Finnish mythology movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant finnish mythology movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out tense, suspenseful, atmospheric, serious, epic and enigmatic films and TV shows about / with finnish mythology, supernatural, countryside, village, folk horror, rural setting, soldier, nordic, imaginary and death plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Horror genres shot in Finland, Sweden, Norway and other countries.
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TOP 7 movies tagged as finnish mythology: Devil's Bride (2016), Evil Rising (2008), Jade Warrior (2006), Sisu (2022), Backwood Madness (2025), Night or Day (1962), Body of Water (2011).

List of finnish mythology movies

Devil's Bride (2016)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Finland, Sweden, Norway, Latvia, Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Anna’s story takes place on Åland Island in 1666, during the beginning of the most widespread and systematic witch-hunts in Scandinavian history. In all, 16 women were convicted of being in league with the devil, and seven of them were executed. ...
Style: tense, disturbing, enigmatic, captivating, historical drama
Plot: witch hunt, adultery, jealousy, black magic, witch, rural setting, priest, power, young woman, judge, rape, domestic violence ...
Time: 17th century, ancient times
Place: finland
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 6.2
 8K
Evil Rising (2008)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Finland, Czech Republic
Duration: 83 min.
Story: It is 1595. Brutal wars have just ended in an uneasy peace between Protestant Sweden and Orthodox Russia. We focus on the spiritual defeats of two conquered Finnish brothers, one a hardened near-psychopathic war hero, the other a gentle scientist in ...
Style: atmospheric, scary, disturbing, intense, harsh ...
Plot: redemption, medieval, ghost, supernatural, brother brother relationship, gay, guilt, folk horror, haunted by the past, rural setting, swamp, remorse ...
Time: 16th century, middle ages, year 2008
Place: finland, europe, russia
Is relevant?
 5.8
 4K
Jade Warrior (2006)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Finland, Netherlands, China, Estonia
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Thousands of years ago in ancient China, a love struck sword hero fights against his destiny. He wants another chance to be reunited with his loved one and he gets that chance, in a far away place and a far away time, in the cold north, in modern ...
Style: serious, epic, stylized, exciting, romantic drama
Audience: boys' night
Plot: legends and myths, martial arts, reincarnation, destiny, curses spells and rituals, supernatural, escapades, good versus evil, rivalry, supernatural ability, danger, heroes ...
Place: finland, europe, china, asia
Is relevant?
 6.9
 116K
Sisu (2022)
Genre: Action, Thriller, War
Country: Finland, USA, UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Deep in the wilderness of Lapland, Aatami Korpi is searching for gold. From time to time, the overflight of bombers and the distant sounds of war can be heard in the autumn night. Finally, the hard work is rewarded and the gold dust in the pan grows ...
Style: captivating, suspenseful, tense, exciting, absurd ...
Plot: world war two, one man army, handgun, lapland, battles, tank, gold, nazi, woman with a gun, male nudity, finnish mythology, violence ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1944
Place: finland
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Backwood Madness (2025)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, War
Country: Finland
Duration: 95 min.
Story: The war amongst men had an influence on the beings of the forest. Now the beings demand revenge. Balance between men and the forest has been broken.
Style: mystical, allegory, atmospheric, dark fairy tale, suspenseful ...
Plot: folk horror, backwoods, retribution, isolation, revenge, supernatural, haunting, moral ambiguity, slow burn, terror, survival, troll ...
Place: finland
Is relevant?
 4.6
 109
Night or Day (1962)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A French cultural research group arrives in Finland. From Helsinki, the group travels to Saimaa to participate in Midsummer rituals, where the summer night celebrations overwhelm the researchers.
Style: contemplative
Plot: celebration, anthropology, observation, island, tradition, summer, identity, intimate, mysticism, language barrier, dance, finnish mythology ...
Place: finland
Is relevant?
 5.3
 769
Body of Water (2011)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Finland
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Julia is a young lawyer who has been in conflict with her father for a long time. Her mother seems a bit insane, and Julia thinks that he is partially responsible for this. She has also split with the father of her son and tries to escape all these ...
Style: psychological, suspenseful, atmospheric, suspense, serious ...
Plot: legend, countryside, supernatural, uncover truth, life is a bitch, ghost, river, family secret, past, secret, repressed memory, swimmer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: finland
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