Hannu Kivioja

Martti Suosalo transforms himself into Irwin Goodman, and takes us through the singer's life. Written by his longtime friend and manager Vexi Salmi, the movie is apparently as close to the real life of Irwin as we can get. In addition to being the story of Irwin, the movie also looks at the transformation of Finnish society from the post-war years to the 70s and 80s. (imdb)

Young sailor Juhani returns to his childhood home, an abandoned farm in the Finnish countryside. He takes his old senile father out of the local nursing home and brings him back to see the farm once more. Haunted by a dark secret since his childhood, Juhani wants to settle accounts with his father and lay to rest the ghosts of the past. But in the desolate village he meets a young woman with a child and finds a possibility for a new life. (Markku Kuoppamäki)

Esa is a small time crook who has been precisely released from prison. He starts to make money by mugging people. One day psychiatrist Lindström rings Esa's doorbell. He has a very strange request: he wants Esa to maltreat him. Esa accepts this request, but he is not aware of Lindström's bad intentions. (imdb)

A look at the work and working methods of famed Finnish film director Rauni Mollberg. (imdb)

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