The Finnish Line

Anya follows her father's footsteps in sled dog racing. In Finland, she enters his last race but her lead dog is injured. Teaming with Cole's dog, she battles her father's rival Monty while learning to trust her new cani

Finnish Business

The filmmaker revisits footage from 1997 on a trip to Finland’s Arctic Circle to the Midnight Sun Film Festival with Terhi who was conveniently Finnish and (not so conveniently) her ex-girlfriend. They were looking for a

Finnish Frustrations

Dances are ending. Last chance for women and men to find someone.

Finnish Glass

Short documentary about Finnish glass industry and glass design featuring many prominent Finnish designers.

"Giselle" @ Finnish National Ballet

On the stage of the Finnish National Opera, Mexican-Finnish choreographer Javier Torres López transposes the legendary romantic ballet to 1950s Italy. A feminist reinterpretation, faithful to the captivating beauty of th

The Finnish Knife

Two young men, thinking that they've killed someone, flee to Poland.

A Finnish Fable

A stop-motion animation using mannequins in a forest setting impressionistically telling a Finnish folk story.

Finnish American Lives

A moving portrait of traditional Finnish American culture in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, highlighting that fragile community of memory connecting ourselves with parents and grandparents. It uses the “biographical mo

A Finnish Rhapsody

Short film by Tapio Piirainen that is his diploma work when graduating from TaiK / Department of Film, Television and Scenography.

Finnish Midsummer 2169

In the year of 2169 there will be a solar eclipse during Midsummer Eve in Finland. That changes the life of a certain female vampire bat.

About Finnish Manhood

Talking about emotions is almost impossible for many Finnish men. In this short documentary four men and one trans person share personal stories and experiences about growing up into Finnish manhood and how they are lear

Finnish American Chip Woodcarvers

The deep northern forests of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are home to small villages of Finnish Americans—communities carved out from the forest where Finnish language, cultural worldview, and traditional arts remain cruci

Finnish sauna

Finnish Radio

At the beginning of the 20th century, Finnish engineer Eric Tigerstedt was one of the most significant innovators in radio technology, although the importance of his work has since been largely forgotten. However, by the

Finnish Blood Swedish Heart

Rocker Kai Latvalehto has a wife and a son, almost everything a man could wish for. Still, he feels that something is missing. Accompanied by his father, he drives across Sweden to refresh his childhood memories of life

Finnish American Rag Rug Weavers

Between 1865 and 1920, Finnish immigrants brought traditional arts to America, including woven and braided rag rugs. As a hallmark of Finnish ethnic culture, rag rugs and their makers hold special places in the hearts of

A Finnish Fable 2011

Snapshots of the life of a mannequin in the countryside.

Tough Finnish Man

The everyday, democratic pleasures of the sauna get their dues in this short film stripped of everything superfluous. There is a tangible warmth recorded on the 16 millimetre film used by director Jari Nordström and cine

Alvar Aalto: A Finnish Architect

A portrait of the renowned Finnish architect and designer Alvar Aalto by the radical experimental filmmaker Eino Ruutsalo. Shot in the summer of 1972 at Aalto’s experimental house in Muuratsalo the film briefly and accur

Karelo-Finnish SSR

A documentary film about the Karelo-Finnish SSR.