Best Finnish Movies
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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]