Esko Salminen
Ariel
as CrookAfter the coal mine he works at closes and his father commits suicide, a Finnish man leaves for...
Movie pageThe Winter War
as Matti LaurilaRussia attacked Finland in late November 1939. This film tells the story of a Finnish platoon of...
Movie pageHamlet Goes Business
as KlausWhen Hamlet discovers his father’s deceased body, he finds himself pulled into a power struggle...
Movie pageMother of Mine
as Eero Lahti - nykyaika1943: Nine-year-old Eero whose father is killed during the war is brought to Sweden to foster...
Movie pageThe Dissidents
as Lars-Jukka LampinenIn Soviet-era Estonia, three young mavericks drop everything and flee to Sweden, but soon learn...
Movie pageOnce Upon a Time in the North
as Antti Välitalo19th century drama set on the plains of Ostrobothnia, western Finland, which are controlled by...
Movie pageThe Last Border
as Jake's FatherOne man's quest for revenge in a post-apocalyptic world
Movie pageMinkkiturkki
as KurreA story of a mink coat passing from one owner to another binding their fates.
Movie pageThe Prodigal Son
as LindströmEsa is a small time crook who has been precisely released from prison. He starts to make money...
Movie pagePlainlands
as VeikkoBased on a novel of the same name by the Finnish author, Antti Tuuri, this delicious late-80's...
Movie pageSuper Furball
as Giant guinea pig (voice)Emilia is a suburban kid. She goes to school, lives with her Mom and sometimes her Dad, and her...
Movie pageKatupeilin takana
as (uncredited)1892. Vappu Biörcke and Kaarlo Härkönen get to know each other during the summer in the...
Movie pagePähkähullu Suomi
as Luigi CravattoA film that pushes every stereotype imaginable about Finland, and then some. Indeed, coming in...
Movie pageKuningas jolla ei ollut sydäntä
as KertojaThe King Without a Heart is a fairytale about of a happy king who has a young daughter and a...
Movie pageHoneybunnies
as MatteusA private detective engages in a sexually-charged relationship with a real estate broker.
Movie pageAugust Fools
as Kansliapäällikkö StåhlAn comedy set in 1960s Helsinki. The story revolves around Elsa, a resolute hatmaker who is in...
Movie pageGloriously Wasted
as EinoJuha Berg is a 30-year-old hopeless drunk in the Kallio neighborhood of Helsinki. Juha doesn't...
Movie pageVarasto 2
as KatajaRousku and Raninen are fleeing their unemployment by setting up a construction company....
Movie pagePedon merkki
as KaarloSet during the Second World War in the Finnish war zone.
Movie pageSven Tuuva the Hero
as (uncredited)For six hundred years Sweden had controlled most of Finland until the war with Russia that ended...
Movie pageScandal in the Girls' School
as Heikki HolmThe headmaster of a private girls' school is doing her best to maintain strict discipline in the...
Movie pageGas, Inspector Palmu!
as LeppäA rich widow is found dead in her apartment in Helsinki due to gas poisoning. The incident is...
Movie pageMake Like a Thief
as Kari, Helvi Östman's henchmanArrested for a murder he didn't commit, American adventurer Bart Lanigan is about to be deported...
Movie pageThe Storage
as KatajaAntero Rousku is a storeman in a paint store. His job requires raw muscle power, mixing paints...
Movie pageTähdet kertovat, komisario Palmu
as Ville ValkonenA man's body is found on Tähtitorninmäki in Helsinki. Palmu starts to investigate the case, but...
Movie pageNiskavuori
as Aarne NiskavuoriIlona, a young elementary school teacher, arrives in Hämäläiskylä . He and Aarne, the host of...
Movie pageVääpeli Körmy ja vetenalaiset vehkeet
as Ruotsalainen vakoojaSergeant Friman is developing an automatic submarine detector that piques the interest of both,...
Movie pageFlame Top
as ArwidThis biographical film celebrates the little-known life of the Finnish novelist and...
Movie pageCha Cha Cha
as Dancing teacherA lawyer pays a visit to Matti Ojanperä, a bum living under a bridge in the Helsinki harbour, to...
Movie pageKultainen vasikka
as Soldier in Photo Studio (uncredited)Finnish period comedy set to the times of WW I. Based on a play by Maria Jotuni.
Movie pageOpettajatar seikkailee
as BoyAn uptight all-girl school teacher Leena Kataja stumbles upon a handsome artist Pertti Rinne who...
Movie pageInspector Palmu's Error
as Boy in Pool (uncredited)A closed room mystery begins when an infamous tycoon is found dead in his bath tub. The famous...
Movie pagePreludes to Ecstasy
as Reino TuomainenSten Lehtoja, a married, middle-aged businessman, picks up a young hitchhiker, Elsie, while...
Movie pageKaikki pelissä
as Inspector Max NummensyrjäA film group is making movie in the little town. Writer Pentti Töysä interrupts film group's...
Movie pageBrothers
as PaavoThree brothers from three different mothers meet for the first time since years for their mutual...
Movie pageMarraskuun harmaa valo
as Kari SyysmäkiKari Syysmäki, a Finnish Businessman is on a vacation with his wife in Tallinn. When his wife is...
Movie pageApinan vuosi
as Suvi's fatherA young student seeks direction in his life to counterbalance the studies through female adventures.
Movie pageValkoinen kääpiö
as BertThe story of one man's struggle after he gets caught in a nuclear fallout and gets sick with...
Movie pageAapo
as KertojaFinland 1917. Aapo is a single peasantry who tries to live a good life before the finnish civil...
Movie pageUnna and Nuuk
as Ukki11-year-old Unna travels in time to the stone age with the help of a magic drum.
Movie pagePekka ja Pätkä neekereinä
as Olli (uncredited)Pete and Runt misinterpret the messages of a career choice machine and try to create a career as...
Movie pageKaks' tavallista Lahtista
as (uncredited)Directed by Ville Salminen and written by Reino Helismaa, the musical comedy film Kaks...
Movie pagePoet and Muse
as Eino LeinoSemi-fictitious biopic of Finnish poet Eino Leino, made with a large budget to celebrate the...
Movie pageUuno Turhapuron veli
as Tarmo TurhapuroUuno Turhapuro's brother returns home from Sweden at the same time that Uuno has been seemingly...
Movie pageBoy Upside Down
as JaakkoA Finnish dramedy about an 11-year-old boy dealing with the loss of his parents.
Movie pageKarmapa - Two Ways of Divinity
as Narrator, Finnish version (voice)The main characters of the film are two small boys who share the throne of Karmapa, the highest...
Movie pageRaid
as Uki KukkamaaRaid is based on detective stories by author Harri Nykänen and made into a 12-part series. The...
TV Show pageThe Age of Iron
as PohjolaRauta-aika (The Age of Iron) is a dramatic four-part miniseries completed in 1982 by Finnish...
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