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789 articles available in total starting from 29/05/2002. Last article published on 13/08/2025.

Pirjo Honkasalo’s latest endeavour, Orenda, to screen at IFFR, Göteborg and Tampere

Pirjo Honkasalo’s latest endeavour, Orenda, to screen at IFFR, Göteborg and Tampere

The drama, starring Pirkko Saisio and Alma Pöysti, follows two strong-willed women who meet each other and confront their guilt-ridden memories amidst the magical landscapes of an archipelago  

17/01 | Production | Funding | Finland/Estonia/Sweden

Jon Blåhed’s historical drama-thriller Raptures to world-premiere at IFFR

Jon Blåhed’s historical drama-thriller Raptures to world-premiere at IFFR

The pic is based on true events in the 1930s and inspired by the so-called Korpela Movement, a controversial religious sect known for its apocalyptic beliefs and unorthodox rituals  

10/01 | Production | Funding | Finland/Sweden

Eirik Svensson’s Safe House to open the Göteborg Film Festival

Eirik Svensson’s Safe House to open the Göteborg Film Festival

The drama film follows a woman heading up a team of aid workers toiling tirelessly to save lives in a field hospital outside a refugee camp in the Central African Republic  

08/01 | Production | Funding | Norway/Denmark/Sweden/Finland

Review: My Name Is Dingo

Review: My Name Is Dingo

Mari Rantasila's music biopic paints a sensitive picture of Finnish 80s rock sensation Dingo, who took the whole country by storm but were swallowed up by their own fame  

24/12/2024 | Films | Reviews | Finland

Review: Geri’s Wish

Review: Geri’s Wish

Tonislav Hristov’s eighth documentary feature follows a young woman on the brink of adulthood who, having been abandoned by her mother, has already faced myriad life challenges  

23/12/2024 | Films | Reviews | Bulgaria/Finland

Finnish films record their most successful year since 2017

Finnish films record their most successful year since 2017

A Finnish Film Foundation report has found that the number of cinema admissions for domestic films in 2024 had reached 2 million by 20 November  

06/12/2024 | Box Office | Finland

Review: Shadowland

Review: Shadowland

Otso Tiainen conducts an examination of director Richard Stanley, living in a French Pyrenees town populated by people engaged in magical and spiritual practices  

28/11/2024 | Films | Reviews | Finland

Virpi Suutari • Director of Once Upon a Time in a Forest

Interview: Virpi Suutari • Director of Once Upon a Time in a Forest

“The company of these young radicals made me remember how essential it is to stay curious”

The director tells us more about her film that proves that people still need to fight for the environment everywhere – even in Finland  

26/11/2024 | IDFA 2024

At Tallinn’s TV Beats, Juha Wuolijoki and Sari Lempiäinen unpack the making of Valhalla Project

At Tallinn’s TV Beats, Juha Wuolijoki and Sari Lempiäinen unpack the making of Valhalla Project

The director-producer and the commissioning editor discussed the development, casting and production of their new six-part Finnish show  

26/11/2024 | Black Nights 2024 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

Teemu Nikki • Director of 100 Litres of Gold

Interview: Teemu Nikki • Director of 100 Litres of Gold

“The world feels bleak right now, but as long as there’s laughter, there’s hope, too”

The Finnish director shares some insights into the process underlying the creation of his tragicomic characters and discusses juggling Finnish stereotypes  

26/11/2024 | Black Nights 2024 | Competition

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