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Country Focus: Finland

Country profile: Finland

General data for 2022

Population
5,563,970

GDP
€269,000,000,000.00

Cinema-going

Annual total admissions
5.8 million

Average admission per inhabitant
1.05

Number of screens/cinemas
374 screens, 183 theatres

Average ticket price
€12.4

Distribution

Total films released (only first run)
217 films

Local films released (only first run)
58

Local films market share
27%

US films market share
Not available

Most successful local film
The Grump: In Search of an Escort – 192,647 admissions

Most successful international film
Top Gun: Maverick - 436,016 admissions

Finnish Film Foundation’s support
€25,107,101

Production 73 %

Distribution of production support
Feature fiction films 73%
Minority co-productions* 7%
Feature documentaries 10%
Minority co-production documentaries* 1 %
Short films 10%
*International co-productions where the Finnish producer has a minority share

Distribution 11 %

Exhibition 5 %

International Promotion 3 %

Festival Support 2 %

Average share of production budget by financer (Feature films)
The Finnish Film Foundation 36 %
Other foreign funding 22 %
TV and platforms 12 %
Other domestic funding 10 %
Distribution company 9 %
Production company 7 %
Media, Eurimages 4 %

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