Armi Toivanen

Elli, a finnish storage house worker, has never traveled further south than to Estonia. Hope of a trip abroad is the only thing that inspires her in a suburban life seemingly fruitful for cynicism. Unfortunately a friend struggling with drug abuse gives her savings away. At the same time Elli meets Heze, a lonely teenage boy from a well-off family. He falls in love with Elli, who now faces a choice: whether to exploit the boy's affection and steal the money from him or to accept his love. (aaltodoc.aalto.fi)

Mikko Virtanen feels like a Swedish soul trapped in a Finnish body. Full of disgust for everything Finnish, he sees Sweden as heaven. Upon meeting a suicidal Swedish psychologist Mikael Anderson, he seizes an opportunity for an identity switch. Raspberry Boat Refugee is a comedy about cultural differences in the Nordic countries, their nationalism and, not least, prejudices about our neighbours. It also proves how futile it is to try to escape oneself. (finnkino.fi)

The film follows Sanna, who sets out to document the countless ways there are to ruin a marriage for her doctoral thesis.

A single mother tries to rescue her daughter from state custody with the help of a teacher and a stranger with bad drinking habits.

Three high school friends are going on interrail - but leaving is never easy.

A Finnish family is found murdered in cold blood on the Spanish Costa del Sol. The homicides shock Fuengirola's Finnish community and a criminal investigator is sent from Finland. (imdb)