Finnish cinema is known for its minimalist style, dry humor, and reflective mood. It often explores loneliness, resilience, and human connection against stark northern landscapes. Finnish films balance melancholy and warmth, capturing the Nordic atmosphere through understated human drama and strong character focus.

Alma Pöysti and Jussi Vatanen in Fallen Leaves (2023)

In 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.

A film adaptation of Väinö Linna's best selling novel The Unknown Soldier (1954) and the novel's unedited manuscript version, Sotaromaani.

The tale of a platoon of soldiers during the Continuation War. Based on Väinö Linna's book of the same name.

When young Nikolas is orphaned, he is adopted by each house in his village for a year. After he leaves the house, he gives them a Christmas gift and continues the tradition even after he grows up.

Based on the novel of the same name by Finnish author Antti Tuuri, this delicious late-'80s comedy builds its dark humour on the stereotypical mentality of the northern part of Finland. While perhaps not as entertaining to a person unfamiliar with Finnish traditions, the brilliant acting and directing, plus the warm, beautiful Finnish summer more than make up for the cultural gap. The story begins with a group of brothers and their families coming to honour the memory of their recently-deceased father. Spending time together, opening old wounds and creating new ones--it all boils down to brotherhood. No matter what happens, brothers take care of their own. Considering that the events of the movie all take place within a 24-hour period, nothing feels rushed. The film rolls on naturally. The best part about this film is the cast that they managed to put together for the movie. Esko Salminen, Taneli Mäkelä, Vesa Vierikko, and Esko Nikkari are all well-known, extremely-talented Finnish actors, but this movie contains among the best performances of their careers. Especially Mäkelä and Nikkari are brilliant; Mäkelä's quiet and contemplative character has depth that you can just feel--and Nikkari's convincing portrayal of a town drunk. Funny, dramatic, entertaining and definitely a movie that makes you FEEL.

A 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.

Updated version of a 19th century romance set on an island in the Finland archipelago sea.

In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles - from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog.

Alma, Alma Pöysti, and Jussi Vatanen in Fallen Leaves (2023)

Young 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.

A girl Mimi arrives a small village in western Finlan and immediately fills 15-year-old Mariia's life with light. 20-years-later, Mariia returns home to take care of her sick mother, and memories of that meaningful summer starting to rise

Rebekka Baer and Anni Iikkanen in Light Light Light (2023)

A Finnish midwife falls in love with a German-Finnish SS-officer during the Lapland War, in the middle of WWII.

Krista Kosonen and Lauri Tilkanen in The Midwife (2015)

Two middle-aged sisters in a Finnish village promise to brew beer for a wedding but drink their entire batch. In a hilarious race against time, they struggle with hangovers while trying to make more beer and save their reputations.

Elina Knihtilä and Pirjo Lonka in 100 litraa sahtia (2024)

M 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.

Kati Outinen and Markku Peltola in The Man Without a Past (2002)

Tommi and Juhis come across the harsh realities of the crypto world.

Kari Ketonen, Maria Ylipää, and Antti Luusuaniemi in Luottomies-elokuva: All In (2024)

An episode in the life of Nikander, a garbage man, involving the death of a coworker, a love affair and much more.

Kati Outinen in Shadows in Paradise (1986)

After 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.

Max Ovaska, Minka Kuustonen, Samuli Jaskio, Johannes Holopainen, Chike Ohanwe, and Antti Tuomas Heikkinen in Heavy Trip (2018)

Juha 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.

Krista Kosonen in Dogs Don't Wear Pants (2019)

A 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.

A middle-aged couple who, in the middle of an infidelity crisis, decide to open their marriage and venture into polyamory.

After a terrible accident deep inside an underwater cave, the survivors are forced to risk their own lives to bring the bodies of their friends home.

One 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.

Jasper Pääkkönen in Frozen Land (2005)

In 1939, two Finnish brothers are conscripted in the army to fight in the war between Finland and the Soviet Union.

A pastor's faith turns upside down when a meteorite lands in his small Finnish town, its impact stirring up chaos and criminal intentions.

Martti Suosalo and Eero Ritala in Little Siberia (2025)

Impaled Rektum, a band, is in jail but must escape when the guitarist's father falls ill and their family home/business faces demolition. They receive an offer to play a major festival but decline due to being imprisoned and unprepared.

Max Ovaska, Samuli Jaskio, Johannes Holopainen, and Chike Ohanwe in Heavier Trip (2024)

A new film-adaptation of Väinö Linna's famous book here Beneath the North Star.

This documentary tells the story of Jani, a 19-year-old drug addict living on social welfare among with his friends. Tired of his life in a remote city in Rovaniemi, he decides to travel by train to various parts of Europe before being sent to imprisonment for several petty crimes.

Reindeerspotting - Escape from Santaland (2010)

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Jaakko 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.

The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic (2021)

The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic

In Helsinki, a lonely night watchman is caught up in a series of misadventures with a femme fatale and a crooked businessman.

Janne Hyytiäinen in Lights in the Dusk (2006)

After a divorce a father raises his son on his own, while his ex-wife has custody over his daughter. When the mother dies, the brother and sister finally meet again.

The evil witch Louhi kidnaps Lemminkäinen's sister to build for her a Sampo, a device that creates salt, grain, and gold. When Lemminkäinen fails to recover the Sampo, Louhi steals the sun, plunging the world into frozen darkness.

Eve Kivi, Anna Orochko, Andris Osins, and Ivan Voronov in The Day the Earth Froze (1959)

When Sofia Karppi discovers the body of a young woman on a construction site, she triggers a chain of events that threatens to destroy her life--again.

The story of a Finnish Army machine gun company operating in the Karelian front during the Continuation War from mobilization in 1941 to the Moscow Armistice in 1944.

Eero Aho and Johannes Holopainen in The Unknown Soldier (2018)

A small seaside town is preparing to celebrate midsummer's eve. An unknown enemy arrives and takes the entire area hostage.

Quirky police detective, in Finland, delves into his memory palace to solve despicable crimes all the while trying to keep his family together.

In early 1980s a young child disappears. The lack of police support pushes the concerned parents to take justice into their own hands and launch a desperate manhunt that is seen from the perspective of the local children.

A successful real estate agent wakes up one day to find out that her husband is gone, leaving her with millions in debt. In order to survive and maintain her lifestyle, Linda must become the queen of the criminal world.

Laura Malmivaara in Queen of Fucking Everything (2025)

A detective and a virologist pursue an unusual investigation that places them on the wrong side of the law.

Finnish art crime investigator Emma Haka infiltrates a Stockholm art auction in an undercover mission that turns out to be more dangerous than expected and digs deep into her own secrets - her undercover role is based on a real person.

Sannah Nedergård in Codename: Annika (2023)

Series about two neighbors Tommi (Antti Luusuaniemi) and Juhis (Kari Ketonen) finding themselves in awkward situations.

Kari Ketonen and Antti Luusuaniemi in Wingman (2016)

The sinking of the MS Estonia, the deadliest civil maritime disaster in European waters, and its aftermath are chronicled in this powerful drama series.

J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings told from the perspective of the hobbits.

An icebreaker is stranded in a winter storm during the longest, darkest Solstice night. Coast Guard Sanna Tanner leads the rescue team haunted by disturbing events. Sanna races to solve the mystery before she becomes the next target.

Detective Maria Kallio is a drama series about a thirtysomething cop, who dreams of becoming a lawyer but ends up heading the murder squad.

In peaceful, snowy Porvoo, secrets held by the icy river are surfacing. Uncompromising Chief Inspector Hautalehto must hunt a well-concealed killer.

Mikko Leppilampi in Hautalehto: Kylmä syli (2021)

Sari gets fired as a porn actress and has to find a way to make a living. She teams up with an aspiring director struggling, and they start a company that produces feminist, erotic films and begin a journey to fulfill women's desires.

Sanna-Kaisa Palo, Pihla Viitala, and Reetta Ylä-Rautio in Money Shot (2024)

Follows Riku who decides to infiltrate a rich young elite in order to rob them, suddenly he falls in love with an heiress and starts to enjoy his new lifestyle. However, his old friends, and creditors, want to see money and results.

Daniel Virtanen and Marketta Tikkanen in Deception (2024)

Amidst Rovaniemi's eclectic mix of university town, tourist mecca, and rugged nature, detectives Maria and Samu delve into one outrageous real-life Lapland crime case per episode, uplifting grim premises.

Max Ovaska, Jarkko Niemi, Jarkko Lahti, Jemina Sillanpää, and Olli Rahkonen in Exit (2022)

Elf called Iki-Iäkäs is dying, because music box that plays the tone of his life is about to stop. Iki-Iäkäs sent 3 elves called Hande, Kauko and Toivo to retrieve the key to the music box that was left behind in a cave in Keuruu. With the help of the book of wise men they try to fix the propeller that broke down when they crashed. Elves must be careful because the book of wise men can't end up in the hands of näsä. Close to the cave that the elves inhabited lives a couple Olli Santanen, Kerttu Santanen and their dog Vikki. One night a person called Antti "Pentti" Nieksen asks if he could stay overnight in Santanen's house because his car broke down but Pentti stays there for a long time and for some reason he is interested in the book of wise men.

Follows Timo Harjunpää, a popular detective known for his honesty and empathy for the victims, as well as the criminals. He and his partner Onerva Nykanen are investigating a wave of murders taking place in Helsinki.

Olga Temonen and Olli Rahkonen in Helsinki Crimes (2022)

A psychological crime drama of three seasons, each set in different era in a conservative christian community of rural northern Finland.

Matti Ristinen, Maria Sid, and Johannes Holopainen in All the Sins (2019)

Fllows Inspector Sakari Koskinen and his team in the Violent Crimes Unit as they try to solve murders in a Finnish lakeside city of Tampere.

The series' storylines follow the daily lives of several families who live in the same apartment block in Helsinki, Finland. During the series' 22-year run, over 4,000 episodes have been aired, making it the second-longest-running drama in television in the Nordics.

Esko Kovero, Pete Lattu, Tommi Taurula, Sami Uotila, Sofia Lehtinen, Sami Sowe, Hanna Kinnunen, Oona Kare, Jarkko Miettinen, and Lenita Susi in Secret Lives (1999)

HenkiVex Ky finds itself in a tough spot when seven demons from hell get away.

Joose Kääriäinen, Sami Harmaala, and Juho Nummela in Justimus esittää: Henki Vex (2025)

Entrepreneur Elias Karo takes four journalists hostage in order to reveal that 30 years ago, a bank manager and a district court judge took his family's possessions with the government's blessing and caused a still ongoing family tragedy.

When a successful businessman is rushed to the hospital after suffering a stroke, a decades-long double life is revealed. Two women appear and claim to be his wife and the mother of his child.

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