Best Finnish Movies
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Best Finnish Movies
TOP Movies: 9th Company (2005), Hatching (2022), The Unknown Soldier (1985), The Angry Birds Movie (2016), Arrhythmia (2017), The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019), Sisu (2022), Borg vs. McEnroe (2017), Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017), The Twin (2022), Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015), Girl Picture (2022), Frozen Land (2005), Extra Ordinary (2019), Christmas Story (2007), Letters to Father Jacob (2009), Aurora (2019), The Misfits (2021), Bordertown: The Mural Murders (2021), The Winter War (1989).
List of Best Movies
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Russia, Ukraine, Finland
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
The picture opens in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, in late 1988, when military trainees Petrovsky, Ryaba, Chugun, Stas, Pinochet, Lyutev and Vorobyev are whipped into shape at a training camp by the brutal, sadistic commander, Warrant Officer Dygalo - prior ...
Style:
dramatic, realistic, rough, exciting, touching ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
war, military, death, basic training, friendship, officers and cadets, soldier, war in afghanistan, wartime life, military life, escapades, ambush ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1988
Place:
afghanistan, ussr, russia, middle east
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11K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Finland, Sweden
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
12 year old Tinja is desperate to please her mother, a woman obsessed with presenting the image of a perfect family. One night, Tinja finds a strange egg. What hatches is beyond belief.
Style:
slasher, surreal, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, monster, egg, suspense, new neighbor, family conflict, teenage girl, problem, creature, teenager, female protagonist, athlete's life ...
Place:
finland
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Finland
Duration: 197 min.
Story:
Second silver screen adaption of the Finnish war book by Väinö Linna. The story is based on Linna's experiences as an infantry man in the Finnish army during the so called "Continuation War" (1941-1944).
Style:
realistic, sexy, biting, bloody, witty ...
Plot:
world war two, world war one, war, female nudity, finnish, wartime, world politics, visceral, interracial romance, life philosophy, mentor, politics ...
Time:
70s, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
tokyo, finland, europe
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Finland, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
An island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red, a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck, and the volatile Bomb have always been outsiders. But when the island is visited by mysterious green ...
Style:
colourful, entertaining, humorous, funny, harsh ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
bird, talking animals, creativity, pig, island, egg, superhero, video game, bomb, anger management, good versus evil, culture clash ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia, Finland, Germany
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Oleg is a young gifted paramedic. His wife Katya works as a nurse at the hospital emergency department. She loves Oleg, but is fed up with him caring more about patients than her. She tells him she wants a divorce. The new head of Oleg’s EMA ...
Style:
art house, depressing, disturbing, melancholic, sad
Plot:
hospital, paramedic, doctor, nurse, male objectification, married couple, family relations, humanity, bureaucracy, emergency, reanimation, nude ...
Place:
russia
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Finland, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The flightless birds and scheming green pigs take their beef to the next level.
Style:
feel good, humorous, captivating, colourful, light
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
bird, revenge, superhero, island, foe turned friend, engineer, pig, canceled wedding, security guard, cow, animal that acts human, balloon ...
Time:
90s
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1K
Genre: Action, War
Country: Finland
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 ...
Plot:
world war two, lapland, fight, bomb, soldier, violence, gold, tank, military, world war, battles, weapons ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Czech Republic
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The story of the world's greatest tennis icons – Björn Borg and his biggest rival, the young and talented John McEnroe – and their legendary duel during the 1980 Wimbledon tournament.
Style:
serious, captivating, tense, exciting, inspirational ...
Plot:
rivalry, tennis player, tennis, coach, father son relationship, professional sports, arrogance, male objectification, nightclub, fiance fiancee relationship, american abroad, sports history ...
Time:
year 1980, 80s, year 1976, year 1979, 70s ...
Place:
monte carlo, sweden, stockholm sweden, new york, eastern europe ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Fin and his wife April travel around the world to save their young son who's trapped inside a sharknado.
Style:
absurd, apocalyptic, realistic, captivating, tense ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
shark, cataclysm, natural disaster, animal attack, monster, time travel, shark attack, struggle for survival, creature feature, parents and children, escapades, chaos and mayhem ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Finland
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Every parent's worst nightmare is just the beginning for Rachel's ordeal as in the aftermath of a tragic accident, she and her husband Anthony decide to move to the other side of the world to focus on their surviving twin son Elliot. What ...
Style:
dark, disturbing, psychological, tragic ending
Plot:
suspense, supernatural, possession, satanic cult, twin brother, dead brother, car accident, going insane, imaginary friend, grieving mother, dead son, delusion ...
Place:
finland
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the Farmer, a caravan and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it's up to Shaun and the flock to return ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, claymation, light, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers
Plot:
farm, dog, hospital, city, countryside, friendship, sheep, animal life, stop motion, creativity, farmer, memory loss ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
london
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Finland
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Jaakko and Sirpa have never met face to face, but talk on the phone every day. When Jaakko hears news about Sirpa's declining health, he decides to go meet her in another city. It's not the easiest decision, because he's blind and ...
Style:
semi serious, captivating, psychological, disturbing, romantic
Plot:
blindness, man in a wheelchair, paraplegic, wheelchair bound, travel, blind man, handicapped, romantic relationship, love affair, male female relationship, couple relations, in love ...
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Genre: Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Best friends Mimmi and Rönkkö support each other unconditionally. They want to live adventurous lives, loaded with experiences and passion. Emma on the contrary has given her whole life to figure skating. Nothing gets between her and success. But ...
Style:
romantic, sexy, psychological, talky, touching ...
Plot:
lgbt, teenager, friendship, mother daughter relationship, teenage sex, teen romance, teenage love, lesbian relationship, fall in love, birthday party, females talking about sex, birthday present ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
finland
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Genre: Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
When a schoolteacher is sacked, he projects his bad mood at his troubled teenage son. The son, in turn, buys a CD player from a pawnshop with counterfeit money. This starts a chain reaction of misery as every victim projects his problems on to ...
Style:
emotional, bleak, realistic, harsh, intense ...
Plot:
depression, dysfunctional family, drug abuse, alcoholic, drug addiction, character study, family relations, multiple storylines, estrangement, family problems, strong sexual content, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
finland, scandinavia, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Ireland, Belgium
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A driving instructor must use her other-worldly gifts to save a lonely man’s daughter from a rock star looking to use her for Satanic purposes.
Style:
scary, disturbing, feel good, suspenseful, humorous ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
loss of virginity, ghost, supernatural, family relations, death, rescue, rivalry, investigation, redemption, ambition, society, life philosophy ...
Place:
ireland
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Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Finland
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Hundreds of years ago in Lapland, a little boy named Nikolas loses his family in an accident. The villagers decide to look after the orphaned boy together. Once a year - at Christmas - Nikolas moves to a new home. To show his gratitude, Nikolas ...
Style:
feel good, touching, captivating, serious
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, orphan, apprentice, friendship, toys, village, young heroes, selflessness, winter, holiday, snow ...
Place:
finland, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
With few options, newly pardoned convict Leila agrees to work as an assistant to a blind pastor. Father Jacob spends his days answering the letters of the needy, which Leila finds pointless. But when the letters stop, the pastor is devastated and ...
Style:
psychological, melancholic, touching, serious, sentimental ...
Plot:
blind character, friendship, forgiveness, pardon, depression, loneliness, mentor, adaptation, life philosophy, life & death, justice, starting over ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
finland, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
One night at a hot-dog stand in Finnish Lapland, a commitment-phobic party animal, Aurora, meets Iranian Darian. Darian suddenly asks her to marry him. Darian needs to marry a Finnish woman to get an asylum for himself and his daughter. Aurora turns ...
Plot:
girl, hunting, nude, alcoholics anonymous meeting, male female relationship, chance meeting, young woman, motor home, alcoholic father, beautician, writers, cemetery ...
Place:
finland
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA, Finland
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
After being recruited by a group of unconventional thieves, renowned criminal Richard Pace finds himself caught up in an elaborate gold heist that promises to have far-reaching implications on his life and the lives of countless others.
Style:
captivating, tense, exciting, anamorphic, psychotronic ...
Plot:
heist gone wrong, heist, pickpocket, thief, stealing money, robbery, organized crime, criminal, revenge, con artists, gold, escapades ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
middle east, los angeles
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Finland
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A mural painted with blood is found on the wall of Pasila train station, which depicts Finland's best-known serial killer Lasse Maasalo. The text in the mural, “Making the world a better place”, is linked to a voting circulating in social ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, suspenseful, tense, psychological
Plot:
serial killer, killer, murderer, investigation, lynching, murder investigation, murder, murder mystery, police detective, mental illness, mysterious villain, suspense ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Finland
Duration: 199 min.
Story:
Russia attacked Finland in late November 1939. This film tells the story of a Finnish platoon of reservists from the municipality of Kauhava in the province of Pohjanmaa/Ostrobothnia who leave their homes and go to war. The film focuses on the ...
Style:
realistic, epic, tense, bleak, gloomy ...
Plot:
war, world war two, winter, military, invasion, cold weather, tank, politics, resistance, russo finnish war, violence, fight ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, year 1939, 20th century
Place:
finland, russia, baltics, europe, ussr ...
Is relevant ?
7K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Taisto Kasurinen is a Finnish coal miner whose father has just committed suicide and who is framed for a crime he did not commit. In jail, he starts to dream about leaving the country and starting a new life. He escapes from prison but things ...
Style:
art house, road movie, witty, stylized, humorous ...
Plot:
fall in love, marriage, suicide, prison, prisoner, visceral, dysfunctional family, workplace, depression, catastrophe, character study, suicide attempt ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, future
Place:
finland, europe, helsinki finland
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Finland, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Imaginaerum tells the story of an elderly composer, Tom, who suffers from severe dementia. As he has had the disease for years and has regressed into childhood, he remembers practically nothing from his adult life. His music, friends, all his past ...
Style:
surreal, psychological, serious, stylized, fairy tale ...
Plot:
orphan, father daughter relationship, imagination, resentment, father son relationship, coma, haunted by the past, memory loss, heavy metal culture, hopes, grudge, music ...
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23K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sport
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Dug, along with his sidekick Hognob, unite a cavemen tribe to save their hidden valley from being spoiled and, all together as a team, to face the menace of a mysterious and mighty enemy, on the turf of an ancient and sacred sport.
Style:
claymation, light, parody, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
caveman, football, soccer match, dinosaur, friendship, couples, neighbor neighbor relationship, family life, buddies, silly humor, family relations, disorder ...
Time:
prehistory, stone age, prehistoric times
Place:
manchester
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Finland
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Euthanizer tells the story of a mechanic who euthanises sick and old pets as a side job. Despite the grim work, he has a soft spot for the animals. Trouble stirs when the owner of a dog he was supposed to end realises that the canine is still alive. ...
Style:
captivating, tense, ironic, gothic
Plot:
revenge, euthanasia, suffering, mechanic, past, violence, fear, escapades, dark humor, nothing goes right, dog, neo fascism ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
finland
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Genre: Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Haunted by his traumatic past and cautious about the prospects of an uncertain future, a fourteen year old boy named Juhani winds up in an isolated boys' home known as The Island. Juhani (Niilo Syvaoja) has been shuttled between foster homes ...
Style:
serious, emotional, touching, realistic
Plot:
teenager, isolation, friendship, island, juvenile prison, juvenile detention, youth, school, juvenile delinquent, bully, family relations, family problems ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
finland
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Genre: War, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
It is the summer of 1941 and the Finnish army has been mobilized along the border with Russia. A platoon led by Lt. Eero Perkola is waiting for orders to go on the offensive. The platoon receives orders for a recon mission through the wilderness ...
Style:
realistic, intense, sincere, disturbing, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, military, ethnic conflict, suspense, justice, russian, courage, culture clash, visceral, behind enemy lines, lone hero, battles ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 1930s, 90s
Place:
russia, poland, germany, eastern europe
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Häjyt tells a story of two friends who have a hard time finding their place in the society. Antti and Jussi are released from jail. While they were doing time for bank robbery, the third man involved in the robbery, the one who was not convicted, ...
Style:
serious, realistic, disturbing, rough, contemplative
Plot:
death of protagonist, small town, youth, buddies, criminal heroes, society, police investigation, violence spree, juvenile delinquency, social misfits, friends, terrorizing ...
Time:
90s
Place:
europe, finland
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Besides the journey of Tomppa and Krisu, the main characters of the film, Rööperi tells the story of Gypsy Kari, Arska, Bisquit, Uki and a bunch of other bad boys and criminals; it tells of their memorable and unscrupulous journey from crime and ...
Style:
bleak, brutal, psychological, enigmatic, rough ...
Plot:
gangsters, drugs, criminal, prison, drug abuse, fighting the system, drug addiction, brutality, greed, runaway, culture clash, justice ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 70s
Place:
finland, helsinki finland
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
An episode in the life of Nikander, a garbage man, involving the death of a co-worker, an affair and much more.
Style:
art house, semi serious, realistic, sentimental, humorous ...
Plot:
chaos, revolution, hopes, friendship, garbage, helsinki, finland, salesman, friends, dark humor, couples, dull life, love and romance ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1986
Place:
europe, estonia, helsinki finland, finland
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