Kari Hietalahti

The Finland of the future has gone mad. A bored young woman, Viola, gets a brilliant idea. She decides to fool the infamous Lone Rider and his sidekick Tonto. Viola makes a wanted poster of herself, and assumes the identity of a highwayman named Gonzales. Viola/Gonzales surrenders to a quirky bandit duo, who now believe they will be well rewarded for bringing this outlaw to authorities. As the pair is taking Gonzales to the gallows, they get lost in the desert. A day's journey turns into an adventure that tests the trio's physical resilience and mental maturity.

Hunt for the elusive tofu in the Arctic Circle.

Temporarily homeless Jarna is in the deepest trouble of his life. Debtors have come to collect old drug debts and Jarna is given 24 hours to pay up, setting off a frantic, amphetamine fueled battle against time. Manic speed, fear of killers on his tail, paranoia and self-loathing over old wrongs eventually lead to a traffic accident. Jarna can no longer escape, his pace slows and he is on the verge of giving up. The moment has come when a near-lifetime of running must come to an end.

To save the world, Super Furball has to save the bees. In order to do that, the heroic guinea pig has to save the biggest bully in school.

Начало 17 века. В глухом краю Финляндии, в деревне у замка Дальние Перди, живет ассенизатор Унтамо. Страстный любитель инноваций, он не упускает случая применить свой рационализаторский талант. Когда в его распоряжении оказывается невиданный заморский овощ, местный Илон Маск хватается за возможность реализовать перспективный стартап и сделать его заменой надоевшей репы. Но общество не готово к таким изменениям.

A night club bouncer gets disgusted of all the violence and repression of the weak he is seeing. He has to act to protect the victims.

This melancholy, dryly comedic Finnish-language film is the fourth of a five-part series on minority languages in Sweden.

Pekka Malmikunnas is a bankrupt, penniless man, who has convinced his family that he is still the CEO of a large IT company. Maintaining this façade in order to save face has become something of a full-time job for him. When Pekka’s parents unexpectedly come for a visit, he throws a lavish family dinner party in order to dispel any doubts. The soirée is a success until Pekka’s god-daughter gets run over by a car. The reckless driver becomes a mutual enemy for the family. The driver tries to atone for his actions, but the situation spirals out of control and Pekka attacks the man. Pekka realizes things have gone too far and decides to tell his family the truth. It does not hurt as much as Pekka thought, bringing the pieces of a once broken family back together.

One woman’s desperate struggle to survive a horde of men with frail egos, who just want to explain everything to her. But the biggest horror may be closer to her than she thinks.

Emilia is a suburban kid. She goes to school, lives with her Mom and sometimes her Dad, and her life couldn’t be more ordinary. But one day Emilia’s pet hamster bites her finger. Emilia gets a secret superpower to transform into Super Furball, who can fly and solve problems with her superpowers. At the same time, the herrings in the nearby Baltic Sea bay are screaming for help because of poisoned water. As the Super Furball, Emilia takes it upon herself to fix the situation and finds ways to be more courageous in her own life.

In 2017 Finland celebrates 100 years of independence. The famous philosopher Bruno is curing his writers' block in Lapland, when he gets an invitation to the President's Grand Ball in Helsinki. The railway systems are frozen and he misses the only plane, but the Laplander Jallu agrees to drive him 1200 km (745 miles) south.

История жизненного пути финского художника Тоуко Лааксонена, известного во всём мире своими гомоэротическими рисунками. Также фильм рассказывает об отношении общества к гомосексуалам в послевоенной Финляндии и США.

The rise and fall of Love Records record label in 1960s and 1970s Finland.

Одна ведьма жила себе одинешенько под землей и старалась больше не вмешиваться в людские дела. Но вот по прошествии нескольких веков в ее уютной пещере появляются странные существа, весьма беспокойные. Тогда ведьма решает выяснить, не привлекает ли людей постоянный шум из ее жилища. После выхода на поверхность ей открывается страшная правда - вблизи входа в ее укрытие не просто живут люди, а стоит современная школа. Ей и всей новоявленной компании приходится начинать поиски нового жилья. Но выход их на поверхность не остается незамеченным людьми.

It’s been three years since we last met Janne and Inari. Since then, they’ve had a daughter named Lumi. Janne and his friends experience a new adventure, this time on an autumn night. The boys go to a party but end up chasing Lumi who has disappeared. Meanwhile, Inari enjoys a girls-night-out and has an adventure of her own.

A Finnish dramedy about an 11-year-old boy dealing with the loss of his parents.

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.

Aarno Lamminparras hijacked an airplane with a gun in 1978. A true story.

Новые приключения веселого и отважного олененка Нико, мечтающего, как и его легендарный отец, стать летающим оленем в упряжке Санта-Клауса. Все начинается накануне Рождества. Вместе со своими друзьями, белкой Джулиусом, лаской Вилмой и сводным братишкой Джонни Нико с нетерпением ждет Санту. Но тот снова попадает в невероятную историю. Неужели дети останутся без подарков?

Новые приключения веселого и отважного олененка Нико, мечтающего, как и его легендарный отец, стать летающим оленем в упряжке Санта-Клауса. Все начинается накануне Рождества. Вместе со своими друзьями, белкой Джулиусом, лаской Вилмой и сводным братишкой Джонни Нико с нетерпением ждет Санту. Но тот снова попадает в невероятную историю. Неужели дети останутся без подарков?

Действие фильма происходит в начале XIX века на равнинах Остроботнии — провинции, расположенной на западе Финляндии. Здесь всем заправляют бандиты, из всех видов оружия предпочитающие ножи. Испокон веков в тех краях старший сын наследовал все. И когда Эско, главарь бандитов, узнает, что отец хочет оставить родовое поместье его младшему брату, начинается настоящая война.

Life for Sale is the story of one unlucky man's descent into disaster, a dramatic, human-destiny thriller with contemporary social undertones.

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 concerns by working hard. On a new case, she is brought back to the house near the lake where she was raised to help a group of environmentalists to protect its natural beauty against the industrial project of a power company. But by doing so she has to fight the greed of the locals, and their trust in an evil spirit that is believed to be attached to the lake.

Surrealistic black comedy about a safe insurance inspector looking into one company's fate.

Янне — человек из Лапландии, живущий на пособие. Его подружка Инари устала от непрактичности этого человека. Он даже не смог купить дигибокс, на который Инари дала деньги. И она ему поставила ультиматум: либо он к утру приносит домой этот дигибокс, либо она от него уходит. Так Янне со своими друзьями отправляется на поиски дигибокса. В пути они сталкиваются с неразрешимыми проблемами, препятствиями и искушениями. Одна из этих проблем — русские туристы.

In the mid-1960s, three small-time Finnish bootleggers seize control of their Helsinki neighborhood's black-market liquor business.

Молодому северному оленю по имени Нико снится, что его отец — один из летающих оленей Санта Клауса. Несмотря на страдание от серьезного головокружения, он убегает из своего дома, чтобы взять лётные уроки у его друга, неуклюжей белки-летяги Юлии. Вскоре после этого, Нико и Юлия узнают, что Санта и его северный олень находятся в серьезной опасности. Они собирают своих лесных друзей и отправляются в поход на Северный полюс, чтобы спасти Санта Клауса и его отца.

Remu grew up in modest conditions. He dropped out from schoold during his teen age years and is making career as a small time criminal. His family's destiny is about to come true, and it's going to be the usual: jail, alcoholism and violent death. After learning about rock music Remu learns to play drums and pushes himself into different bands. His first time in jails interrupts his music career, but after being released he starts his own band; Hurriganes.

The tough Detective Vares, get hired by a friend accused of murdering a girl. His job is to find the real killer, but people aren't talking. Before he can get traction another homicide takes place- and things move toward a dire conclusion.

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.

The film tells about members of Finnish women's Lotta Service during the Second World War through the eyes of three young women.

Vares, a film noir comedy from Finland, is yet another twist on PULP FICTION. And, just in case we miss the similarities of splattered blood mixed with outrageous incidents, the movie explicitly references PULP FICTION and has a comedic scene in which two guys argue about McDonald's hamburgers. Still, VARES - PRIVATE EYE, by director Aleksi Mäkelä, manages to be kind of fun even not especially original. The script has more characters than the screenwriter can handle, leaving the audience frequently confused about who is doing what and why. The two best scenes are one about a wacky wedding and another about a guy who answers a cell phone call while he is busy enjoying the pleasures of a sex parlor.

Таави и его друзья сделают всё, чтобы это выпускное лето запомнилось им на всю жизнь. У бесшабашных парней, привыкших наслаждаться жизнью, есть гениальная идея: каждый из них снимет на видео, как он занимается сексом с девушкой, а затем самый крутой фильм получит приз. Запись может быть тайной или по согласию, с лучшей подругой или первой встречной. Поначалу эта дурацкая затея похожа на захватывающую интригу, но когда она превращается в манию, требующую от парней изощренной лжи и риска, члены экстремального видео-клуба не в силах остановиться. Камера фиксирует их жестокие эксперименты со своими и чужими чувствами, бесстрастно показывая, как опасная игра ведет ее участников к катастрофе…

Director Timo Koivusalo point of view about life of classical music composer Jean Sibelius, who is a national composer of Finland.

A cleaning woman decides to sue the state for illegal discharge.

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.

Hairy and rowdy creatures called rolleys sail to a land inhabited by more peace-loving elves. When the rolleys arrive to the elf village, they scare the elves away and settle down in the village. One of the elves, Milli, a brave elf girl, returns to the village to make a peace with the rolleys. The rolleys do not warm to Milli's peace proposal, but she becomes friends with a rolley called Rölli. It becomes their mission to solve the conflict between the elves and the rolleys.

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

Woman unexpectedly meets Satan in her attic.

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.

Psychiatric patient Elmeri knows about the existence of a gold treasure in Finnish Lapland, hidden there by his late father who somehow managed to capture it from withdrawing German troops on the last days of WW2. His openly gay nurse helps him escape from the mental institution, and the two men slowly find their way up north to reach the gold. On their way, the odd couple meets a cavalcade of even odder characters.

The Night Train (Yöjuna) is a 1996 Finnish thriller movie directed by Arto Lehkamo.

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.

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.

Story of Juhani Aataminpoika (1826-1854), first known serial killer in Finnish history.