Vesa Mäkelä

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.

야간열차를 타고 ‘헬싱키’로 향하던 중년의 ‘남자’는 마을에 도착한 첫날, 공원 벤치에 앉아 잠시 쉬던 중 자신의 인생을 송두리째 바꿔놓을 사고를 당한다. 소지품은 물론 신분증하나 없는 맨 몸으로 병원으로 실려간 이름 없는 ‘남자’는 생명이 위험한 상태. 오전 5시 12분. 온몸이 붕대에 휘감겨진 ‘남자’는 결국 사망선고를 받는다. 그러나 의사들이 자리를 비운 사이, 의식을 회복한 ‘남자는 무작정 병원을 나오는데... 직업도, 돈도, 그리고 기억마저 없는 ‘남자’는 병원에서 나온 뒤 인적 드문 길가에서 정신을 잃는다. 그가 도착한 곳은 거리의 부랑아들과 가난한 이웃들이 함께 살아가는 마을. ‘남자’는 마을의 가난한 이웃들을 도우며 사는 구세군의 여인 ‘이루마’를 만나 그녀와 사랑에 빠진다. 그리고 이루마와의 사랑을 통해 점차 활기차게 변해간다. 여전히 아무것도 기억하지 못하지만, 그에게는 새로운 인생이 시작되는데...

A comedy of crime, romance and deception played out against the background of a vacation under the Mediterranean sun.

Two men, who both have tried to commit a suicide, decide to found a "Let's do it together"-suicide association to help the self-destructive people to succeed in their goal. Soon they have a bus load of candidates and together they start a bus tour in order to find a suitable place for the mass suicide.

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, has become a policeman. He tries to help his friends to settle into the small town in Pohjanmaa, but the boys start a black market liquor business instead. The road seems to lead back to the jail.

Topi's mother, who is also Tenho's wife dies and Tenho and Topi have to move out from the town because they don't have enough money to pay their rent. Tenho gets a job as a lumberjack (which by the way is the title in Finnish). The movie tells the story about Tenho and his 10 years old son who both have to grow up in the same summer. Written by Mikko Saranen

트램 운전사 로리(카리 바나넌)와 레스토랑의 매니저인 일로나(카티 오우티넨)는 가구를 새로 사는 등 달콤한 미래를 계획하나 로리가 실직을 당한 후 일로나마저 일하던 레스토랑이 대기업의 체인으로 넘어가자 일할 곳을 잃게 된다. 적당한 직장을 구하지 못한 일로나는 결국 이전 동료들과 함께 자신의 레스토랑을 열고 고객들을 기다리지만 점심시간이 다 가도록 테이블은 비어있다. 감독의 오랜 친구이자 동료로 1995년에 세상을 뜬 마티 펠론파에게 헌정한 작품이다.

Computer professional Vesa Rajala rushes to home from a work trip because his wife Sanna is leaving for Greece with her new lover, Georgios from next door.

Relations between Sweden and Finland come to near breaking point. When further negotiations led by President Mara fail, Sergeant Körmy interferes in the course of events.

Uuno Turhapuro's brother returns home from Sweden at the same time that Uuno has been seemingly kidnapped.

A film group is making movie in the little town. Writer Pentti Töysä interrupts film group's press conference and claims that script is written by him and it is based on true story. Töysä also says that he has written a new ending to the movie and that it reveals an old murder. Not everyone is happy about the new twist.

This action packed Finnish thriller tells the tale of two friends who get their revenge against the millionaire who double-crossed them. Patrick and Tony are hired by the wealthy gambler to steal the priceless Romanov stones, Russian jewels. They do it, but almost lose their lives when he double-crosses them. They turn around and get revenge, his money, his wife, and his daughter.

The company's regional manager has had enough of the fast pace of business and the frivolous patterns. He leaves the office sauna for a booze run at the behest of his boss. Drunk and driving his own car, even he doesn't have to. The situation becomes a thrilling chase that ends in a breathalyzer test and all-round relief as things fall into place. The booze run becomes a turning point in the life of the group's regional manager.

Sergeant Friman is developing an automatic submarine detector that piques the interest of both, Swedish and Russian spies.

The colonel's wife's tin pints need to be cleaned up, and Sergeant First Class Körmy tasks two privates to do so.

제2차 세계대전, 소련의 침공을 당한 핀란드. 마르테는 가족들의 만류를 뿌리치고 형제들과 전쟁에 참전한다. 하지만 사랑하는 사람들이 하나둘 전사하고 마르테의 목숨마저 점점 위험해지는데…

Based on a novel of the same name by the Finnish author, Antti Tuuri, this delicious late-80's comedy builds its dark humour on the stereotypical mentality of the northern part of Finland. While perhaps not as entertaining to a person unfamiliar with Finnish traditions, the brilliant acting, directing, plus the warm, beautiful Finnish summer more than make up for the cultural gap.The story begins with a group of brothers with their families coming up to honour the memory of their recently deceased father. Spending time together, opening old wounds and creating new ones... it all boils down to brotherhood. No matter what happens, brothers take care of their own.

A bizarre black-and-white film noir reworking of Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'.

Bridge engineer Akseli Jaatinen arrives to stir up the lives of the inhabitants of a small Finnish village. Jaatinen is well-liked at the bridge construction site, but he quickly finds himself clashing against the local decision-makers. The bridge engineer is also popular with the ladies and, being a man of energy, he manages to take care of several of his admirers at once.

Manillaköysi is a cult status holding TV-movie adaptation of the satirical war novel by Veijo Meri. Manillaköysi has an endless list of classic one-liners, but it is still not based on cheap laughs or anything like that. The whole humouristic aspect of it comes from describing the absurdity of war, and the whole military system, by looking it with the eyes of a simple man, who's thrown into it, and who simply does not give a rats ass of it all. The tone of it is not overly preachy or moralizing. If I would have to describe it with one word, it would be: unglamourizing. The main point of Manillaköysi is pretty much compressed in one of the most famous quotes of it: There is nothing supernatural about war, it is just work like anything else.

A Finnish TV movie by Jukka Sipilä.