Elina Salo

The second installation of Aki Kaurismäki's "Finland Trilogy," this touching and amusing film portrays a man who must start his life anew when he is brutally mugged and loses his memory. (Sony Pictures Classics)

The recession hits a couple in Helsinki. (imdb)

Iris has a dead-end job in a match-factory, lives with her dour and forbidding parents, and her social life is a disaster... (imdb)

A bizarre black-and-white film noir reworking of Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'. After the death of his father, young Hamlet inherits a seat on the board of a company controlled by his uncle that decides to move into the rubber duck market. (imdb)

This excellent, suspenseful thriller by Finnish director Matti Kassila inaugurated a series of 1960's crime dramas that featured the friendly ace sleuth, Inspector Palmu (Joel Rinne). Kassila has used a technique of telling the story from two different perspectives in time, and he manages to pull it off to the effect of added tension. Sharp humor also transforms an already effective story into an even better tale. Murder, blackmail, alcoholism, and intrigue challenge Inspector Palmu to his limits. (All Movie Guide)

A wealthy old religious patron raises a disobedient and mentally disturbed niece - until she all of a sudden drops dead as the result of a murder made to look like an accident. A grouchy, elderly superintendent and his young and overly enthusiastic assistant are called in to investigate. And there is a lot to look into, since the deceased had few friends, but many enemies. Almost everyone seems to have not only a motive but also something to hide... (imdb)

A farmer's wife is seduced into running away from her stolid older husband by a city slicker, who enslaves her in a brothel. (imdb)

Lugubrious 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? (imdb)

Professor Sedano, his assistant Mr. Lang and his secretary Miss Vaillant came to Finland to study original finnish culture. Unexpected love distracts Professor Sedano's study.

Moomin, Sniff and My set to find out what disaster which is approaching the Moomin valley. Along the way they meet Snufkin, the beautiful Snork Maiden and her brother Snork and a Hemul, who join them in their quest. (imdb)

"Le Havre" tells the story of a shoeshiner who tries to save an immigrant child.

An expensive furcoat goes from hand to hand, changing the lives of the owners.

Welder Juhani marries Ritva, an office worker with a rightist background. The day-to-day married life turns out to suffer from housing problems, money problems and long times apart. After there's a serious accident at Juhani's workplace, he get's upset and seeks solace from another woman. At the same time, lonely Ritva starts suspecting something.

War movie about Lotta Svärd groups on the battlefront of Karjala during the Continuation War.

A poor guy and girl meet and form a relationship, love is followed by money but money is followed by troubles...

A tramp wooing various women finds out his noble heritage

Filmatisation of Maria Jotuni play about the effect of money and greed.

The eerie and charming animated adventures of a creature called Moomin and his friends and family. (imdb)

Follows several Finnish officers and soldiers during World War II, mainly in the Finnish headquarters. (imdb)