Olli Pärnänen

The story of two lonely people who meet each other by chance in the Helsinki night and try to find the first, only, and ultimate love of their lives. Their path towards this honorable goal is clouded by the man's alcoholism, lost phone numbers, not knowing each other's names or addresses, and life's general tendency to place obstacles in the way of those seeking their happiness.

Финляндия, 1944 год. Немцы отступают, оставляя за собой выжженную землю. Бывший финский солдат находит в Лапландии золотую жилу, но по пути домой сталкивается с отрядом нацистов.

Herman the Clown sets out to find his father, whom he hasn't seen since he set off to measure the Earth with his feet. He is secretly followed by the son of Max the Magician, ten-year-old Roni. And so begins an exhilarating adventure full of magic, twists and colorful circus life.

Мимми, Эмма и Рёнккё - девочки-подростки, пытающиеся познать свою женственность. В течение трех пятниц подряд двое из них испытывают влюбленность, в то время как третья отправляется на поиски того, чего она никогда раньше не испытывала: удовольствия.

A celebrity psychiatrist struggles to find a date for a wedding. Her dearest ex is getting married and she needs to find someone fancy enough to hide the fact that she is lonely, drinks too much and is pretty fucked up in any imaginable way.

The approaching baptism of his ex-wife's new baby destroys Antti's ability to function and puts him in catatonic state. Tuomas and Nippe take action to cheer him up and decide to take him on a singles cruise.

Pasi returns to his childhood town, asked to reconfigure the local plywood factory. With a child on the way with his upper-class wife, Pasi sees an opportunity – this is his ticket to climb the professional ladder in the company. On arrival, he bumps into his childhood friend Janne, who works in the factory he is about to downsize. Pasi begins to struggle with the fact that he is supposed to care for the profits – not for the people.

Мужчина становится вдовцом. Долгое время после этого он не может найти связь с окружающими, пока однажды он не знакомится с доминатрикс.

Однажды встречаются двое совершенно разных людей: смертельно больной эмигрант из Ирана, который пытается устроить спокойное будущее для своей восьмилетней дочери и отвязная девушка, которая любит тусоваться с подругой в клубе по ночам, пить алкоголь и не задумывается о будущем.

The Singer is a film about the all-time favourite singer in Finland, Olavi Virta. A man who rose from poverty all the way to the top and became an artist who was dearly loved by the Finnish people. A man who loved beautiful women and was loved by beautiful women. A man who enjoyed speed, American cars, applause and alcohol and who finally lost everything but his unique voice.

Фильм о событиях Русско-финской войны (1941-44 гг.), начиная с отвоевания Карелии и заканчивая полным разгромом Финляндии.

War and Peace of Mind explores what war does to the human mind and how both, the individuals and the nation as a whole, survive it psychologically. Finland and WWII, locally known as continuation war, is the backdrop of this documentary.

Катри собирается в отпуск с подружками, но жених неожиданно делает ей предложение. Женское счастье так близко! Но придя в гости к жениху, она обнаруживает там каких-то посторонних людей, а сам жених на её глазах увозит свою беременную любовницу в роддом, оставив в квартире сумку с кучей евро…

Other Girls tells the story of four young girls nearing graduation, all of them struggling with various issues.

Four stories about Finnish life intersect. In the first one, drum artist Monkki Mähönen arrives for a renovation job at his old band mate's summer villa. Second story revolves around wannabe motorcycle gang and its leader Jouni who are being humiliated at a village shop. Thirdly in the 1960s, a star reporter Erkki "Likasanko" Sysimetsä starts writing a once in a lifetime story about the womanizing of Arvo Hakala, a pipe organ repair man. In the fourth story, a fantasy and sci-fi film director Kurt "Kurre" von Riikonen is looking for financing of his upcoming movie Excalibur IV with catastrophic consequences.

After being fired from his job at a newspaper for writing a destructive review of a celebrated movie, Fred, an aspiring writer, learns that his girlfriend is pregnant.

After being fired from his job at a newspaper for writing a destructive review of a celebrated movie, Fred, an aspiring writer, learns that his girlfriend is pregnant.

Urho Kaleva Kekkonen, the long-time president of the Republic of Finland, is scheduled to visit Alli’s Bar on his way to northern Finland. He is blindly worshiped and the nearer the visit draws, the more envy, competition and dirty tricks come to bear in this small town setting. No one is spared the brutality!

В поисках ответов на риторические вопросы Тони блуждает по жизни. Кто хороший человек, а кто плохой? Что такое мораль и этика?

8 Days to Premiere is a love story set in the world of theater. Romeo and Juliet is to be the season´s grand premiere. Noora, the female lead in the play, breaks her leg at the kickoff party, and Laura, an actress who due to her debilitating stage fright has ended up as the prompter for the play, gets a chance of a lifetime. There are 8 days to the premiere.

Насколько близким один человек может стать для другого? Можно ли прожить жизнь без любви? Может ли тот, кто однажды узнал, насколько хрупким может быть счастье, поверить другому когда-нибудь снова? «Осенний бал» — это несколько моментов из жизни шести людей, живущих в огромных панельных домах, построенных на закате советской эры.

Sweden 1951. A new society is developing, a society where there is no room for the socially and mentally weak...

Workers of a foundry eat their lunch and watch Lumiére brothers film Employees Leaving the Lumière Factory (1895).

Kummelin Jackpot, was released in February 2006. It was about a divorced man portrayed by Silvennoinen, who realises a way to trick himself a jackpot in football betting.

Four Olympic gold medals, seven World Championship titles, four World Cup tour championships, and forty six World Cup circuit victories. Once his career as a professional athlete ended however, the other side of his personality emerged into public view in all of its vulgarity. An alcohol dependency, several marriages accompanied by numerous marital problems, petty crime, uncontrolled acts of violence, and greedy hangers-on.

When their bootlegging father ends up in jail, four twenty-something brothers need money to pay his debts to local crooks. Next, their 9-year-old half-sister is dumped on their doorstep by her prostitute mother. A karaoke set helps reveal that the little girl is quite a singer, just as a talent contest for children is coming up on national television offering more than enough money to the winner.

When their bootlegging father ends up in jail, four twenty-something brothers need money to pay his debts to local crooks. Next, their 9-year-old half-sister is dumped on their doorstep by her prostitute mother. A karaoke set helps reveal that the little girl is quite a singer, just as a talent contest for children is coming up on national television offering more than enough money to the winner.

When their bootlegging father ends up in jail, four twenty-something brothers need money to pay his debts to local crooks. Next, their 9-year-old half-sister is dumped on their doorstep by her prostitute mother. A karaoke set helps reveal that the little girl is quite a singer, just as a talent contest for children is coming up on national television offering more than enough money to the winner.

When their bootlegging father ends up in jail, four twenty-something brothers need money to pay his debts to local crooks. Next, their 9-year-old half-sister is dumped on their doorstep by her prostitute mother. A karaoke set helps reveal that the little girl is quite a singer, just as a talent contest for children is coming up on national television offering more than enough money to the winner.

Dreams perimeter Matti Ijäksen has written and directed, praised to the skies domestic film, which is in addition to starring always convincing trace Knocking Petteri Summanen and Sulevi Peltola. It is therefore goes without saying that expectations were high in its case. But how it happened? Dreams own peripheral clearly some form of casing, which does not let therein, but hits the deck of the cut made without the kehääkin - Joint events yhteenparsimisen means.

Безработный и безымянный мужчина, обитатель финской провинции, едет в Хельсинки с единственной надеждой — найти работу. Но не успеет он сойти с поезда на вокзале, как тут же будет жестоко избит местными хулиганами, избит буквально до смерти. Его доставят в больницу, где он умрет. Умрет, чтобы тут же воскреснуть и, полностью потеряв память, обнаружить себя в совсем другом, нежном Хельсинки. Чтобы забыть прошлое, отказаться от него и получить от судьбы новый шанс. Этот шанс — встреча с Ирмой, женщиной в форме офицера Армии спасения.

Epic tale about two generations of men in a wealthy Finnish family, spanning from the 1960s all the way through the early 1990s. The father has achieved his position as director of the family business through marrying the heiress. Their eldest son Dani, hoped to succeed his father, succumbs to drugs while pursuing a career in rock music. Younger Riku grows up under the shadow of his more talented big brother and slowly drifts into the late 1980s, noticing then how many of his friends have managed to take advantage of the economic upswing.

The story of a rock band "Kalle Päätalo" in the 1980s.

The story of a rock band "Kalle Päätalo" in the 1980s.

Beck and his men investigates a murder of a Russian woman. At the same time as SÄPO (The Swedish Security Agency) sees a chance of getting a Russian in the embassy deported.

A man working at a garbage incinerator discovers the body of a dead man burned to ashes in the oven. Police detective Martin Beck handles the case. All he knows is that a brutal murder has happened. But he does not know when or where. He has no body, motive or a crime scene, not a single trace. All he has is some teeth and a mysterious Internet address...

Деревня в глубинке Швеции, 1880 год. Усадьба семейства Ингмарссонов наследуется от отца к сыну. Юный Ингмар безумно влюблен в красавицу Гертруду, вся деревня любуется этой прекрасной парой. Вскоре в деревню приезжает проповедник, следующий в Иерусалим. Он призывает всех ехать вместе с собой за спасением души. Многие крестьяне решают последовать за ним. Сестра Ингмарссона тоже загорелась этой идеей, она принимает решение продать усадьбу крестьянину Перссону. Но Ингмар не желает терять отчий дом. Он бросает Гертруду и женится на дочке Перссона. Покинутая Гертруда уезжает в Иерусалим. У Ингмара не получается жить с нелюбимой женщиной. Любовь к Гертруде мешает ему, и он тоже едет в святой город, чтобы вернуть ее. Сможет ли она простить его?

Bad Trip, a biker who has been freshly inducted into a gang, flees from them after stealing one of their bikes.

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.

Группа преступников планирует похищение золотого запаса Эстонии ($970 млн.), пятьдесят лет хранившегося в парижском банке. Это событие приурочено к моменту возвращения золота в Таллинн после получения Эстонией независимости.

Trollforest is in grave danger, so Rölli the Troll must unite with a Forest Fairy to save their home.

A documentary about a convent of Russian Orthodox nuns in Estonia who have dedicated their lives to serving God.

Monologue movie that won Jussi Award in Best Actress category. Middle aged woman tells about her life in restaurant.

That Kiljunen familys sets out find their two missing family members, who have been sent to Tampere by the Matalamäki boarding school for retraining due to poor school performance.

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