A young boy lives with his mother on a farm surrounded by deep forest in the remote wilds of the Finnish countryside. Read More »
Tag Archives: Finnish
Drifting Clouds / Kauas pilvet karkaavat (1996) Aki Kaurismäki, Kati Outinen, Kari Väänänen, Elina Salo
Tram driver Lauri loses his job. Shortly later, the restaurant where his wife Read More »
The Broad Way / Laveata tietä (1931) Valentin Vaala, Teuvo Tulio, Eeva Virtanen, Alli Riks
In this silent Finnish film by Valentin Vaala, master violist Antti Larto (Teuvo Tulio) Read More »
A Shot in the Factory / Laukaus tehtaalla (1973) Erkko Kivikoski, Urpo Poikolainen, Aarne Hakulinen, Pentti Viljakainen
In the beginning of this film we see an elderly man cycling to his workplace Read More »
The River / Joki (2001) Jarmo Lampela, Sanna Hietala, Antti Ikkala, Jyri Ojansivu
Episodic study of feelings where six stories intertwine over one Saturday in a small town. Read More »
Inspector Palmu’s Error / Komisario Palmun erehdys (1960) Matti Kassila, Joel Rinne, Elina Pohjanpää, Matti Ranin
A closed room mystery begins when an infamous tycoon is found dead in his bathtub. Read More »
The Scarlet Dove / Tulipunainen kyyhkynen (1961) Matti Kassila, Tauno Palo, Gunvor Sandkvist, Helen Elde
Doctor Aitamaa is spending holiday with his family at their summer villa. Read More »
The Radio Commits a Burglary / Radio tekee murron (1951) Matti Kassila, Hannes Häyrinen, Ritva Arvelo, Kullervo Kalske
Eager young radio reporter Teräsvuori stages a one-man burglary into the Helsinki Art Museum Read More »
It Is Written in the Stars, Inspector Palmu / Tähdet kertovat, komisario Palmu (1962) Matti Kassila, Joel Rinne, Matti Ranin, Leo Jokela
Inspector Palmu investigates the death of an old astronomer, whose body is found Read More »
The Unknown Soldier / Tuntematon sotilas (1955) Edvin Laine, Kosti Klemelä, Heikki Savolainen, Reino Tolvanen
It is the summer of 1941. An eastern-Finnish machine gun company receives an order to turn in their surplus equipment. Read More »