2010s Finnish-language films

1.

The Kiss of Evil

2011 film

Overview: The Kiss of Evil (Finnish: Vares – Pahan suudelma) is a 2011 Finnish crime film directed by Anders Engström. It is the third installment of the Vares film series and a sequel to previous films Vares: ...

Release date: 3 January 2011

Genre: Action, Crime

Director: Anders Engström

Cast: Antti Reini, Matti Onnismaa, Eppu Salminen, Jasper Pääkkönen, Mikko Leppilampi, Anu Sinisalo

Producer: Anders Engström, Mika Karttunen

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2011 crime films 13T

Finnish crime films 10T

2010s crime films 408T

2.

Lapland Odyssey

2010 Finnish comedy film

Overview: Lapland Odyssey (Finnish: Napapiirin sankarit) is a 2010 Finnish comedy film directed by Dome Karukoski. The film stars Jussi Vatanen, Jasper Pääkkönen, Timo Lavikainen, Pamela Tola, Kari Ketonen and Miia ...

Release date: 15 October 2010

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Dome Karukoski

Cast: Pamela Tola, Jussi Vatanen, Jasper Pääkkönen, Timo Lavikainen, Konsta Mäkelä, Sinikka Mokkila

Producer: Aleksi Bardy, Jonas Elmqvist

Writer: Pekko Pesonen

Janne has made a career out of living on welfare; suddenly, his girlfriend gives him an ultimatum: Buy a new digital TV box or she will leave him.

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2010s comedy road movies 62T

2010 comedy films 386T

2010s road movies 226T

3.

Rendel: Dark Vengeance

2017 Finnish film

Overview: Rendel, also known as Rendel: Dark Vengeance is a 2017 Finnish superhero film written, produced and directed by Jesse Haaja. The film is based on Haaja's self-created character, Rendel. Lead roles are ...

Director: Jesse Haaja

Cast: Kristofer Gummerus, Rami Rusinen, Renne Korppila, Matti Onnismaa, Johnny Vivash, Bianca Bradey

Producer: Michael Artiles, Alan Björk

Writer: Jesse Haaja, Pekka Lehtosaari

A Finnish superhero, a masked vigilante Rendel seeks for revenge and fights against VALA, the huge criminal organization.

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Finnish action films 6T

2010s superhero films 133T

2017 films 3,181T

4.

Big Game

2014 film

Overview: Big Game is a 2014 action-adventure film directed by Jalmari Helander and written by Helander and Petri Jokiranta. It stars Samuel L. Jackson, Onni Tommila, Ray Stevenson, Victor Garber, Mehmet Kurtulus ...

Genre: Action, Adventure

Director: Jalmari Helander

Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Onni Tommila, Ray Stevenson, Victor Garber, Mehmet Kurtulus, Ted Levine

Producer: Christian Angermeyer, Will Clarke

Writer: Jalmari Helander, Petri Jokiranta

A young teenager camping in the woods helps rescue the President of the United States when Air Force One is shot down near his campsite.

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English-language Finnish films 35T

2010s English-language films 5,174T

Films about Air Force One 8T

5.

Purge

2012 film

Overview: Purge (Finnish: Puhdistus) is a 2012 Finnish drama film directed by Antti Jokinen, based on the novel of the same name by Sofi Oksanen. The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign ...

Genre: Drama, History, Crime

Director: Antti J. Jokinen

Cast: Laura Birn, Liisi Tandefelt, Amanda Pilke, Peter Franzén, Kristjan Sarv, Krista Kosonen

Producer: Maria Avdjushko, Jesse Fryckman

Writer: Marko Leino, Antti J. Jokinen

A tormented young woman is given a hiding place by an elderly lady and soon they are reminded of their mutual horrendous past.

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2012 drama films 665T

Films directed by Antti Jokinen 3T

Finnish drama films 131T

6.

Naked Harbour

2012 film

Overview: Naked Harbour (Finnish: Vuosaari) is a 2012 Finnish drama film directed by Aku Louhimies.

Genre: Drama

Director: Aku Louhimies

Cast: Alma Pöysti, Aino Louhimies, Sean Pertwee, Deogracias Masomi, Laura Birn, Konsta Mäkelä

Producer: Natalya Drozd, David Lussier

Writer: Niina Repo, Mikko Kouki

Naked Harbour tells the story of people who seek love and acceptance at any cost.

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2012 drama films 665T

Finnish drama films 131T

2012 films 3,312T

7.

Sixpack

2011 film

Overview: Sixpack (Finnish: Pussikaljaelokuva) is a 2011 Finnish comedy film directed by Ville Jankeri.

Release date: 9 September 2011

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Director: Ville Jankeri

Cast: Jussi Nikkilä, Ylermi Rajamaa, Eero Milonoff, Marjut Maristo, Tytti Junna, Niilo Syväoja

Producer: Ville Jankeri, Mikko Rimminen

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2011 comedy films 390T

Finnish comedy films 66T

2010s comedy films 2,222T

8.

Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men

2012 film

Overview: Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men (Finnish: Vares – Kaidan tien kulkijat) is a 2012 Finnish crime film directed by Anders Engström and it is the sixth installment of the Vares film series. The film ...

Release date: 5 August 2012

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director: Anders Engström

Cast: Antti Reini, Peter Franzén, Merja Larivaara, Markku Maalismaa, Tomi Salmela, Aake Kalliala

Producer: Jukka Helle, Markus Selin

Writer: Mika Karttunen, Reijo Mäki

Jussi Vares goes in a small town to investigate a murder of young girl. This little goodloving town isn't as pure as it seems.

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2012 crime films 10T

Finnish crime films 11T

2012 films 3,311T

9.

Priest of Evil

2010 Finnish film

Overview: Priest of Evil (Finnish: Harjunpää & pahan pappi) is a 2010 Finnish mystery film directed by Olli Saarela. The film is loosely based upon a novel by Matti Yrjänä Joensuu.

Release date: 29 October 2010

Genre: Crime, Thriller

Director: Olli Saarela

Cast: Peter Franzén, Irina Björklund, Sampo Sarkola, Jenni Banerjee, Rosa Salomaa, Niilo Syväoja

Producer: Ilkka Matila

Writer: Matti Yrjänä Joensuu, Leo Viirret

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Finnish thriller drama films 7T

2010s mystery films 280T

2010 films 3,198T

10.

Prinsessa

2010 Finnish film

Overview: Princess (Finnish: Prinsessa) is a 2010 Finnish biographical film directed by Arto Halonen and based on the life of Anna Lappalainen [fi].

Release date: 24 August 2010

Genre: Drama, Biography

Director: Arto Halonen

Cast: Katja Kukkola, Samuli Edelmann, Krista Kosonen, Peter Franzén, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Paavo Westerberg

Producer: Arto Halonen, Alf Hemming

Writer: Pirjo Toikka, Arto Halonen

Princess tells the true story of former cabaret dancer Anna Lappalainen's redemptive struggle with insanity, who checked in to Finland's Kellokoski Ps ...

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Finnish biographical films 10T

2010s biographical films 464T

2010 films 3,199T

11.

Svinalängorna

2010 Swedish film

Overview: Beyond is a 2010 Swedish drama film directed by Pernilla August, starring Noomi Rapace, Ola Rapace, Tehilla Blad, Outi Mäenpää and Ville Virtanen. The original Swedish title is Svinalängorna, which means ...

Genre: Drama

Director: Pernilla August

Cast: Noomi Rapace, Ola Rapace, Outi Mäenpää, Ville Virtanen, Tehilla Blad, Junior Blad

Producer: Susanna Alakoski, Pernilla August

A drama set in 1970s Sweden and centered on a young woman's experiences growing up in a home riddled with abuse and alcoholism.

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2010 directorial debut films 206T

2010 drama films 574T

Films whose director won the Best Director Guldbagge Award 49T

12.

Rare Exports

2010 Finnish film by Jalmari Helander

Overview: Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale is a 2010 Finnish fantasy action horror comedy film written and directed by Jalmari Helander about people living near Korvatunturi who discover the secret behind Santa Claus ...

Release date: 7 August 2010

Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Horror

Director: Jalmari Helander

Cast: Onni Tommila, Jorma Tommila, Tommi Korpela, Rauno Juvonen, Per Christian Ellefsen, Ilmari Järvenpää

Producer: Agnès B., Anna Pontén

Writer: Jalmari Helander, Juuso Helander

In the depths of the Korvatunturi mountains, 486 meters deep, lies the closest ever guarded secret of Christmas. The time has come to dig it up. This ...

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English-language Finnish films 35T

2010s English-language films 5,174T

2010 multilingual films 56T

13.

Dogs Don't Wear Pants

2019 Finnish film

Overview: Dogs Don't Wear Pants (Finnish: Koirat eivät käytä housuja) is a 2019 Finnish erotic black comedy film directed by J-P Valkeapää [de; fi]. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at ...

Director: J.-P. Valkeapää

Cast: Pekka Strang, Ester Geislerová, Ellen Karppo, Armands Reinis, Jani Volanen, Ilona Huhta

Producer: Aleksi Bardy, Aija Berzina

Writer: Juhana Lumme, J.-P. Valkeapää

Juha has lost his wife in a drowning accident. Years after he still feels numb and unable to connect with people. Meeting Mona, a dominatrix, changes everything ...

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Finnish erotic drama films 3T

2019 black comedy films 31T

2019 comedy-drama films 106T

14.

Maria's Paradise

2019 film

Overview: Maria's Paradise (Finnish: Marian paratiisi) is a 2019 Finnish drama film directed by Zaida Bergroth. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival ...

Director: Zaida Bergroth

Cast: Pihla Viitala, Satu Tuuli Karhu, Saga Sarkola, Elina Knihtilä, Tommi Korpela, Rein Oja

Producer: Daniel Kuitunen, Evelin Soosaar

Writer: Anna Viitala, Jan Forsström

The orphan Salome is the servant and devout follower of Maria Åkerblom, a charismatic sect leader. But as Salome befriends a rebellious outsider and starts ...

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Finnish biographical drama films 10T

2019 biographical drama films 52T

2019 drama films 663T

15.

Where to Invade Next

2015 film by Michael Moore

Overview: Where to Invade Next is a 2015 American documentary film written and directed by Michael Moore. The film, in the style of a travelogue, has Moore spending time in countries such as Italy, France, Finland ...

Release date: 10 September 2015

Genre: Documentary

Director: Michael Moore

Cast: Michael Moore, Johnny Fancelli, Christina Fancelli, Lorena Lardini, Luigi Lardini, Annarita Lardini

Producer: Rod Birleson, Carl Deal

Writer: Michael Moore

To learn what the USA can learn from other nations, Michael Moore playfully "invades" them to see what they have to offer.

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2015 documentary films 287T

Documentary films about Norway 3T

Documentary films about France 6T

16.

The Midwife

2015 Finnish film

Overview: Wildeye (Finnish: Kätilö), also known as Finland 1944, is a 2015 Finnish romantic war drama film directed by Antti Jokinen. It is an adaptation of Finnish author Katja Kettu's bestselling 2011 novel The ...

Genre: Drama, Romance, War

Director: Antti J. Jokinen

Cast: Krista Kosonen, Lauri Tilkanen, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Tommi Korpela, Leea Klemola, Seppo Pääkkönen

Producer: Arturas Dvinelis, Jukka Helle

Writer: Antti J. Jokinen, Katja Heikkinen

A Finnish midwife falls in love with a German-Finnish SS-officer during the Lapland War, in the middle of WWII.

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Finnish war drama films 10T

2015 war drama films 26T

2015 drama films 820T

17.

Luokkakokous

2015 Finnish film

Overview: Reunion (Finnish: Luokkakokous) is a 2015 Finnish comedy film directed by Taneli Mustonen. It's the story of three men, Antti, Niklas and Tuomas, traveling back to their old hometown to attend a high school ...

Genre: Comedy

Director: Taneli Mustonen

Cast: Aku Hirviniemi, Niina Lahtinen, Annikki Hirviniemi, Taneli Mäkelä, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Jaajo Linnonmaa

Producer: Jonna Enroth, Jesse Fryckman

Writer: Taneli Mustonen, Claudia Boderke

Three friends from class '95 go on a journey to a reunion.

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Films directed by Taneli Mustonen 5T

2015 comedy films 483T

Finnish comedy films 92T

18.

Tuntematon sotilas

2017 film by Aku Louhimies

Overview: The Unknown Soldier (Finnish: Tuntematon sotilas, Swedish: Okänd soldat) is a 2017 Finnish independent war drama film, an adaptation of the bestselling 1954 Finnish classic novel of the same name by Väinö ...

Release date: 27 October 2017

Director: Aku Louhimies

Cast: Eero Aho, Johannes Holopainen, Jussi Vatanen, Aku Hirviniemi, Hannes Suominen, Arttu Kapulainen

Producer: Kaarina Gould, Miia Haavisto

Writer: Väinö Linna, Aku Louhimies

A film adaptation of Väinö Linna's best selling novel The Unknown Soldier (1954) and the novel's unedited manuscript version, Sotaromaani.

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Finnish World War II films 12T

Finnish war drama films 10T

2017 war drama films 25T

19.

En som deg

2012 film

Overview: Must Have Been Love (Norwegian: En som deg, Finnish: Kaksi tarinaa rakkaudesta) is a 2012 Norwegian-Finnish romantic drama film directed by Eirik Svensson. The film was Svensson's directorial debut, and ...

Genre: Romance

Director: Eirik Svensson

Cast: Pamela Tola, Espen Klouman-Høiner, Laura Birn, Audun Hjort, Mattis Herman Nyquist, Rosa Salomaa

Producer: Eirik Svensson, Jyrki Väisänen

On holiday in Istanbul Kaisa meets Jacob and she falls head over heels in love. The day after Jakob leaves back home, without Kajsa even knowing his last ...

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2012 multilingual films 21T

Norwegian romantic drama films 6T

Finnish romantic drama films 11T

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