti PellonpääKati OutinenSakari KuosmanenAn episode in the life of Nikander, a garbage man, involving the death of a coworker, a love affair and much more.1987 Jussi Awards Best Film winner
Blu-ray [FIN Futurefilm: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (FIN), ENG subs, Region free]
Blu-ray [UK Artificial Eye (Aki Kaurismäki Collection): 5.1 DTS-HD MA (FIN), ENG subs, Region B] - DirectorTeemu NikkiStarsPetri PoikolainenMarjaana MaijalaSamuli JaskioJaakko and Sirpa have never met face to face but they talk on the phone every day. When he hears about her declining health, he decides to go meet her in another city; a challenge if you can't see and are paralyzed from the chest down.2022 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
Blu-ray [FIN: 5.1 Dolby Digital (FIN), ENG subs] - DirectorAku LouhimiesStarsJasper PääkkönenMikko LeppilampiPamela TolaOne bad event begins a chain reaction of misery as problems transfer from one person to another. It starts when a schoolteacher is fired and projects his issues onto his teenage son.2006 Jussi Awards Best Film winner
DVD (Olive Films: ENG subs) - DirectorRisto JarvaStarsAntti LitjaKauko HelovirtaMarkku HuhtamoYoung advertising executive Vatanen suddenly quits his job and his whole life in Helsinki, and decides to spend a while in the Finnish wilderness. A wounded hare hit by a car becomes his travel companion. Together they find reclusion in the Finnish Lapland, soon to be disturbed by a noisy group of foreign tourists and their pretentious Finnish hosts. When the hare gets ill and needs to see a vet, Vatanen must return to the city and finally face the choice between his new and former life.
- DirectorKlaus HäröStarsKaarina HazardHeikki NousiainenJukka KeinonenWith few options, newly pardoned convict Leila agrees to work as an assistant to a blind pastor. Father Jacob spends his days answering the letters of the needy, which Leila finds pointless. But when the letters stop, the pastor is devastated and Leila finds herself cast in a new role.2010 Jussi Awards Best Film winner
2010 Oscar submission
DVD (Olive Films: ENG subs) - DirectorMika KaurismäkiStarsMatti PellonpääPirkko HämäläinenJuuso HirvikangasA criminal, his friend and his former girlfriend find their lives intertwining with each other.DVD [FIN VLMedia: 2.0 Dolby Digital (FIN), ENG subs]
- DirectorMatti GrönbergStarsHeikki HelaHeikki SilvennoinenTimo KahilainenAn escaped mental patient, two losers and a gay nurse go onto a roadtrip in order to find a secret gold treasure.
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsKati OutinenMatti PellonpääKirsi TykkyläinenLugubrious Finns Valto and Reino take to the road in search of coffee and vodka, without which their lives are not worth living. But their reveries are interrupted by the arrival of garrulous Russian Klaudia and Estonian Tatiana - who are clearly interested in the two men, despite the language barrier. But what are the chances of getting a response from men who prefer staring at vodka bottles to talking?1995 Jussi Awards Best Film winner
- DirectorAleksi MäkeläStarsSamuli EdelmannJuha VeijonenTeemu LehtiläHäjyt tells a story of two friends who have a hard time finding their place in the society. Antti and Jussi are released from jail. While they were doing time for bank robbery, the third man involved in the robbery, the one who was not convicted, has become a policeman. He tries to help his friends to settle into the small town in Pohjanmaa, but the boys start a black market liquor business instead. The road seems to lead back to the jail.2000 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
2000 Oscar submission
Blu-ray [FIN Nordisk Film: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (FIN), ENG subs, Region free] - DirectorAntti J. JokinenStarsLaura BirnLiisi TandefeltAmanda PilkeA tormented young woman is given a hiding place by an elderly lady and soon they are reminded of their mutual horrendous past.2013 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
2013 Oscar submission
Blu-ray [FIN Nordisk Film: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (FIN), ENG subs, Region free] - DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsMarkku ToikkaAino SeppoEsko NikkariA slaughterhouse worker and former law student, takes vengeance on the man who killed his fiancée in a hit and run accident.Blu-ray [FIN Futurefilm: 1.0 DTS-HD MA (FIN), ENG subs, Region free]
Blu-ray [UK Artificial Eye (Aki Kaurismäki Collection): ENG subs, Region B] - DirectorAlli HaapasaloStarsAamu MilonoffEleonoora KauhanenLinnea LeinoThree young women try to defy the persistent winter darkness in Finland. In the process, they move between dreams, reality, friendship and relationships, and try to make sense of the whole mess.2023 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
2023 Oscar submission
iTunes [Strand Releasing: 5.1 Dolby Digital (FIN), ENG subs] - DirectorDome KarukoskiStarsPeter FranzénLaura BirnJasper PääkkönenNeo-Nazi falls in love with a woman who has a black son and finds himself fighting with conflicting feelings.2014 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
- DirectorTapio PiirainenStarsKai LehtinenOiva LohtanderMari RantasilaA hard-nosed hit man Raid returns to Finland and is unofficially asked to investigate the arson case involving his old flame Tarja.
- DirectorMatti GrönbergStarsHeikki HelaTimo KahilainenHeikki SilvennoinenThe war between Luxembourg and Finland sets the outline to a set of comedic stories about a rally team, gay couple's fishing trip, two hoodlums' last school days in the spring and a haunted hotel among others.
- DirectorPerttu LeppäStarsUnto HeloHanna-Mari KarhinenMikko HakolaThe story of a rock band "Kalle Päätalo" in the 1980s.
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsMatti PellonpääKari VäänänenSakke JärvenpääSiberian rock band Leningrad Cowboys go to the USA in pursuit of fame.
- DirectorJuha WuolijokiStarsHannu-Pekka BjörkmanOtto GustavssonJonas RinneThe touching story of how Santa Claus came to be Santa.
- DirectorKlaus HäröStarsNatalie MinnevikBibi AnderssonMarjaana MaijalaElina is sinking in the quicksand and she is going under and she got the white thing on her hair.2004 Oscar submission
- DirectorKlaus HäröStarsHeikki NousiainenPirjo LonkaAmos BrotherusAn elderly art dealer investigates the history behind an unsigned painting that promises to bring his suffering career to a successful end.
- DirectorTiina LymiStarsHeikki KinnunenSatu Tuuli KarhuElina KnihtiläThe Grump prepares to die: everything is done and his wife is dead. He's making his own coffin when life suddenly walks in: his granddaughter needs the wisdom and stubbornness of her grandpa. In return, The Grump finds meaning for his life--and a big secret.2019 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
- DirectorJenni ToivoniemiStarsIida-Maria HeinonenPaula VesalaEmmi ParviainenA comedy about the tragedy of being forever young.2021 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
- DirectorAntti-Jussi AnnilaStarsTommi KorpelaSidse Babett KnudsenHannu-Pekka BjörkmanOne night of 1930, nationalist thugs violently abduct Ketola from his home in Finland. Beaten and forced to walk the Eternal Road towards a foreign Soviet Russia, his only dream is to return to his family cost it what it may.2018 Jussi Awards Best Film winner
- DirectorAleksi SalmenperäStarsLaura BirnTommi KorpelaHannu-Pekka BjörkmanThe story of the tumultuous relationship between a successful actress and a struggling writer.2019 Jussi Awards Best Film winner
- DirectorJuuso LaatioJukka VidgrenStarsJohannes HolopainenSamuli JaskioAntti Tuomas HeikkinenAfter years of playing songs by other artists, the opportunity of a concert in Norway encourages a metal band to compose their own material, but not before overcoming some unexpected difficulties.Blu-ray [Music Box Films: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (FIN), ENG subs, Vignettes]
- DirectorKlaus HäröStarsMärt AvandiUrsula RataseppHendrik Toompere Jr.Fleeing from the Russian secret police, a young Estonian fencer is forced to return to his homeland, where he becomes a physical education teacher at a local school. The past however catches up and puts him in front of a difficult choice.2016 Jussi Awards Best Film winner
2016 Oscar shortlisted - DirectorMika KaurismäkiStarsSilu SeppäläMarjo LeinonenMatti PellonpääAntti "Zombie" Autiomaa does two things well: play the bass guitar and drink. After several months' sleeping on the streets of Istanbul, he returns to Helsinki where he's called into the army but discharged on mental health grounds after adding turpentine to the officers' soup. Zombie lives bleary-eyed in an apartment off his parents' house where his lonely, unemployed father suffers from heart disease. His girl-friend Marjo has taken up with a hairdresser but comes back to Zombie. His friend Harri hires him as a roadie for his band "Harry and the Mulefukkers" then gives him a chance as a bass player. He has his girl and he has a gig, but can Zombie put the bottle down?
- DirectorErik BlombergStarsMirjami KuosmanenKalervo NissiläÅke LindmanA newlywed woman goes to the local shaman to get some help with her love life, but instead she gets turned into a white reindeer vampire.Blu-ray [UK Eureka Entertainment: Mono 2.0 LPCM (FIN), ENG subs, Region B, Audio commentary, Audio essay, "With the Reindeer" short]
- DirectorAntti-Jussi AnnilaStarsVille VirtanenTommi EronenViktor KlimenkoAs a 25-year war between Russia and Sweden concludes, two brothers who are part of an effort to outline new border accords become undone by their actions, and their mistreatment of a young woman during their journey.Blu-ray [DE Ascot Elite Home Entertainment: 1080i/50fps, VC-1 31.2 Mbps, 5.1 Dolby Digital (FIN), No ENG]
- DirectorJalmari HelanderStarsJorma TommilaOnni TommilaPeeter JakobiIn the depths of the Korvatunturi mountains, 486 meters deep, lies the closest ever guarded secret of Christmas. The time has come to dig it up. This Christmas everyone will believe in Santa Claus.2011 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
Blu-ray [Oscilloscope Pictures: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (FIN), ENG subs, Making of, "Rare Exports Inc." & "Official Safety Instructions" shorts, "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" (1964) (SD)] - DirectorDome KarukoskiStarsNiilo SyväojaTommi KorpelaKristiina HalttuA boy is sent to Saari, an isolated island and home to a home for troubled boys, where he falls in love with the daughter of the school's superintendent.2009 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
2009 Oscar submission - DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsJanne HyytiäinenMaria JärvenhelmiMaria HeiskanenIn Helsinki, a lonely night watchman is caught up in a series of misadventures with a femme fatale and a crooked businessman.2007 Jussi Awards Best Film winner
2007 Oscar submission - DirectorOlli SaarelaStarsPeter FranzénIrina BjörklundKari HeiskanenSet during the World War 2. In the summer of 1941 the Finnish army crosses the border of Russia. A platoon led by Lt. Eero Perkola goes through the wilderness around the Lieksa lake to search for Russian defensive positions. The platoon kills some Russian civilians and rests in a newly conquered village. There Lt. Perkola meets his fiancée Kaarina, who is serving in the Women's Auxilary Corps (Lotta). Then the platoon continues with the mission, but a message about Kaarina's possible death reaches Lt. Perkola. The message causes Perkola to become distracted during the mission.2000 Jussi Awards Best Film winner
- DirectorMarkku PölönenStarsPeter FranzénTaisto ReimaluotoAhti KuoppalaBright young soldier Mertsi suffers a permanent brain injury in the Second World War. In the late 1940s he wanders around the Finnish countryside looking for simple work and relying on other people's help. A workmate, Ville, tells him about his clever Spitz dog back home and the problems with her overlong dew claws. Together with his helpful war buddy Eetvi, Mertsi joins a lumber camp in the middle of a freezing winter, tries hard but finds the work there too strenuous for his body and mind. While he still sees nightmares about the war, in the daytime he keeps dreaming and worrying about the dog...2005 Jussi Awards Best Film winner
- DirectorPetri KotwicaStarsOuti MäenpääMartti SuosaloRia KatajaUpon discovering that her husband is having an affair, a Helsinki gynecologist attempts to gather more knowledge about her rival and, in the process, becomes hopelessly entangled in the other woman's life.2008 Jussi Awards Best Film winner
- DirectorAleksi MäkeläStarsSamuli EdelmannPeter FranzénKari HietalahtiProfessional criminals in Finland from 1966 to 1979.
- DirectorAleksi SalmenperäStarsTommi KorpelaMaria HeiskanenJani VolanenUnemployed man forgets his dignity to support his family.2008 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
2008 Oscar submission - DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsPirkka-Pekka PeteliusEsko SalminenKati OutinenPlayboy Hamlet sees the ghost of his father, a paper baron in today's Finland.
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsSakari KuosmanenKati OutinenAndré WilmsA farmer's wife is seduced into running away from her stolid older husband by a city slicker, who enslaves her in a brothel.
- DirectorDome KarukoskiStarsPamela TolaJussi VatanenJasper PääkkönenJanne has made a career out of living on welfare; suddenly, his girlfriend gives him an ultimatum: Buy a new digital TV box or she will leave him.2011 Jussi Awards Best Film winner
- DirectorJohanna VuoksenmaaStarsTiina LymiPetteri SummanenKari-Pekka ToivonenKatri and Janne want to make a trip, which none of their friends have made. They end up in Jakomäki.2004 Jussi Awards Best Film winner
- DirectorEre KokkonenStarsVesa-Matti LoiriMarjatta RaitaTapio HämäläinenUuno is called to serve the rest of his military service. His father-in-law, Director Tuura has been appointed as a defence minister but he hasn't got any interest to free Uuno from his service. Tuura orders Uuno to army immediately to get a rest from him for a while. In the army Uuno makes the officers go mad and soon he is been transferred as a horseman.
- DirectorHanna BergholmStarsSiiri SolalinnaSophia HeikkiläJani VolanenA young gymnast, who tries desperately to please her demanding mother, discovers a strange egg. She hides it and keeps it warm, but when it hatches, what emerges shocks them all.2023 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
Blu-ray [RLJ Entertainment: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (FIN), 2.0 DTS-HD MA (ENG dub), ENG subs, Mini featurettes, Mini interviews]
Blu-ray [UK Picture House Entertainment: 1080i/50fps, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (FIN), ENG subs]
Blu-ray [DE Capelight Pictures: AVC 34.6 Mbps, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (FIN), No ENG] - DirectorDome KarukoskiStarsPamela TolaSamuli VauramoJoonas SaartamoA woman dulled with praise, Nelli is well on her way to Med-School thanks to her parents, but dreams of a career as a singer.2006 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
- DirectorPerttu LeppäStarsMikko LeppilampiLaura BirnAmanda PilkeWhen their bootlegging father ends up in jail, four twenty-something brothers need money to pay his debts to local crooks. Next, their 9-year-old half-sister is dumped on their doorstep by her prostitute mother. A karaoke set helps reveal that the little girl is quite a singer, just as a talent contest for children is coming up on national television offering more than enough money to the winner. If only the kid weren't so hopelessly shy...2004 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
- DirectorMika KaurismäkiStarsHannu-Pekka BjörkmanElina KnihtiläKati OutinenA sort of "Divorce Finnish Style," Mika Kaurismäki's rambunctious comedy, The House of Branching Love , recounts the breakup of a thirty-something professional couple - Juhani, a family therapist, and his wife, Tuula, a successful business trainer.
- DirectorAleksi MäkeläStarsJuha VeijonenLaura MalmivaaraJari HalonenOn the trail of a woman, Vares finds himself caught up with underworld characters who are on the trail of hidden millions.
- DirectorMika KaurismäkiStarsVesa-Matti LoiriSamuli EdelmannLeena UotilaA father who was absent for 30 years of his son's life returns and wants to bond with his son, on a road trip to the north.
- DirectorAku LouhimiesStarsAlma PöystiAino LouhimiesSean PertweeNaked Harbour tells the story of people who seek love and acceptance at any cost.2013 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
- DirectorDome KarukoskiStarsMarjut MaristoAmanda PilkeMalla MalmivaaraTwo teen girls from a very restrictive Conservative Laestadian faith community, go alone to Helsinki for the first time.
- DirectorPirjo HonkasaloStarsJohannes BrotherusJari VirmanAnneli KarppinenA fourteen-year-old boy in a stifling Helsinki slum takes some unwise life lessons from his soon-to-be-incarcerated older brother.2014 Jussi Awards Best Film winner
2015 Oscar submission
Blu-ray [Altered Innocence: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (FIN), ENG subs, Booklet] - DirectorUlrika BengtsStarsErik EngePatrik KumpulainenNiklas GroundstroemIn 1939 the 13-year-old Carl arrives at the lighthouse Lågskär in the Åland Islands, for a position as lighthouse disciple. He is trained by the demanding lighthouse keeper.2014 Oscar submission
- DirectorAleksi SalmenperäStarsMinna HaapkyläKari-Pekka ToivonenMinttu MustakallioLongtime couple Venla and Antero come to a serious impasse: After years with Antero, Venla wants to start a family, but her boyfriend, worried that parenthood will stifle his speed-skating career, secretly gets a vasectomy. Determined to have a child, Venla seeks help from a female fertility doctor, a decision that breeds new possibilities for the prospective mother when she falls in love with the doctor.2005 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
2005 Oscar submission - DirectorJarmo LampelaStarsSanna HietalaAntti IkkalaJyri OjansivuEpisodic study of feelings where six stories intertwine over one Saturday in a small town. Two boys save a young woman, Anni, and her baby from suicide by drowning. Esa, a down-on-his-luck musician in need of a loan, arrives to his father's 60th birthday party. Waitress Leena tries to stir up a romance between her co-workers at a pizza parlor. Middle-aged Ilpo comes home early from the paper mill and finds a strange man in their bedroom. Old Milja waits for her daughter Merja at the hospital where she is visiting her terminally ill husband Henri. Teenage Santeri tries to cope with his homosexuality.2002 Jussi Awards Best Film winner
2002 Oscar submission - DirectorAnastasia LapsuiMarkku LehmuskallioStarsAnatoli HudiIgor HudiTajuda HudiSeven Songs of the Tundra takes place amidst the infinite white tundra, where a small religious cult sacrifices a reindeer. A ceremonial song accompanies the sacrifice, triggering a narrative divided into seven chapters, which re-enacts a pivotal point in the Nenets natives' history. Deprived of their independence and prosperity, the nomadic reindeer breeders were ostracized from their homeland and asked to abandon not only their language and traditions but also their children that were forced to enroll in boarding schools.2001 Jussi Awards Best Film winner
2001 Oscar submission - DirectorMarkku PölönenStarsPertti KoivulaSimo KontioEsko NikkariTopi's mother, who is also Tenho's wife dies and Tenho and Topi have to move out from the town because they don't have enough money to pay their rent. Tenho gets a job as a lumberjack (which by the way is the title in Finnish). The movie tells the story about Tenho and his 10 years old son who both have to grow up in the same summer.1999 Jussi Awards Best Film winner
1999 Oscar submission - DirectorAuli MantilaStarsLeea KlemolaElina HurmeRea MauranenEevi's life isn't going the way she would want it to, so she runs away, leaving destruction in her wake. No one will ever say no to her again.1998 Oscar submission
- DirectorMarkku PölönenStarsMartti SuosaloHenrika AnderssonMatti VarjoPekka returns to his native village to attend a wedding. The village has lost its younger generations, and the movie tells the story of the last wedding in the village.1996 Jussi Awards Best Film winner
1996 Oscar submission - DirectorChristian LindbladStarsSam HuberMari VainioMerja LarivaaraA week-long glimpse into the wretched existence of Ripa, a long-haired, hard-drinking lug. He is also a wannabe filmmaker whose last two projects were condemned for their sex and violence. A Parasite Deluxe who barely recalls his previous night, Ripa cruises the bars and meets bank-teller Tiina.1995 Oscar submission
- DirectorPäivi HartzellStarsSatu SilvoOuti VainionkulmaSebastian KaatrasaloIn this adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's longest story, the beautiful Snow Queen has captured two children and now keeps them apart. She has inserted a sliver of her own special ice into the eye of the boy, so that his heart will turn to ice and will be a proper match for hers. The boy's sister, meanwhile, has won free and attempts to find her brother. When she does, the warmth of her love for him melts his frozen heart and defeats the Snow Queen decisively.1988 Oscar submission
- DirectorHeikki PartanenStarsEija AhvoRiitta-Anneli ForssRaimo GrönbergThe fairy Illusia and the goblin Pessi meet. Pessi, who has only recently become independent, is a member of the Pessimists' family. They are proud of their practical and sensible attitude to life. Illusia's father, on the other hand, is Mr Illusioni, a famous visionary living on a rainbow.1985 Oscar submission
- DirectorJaakko PakkasvirtaStarsEsko SalminenIrina MilanTom WentzelFollows several Finnish officers and soldiers during World War II, mainly in the Finnish headquarters.1982 Oscar submission
- DirectorPirjo HonkasaloPekka LehtoStarsAsko SarkolaRea MauranenKari FranckThe life of early-20th-century author, journalist, and revolutionary Algot Untola (also known as Maiju Lassila, Irmari Rantamala, and several more pseudonyms), one of the most enigmatic figures in Finnish literature. Different time levels are mixed in the film to give it an equally enigmatic structure. Untola lives periods of his life in the Finnish countryside as a teacher, then in St. Petersburg as a businessman; he also becomes a Socialist, then dies during the Finnish Civil War in 1918.1981 Oscar submission
- DirectorRauni MollbergStarsMaritta ViitamäkiPauli JauhojärviAimo SaukkoA young woman has an intense affair with a womanizing reindeer herdsman.1974 Oscar submission
- DirectorZaida BergrothStarsAlma PöystiKrista KosonenShanti RoneyDepiction on the life of Tove Jansson, showing both her personal relationships, and the creation of the popular Moomin books.2021 Jussi Awards Best Film winner
2021 Oscar submission - DirectorReetta AaltoAlli HaapasaloAnna PaavilainenStarsVeikko AalsteTeemu AromaaSuvi BlickA film by seven directors shows us moments in women's lives that usually remain hidden. Force of Habit follows the lives of various women throughout one day.2020 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
- DirectorJ.-P. ValkeapääStarsPekka StrangEster GeislerováEllen KarppoJuha has lost his wife in a drowning accident. Years after he still feels numb and unable to connect with people. Meeting Mona, a dominatrix, changes everything.2020 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
- DirectorMika KaurismäkiStarsPak Hon ChuAnna-Maija TuokkoLucas HsuanFollowing the death of his wife, professional chef Cheng travels with his young son to a remote village in Finland to connect with an old Finnish friend he once met in Shanghai.
- DirectorDome KarukoskiStarsPekka StrangSeumas F. SargentChris MylandAward-winning filmmaker Dome Karukoski brings to screen the life and work of artist Touko Valio Laaksonen (aka Tom of Finland), one of the most influential and celebrated figures of 20th-century gay culture.2018 Oscar submission
- DirectorSelma VilhunenStarsLinnea SkogPaula VesalaLauri MaijalaLittle Wing tells the story of 12-year-old Varpu (Linnea Skog), who's quickly growing to adulthood, and about her mother (Paula Vesala), who doesn't want to grow up.2017 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
- DirectorAleksi SalmenperäStarsJoonas SaartamoJani VolanenPeter FranzénFictionalized story about the founding of the ill-fated Finnish mining company Talvivaara.2017 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
- DirectorJuha LehtolaStarsHannu-Pekka BjörkmanLeena UotilaAsko SarkolaWhile telling his parents and two sisters that he is a successful businessman, Pekka actually cons strangers for money and scraps of food. What happens when his parents show up for a surprise visit?2019 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
- DirectorAleksi SalmenperäStarsTommi KorpelaElina KnihtiläEero RitalaA series of absurd comedy sketches seemingly without a common story.2016 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
- DirectorTeemu NikkiStarsMatti OnnismaaJari VirmanHannamaija NikanderA man who euthanizes animals as a side job runs afoul of a white supremacist.2018 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
2019 Oscar submission - DirectorAleksi SalmenperäStarsStella LeppikorpiMinna HaapkyläTommi Korpela"Bubble" is a film about a 16-year-old Eveliina who decides to end her mother's extramarital relationship.2023 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
- DirectorAino SuniStarsElsi SloanCarmen KassovitzCamilleElina, a 17-year old aspiring rapper, is forced to leave her home country of Finland and move to the South of France when her mother finds a French boyfriend. She is immediately drawn to her new stepsister Sofia, 18, a charismatic ballet dancer who leads a double life full of boys and drugs. Soon, Elina and Sofia's friendship turns into a power game with toxic consequences.2023 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
- DirectorKlaus HäröStarsJames CosmoBrid BrennanCatherine WalkerA retired sea captain and his daughter must reassess their strained relationship after he begins a new romance with a widowed housekeeper.2023 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
- DirectorJ.-P. ValkeapääStarsJohannes HolopainenOuti MäenpääIlkka HeiskanenMarjaleena, a 60-year-old drunk ex-beauty pageant, discovers that her husband Worm is about to get out of jail but he is planning a dream life with his cell-mate lover, Marjaleena sets off to get her share of the millions.
- DirectorJuha WuolijokiStarsKuura RossiMartti SuosaloPirjo HeikkiläA young boy becomes a crime-fighting superhero with the help of a mysterious pharmacist's invisibility powder.2022 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
- DirectorHannaleena HauruStarsHannaleena HauruTanja HeinänenSamuel KujalaAfter losing a film job to her nemesis Kristian, Hanna teams up with her sister and counterculture friends, to create a parody romance on Instagram between herself and young actor Ekku.2022 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
- DirectorKhadar Ayderus AhmedStarsOmar AbdiYasmin WarsameKadar Abdoul-Aziz IbrahimIn times of misfortune, Guled and his family have to push themselves to the limits in order to reunite with their family.2022 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
- DirectorHamy RamezanStarsAran-Sina KeshvariShahab HosseiniShabnam GhorbaniA story of an Iranian refugee family in Finland waiting for the decision of whether or not they'll be granted an official asylum status. The story is loosely based on the childhood experiences of the director.2021 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
- DirectorUlla HeikkiläStarsEssi PatrakkaAamu MilonoffLinnea SkogA coming-of-age film about a religious summer camp, Eden tells the story through the eyes of three youths who are torn between ideology, independence and falling in love.2021 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
- DirectorPamela TolaStarsLeena UotilaSaara PakkasvirtaSeela SellaAfter gravely injuring her husband and realising that she might face consequences for it, Inkeri, an elderly woman, embarks on one last road trip.2021 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee