Hannu-Pekka Björkman

HOLIDAY FROM HELL. A young couple in the IT business, with no kids and a fancy house in a good neighbourhood, finally have a few weeks off before new career challenges. Envious about their friends' exotic holiday destinations, they meet a travel agent offering them the ultimate experience... (imdb)

The story bases on four Finnish brothers, nicknamed 'the Eura Daltons' who received nation-wide notoriety for tearing gas pumps apart when they needed cash. The cast is an impressive one: the brothers are portrayed by Peter Franzen, Lauri Nurkse, Niko Saarela and Jasper Pääkkönen while their really evil father is played by Vesa-Matti Loiri, one of the grand old men of Finnish cinema. (imdb)

Ake, Pera, Mäkinen and Leo are four middle-aged teddy boys. On a hot summer's day they are driving aimlessly on the open highways in their old convertible Cadillac when they become hungry. They try to order some pizza, but it turns out to be a difficult task... (ses.fi)

V2 - Dead Angel is a tough action thriller with a cast of cartoon-like characters. In the middle of the action is private eye and a die-hard law student Jussi Vares, a creation familiar from the detective stories by Reijo Maki... (solarfilms.com)

It is spring of 1918. The Finnish war of independence is over. The war had turned into a bloody civil war between whites and reds. A young scientist and officer, captain von Munck, is sent to close the border between the newly independent Finland and Russia under Bolshevik revolution. St. Petersbourg is close, only 40 km away and foreign, Russian and Finnish refugees, spies and revolutionaries try to cross the border to Finland... (IMDB Comments)

A doctor belongs to a small but exclusive gourmet club, in which the five upper-class members take turns providing the main course, wagering as to who can identify a mystery exotic ingredient. Things get interesting when the doctor's gambling problem catches up with him. (imdb)

A reindeer boy named Niko dreams about flying like his father, whom he has never met. Despite constant mocking from others, he sneaks out of his home valley to take flying lessons from Julius, a flying squirrel. (imdb)

The touching story of how Santa Claus came to be Santa.

Tuula and Juhani are going to divorce. They live in the same house and they need a new set of rules for living together. All hell is going to break loose when Juhani breaks rules by bringing a new woman to house with him.

A half-Jewish Nordic photographer arrives at Venice, Italy, in wintertime to seek the beauty of "Other Leningrad" that Joseph Brodsky, a Nobel -prized Russian poet, found there. The photographer takes silent images in Venice and opens his sinful reality to Brodsky, his only mental brother. The photographer carries the weight of his father who worked as an informer of Jewish people to Nazis during II World War in their home country. (vedenpeili.fi)

A romantic photographer takes serial photos of an empty park bench as a vision of loneliness. He falls in love with the spirited, unruly woman. In between the two is a volatile ex-con ex. The woman herself prones to impulsiveness and impetuousness. (imdb)

Two biologists hire philosophizing lumberjack Konsta Pylkkänen as a guide for a journey through Kainuu backwoods.

Pop singer and his girl are heading to holiday aboard. Only problem is that in the trunk of their car is a dead body and the girl is jealous. (Me)

A poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived from Finland. (imdb)

Final weekend of the 1995 Ice Hockey World Championship Games in Helsinki and Stockholm. (imdb)

The story of the tumultuous relationship between a successful actress and a struggling writer.

Jussi Ketola, a Finnish man, returns from America trying to escape from the Great Depression. He finds his country in great political turmoil. One night, Ketola is abducted from his home by nationalists and is forced to walk the Eternal Road towards Soviet Russia. (wikipedia.org)

Aurora, a commitment-phobic party animal, meets Iranian Amir one night at a hot-dog stand in Lapland. Amir is running from death and Aurora is running from love. They need each other in order to finally stop running. (imdb)

Theo and Vincent are architects involved in change of environmental identities replacing 320 wooden houses by 32 concrete towers. 10 years later, in 1993, they meet. Discussing the conflict over the projects and ethics of architecture. (imdb)

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

Pekka tells his parents and two sisters he is a successful businessman, while conning strangers for money and scraps of food. Things come to a head when the parents decide to come visit him unannounced.

A weekend dad wants to show love and care for his daughter but ends up for a surprise. (imdb)

Follows a series of stories from the viewpoint of six different people who all embark on the same fateful cruise ship during the period of one day.

Pepe the woodcutter's life in an idyllic Finnish village is torn apart over the course of a few days, but he seems fine with it all, as though he knows a profound truth about existence.

Tells the empowering story of an abused single mother working at a small-town newspaper who gets drawn into the investigation surrounding the missile crash, which upends life in a small northern village. (imdb)

In 1950s Helsinki, a secret intelligence team defends Finland's independence as global powers and their agencies converge on the neutral country amid the Cold War. (imdb)

There is a dinner with friends. Satu arrives late and alone. An innocent question makes everyone at the table fall silent and reflect on their own lives – on things they would rather not think about, at least not tonight. Satu already knows what the others will come to realize during the evening: everyone has something unfinished.

The Munich Olympic Stadium, 1972. Athletes and officials are preparing for the 10,000 metres final. Lasse Virén is warming up on the track. It is not a big day only for Virén but for the whole nation. But one man cannot win alone. It takes a dedicated group of hardworking, reliable people. In a desolate bunker near the track, six Finnish men are preparing to help Lasse achieve the run of his life.

The destinies of two women intertwine on a remote island through guilt and grace.

Rakel is a strict Christian believer living in the far north of 1930s Sweden. When her husband forms a sectarian movement, with directions straight from God, she has no choice but to join the increasingly explicit cult.

Siiri, a 29-year-old woman and her optimistic father Petri embark on a journey of self-discovery, confronting their personal truths amidst the chaos, as they navigate the complexities of their relationship and find their own paths in life. (imdb)

A comical triptych about residents in an apartment block district who long for a better life. When a black hole mysteriously appears in a lilac bush, they will have to face aliens, a giant spider, and an Austrian in breeches. (imdb)