Samuli Edelmann

When a schoolteacher (Sveholm)is sacked he projects his bad mood at his troubled teen son (Pääkkönen). He, in turn buys CD player from a pawnshop with counterfeit money. This causes chain-reaction that wreaks havoc on many lives, as everyone transfers their problems to the next victim. (imdb)

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. (imdb)

An old dog has a hard time learning new tricks in this drama set in Turku. Ari (Mikko Nousiainen), a paramedic, is a chronic womanizer; he makes it a point of pride to never sleep with the same woman twice, and his nights are a long series of brazen one-night stands... (All Movie Guide)

Irina Björklund plays Milla, a young woman who becomes romantically involved with Aki (Samuli Edelmann). After spending the night together, Milla discovers that Aki is a widower and single father to Joonas (Roope Karisto). As their relationship progresses, Milla finds out some secrets about Aki's violent past involving drug dealing. (All Movie Guide)

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. (All Movie Guide)

On the trail of a woman, Vares finds himself caught up with underworld characters who are on the trail of hidden millions.

A story of a priest, who considers himself as a rebel is suddenly asked to run for bishop of Turku. (imdb)

When they were boys, Hapa and Vähy pledged themselves to eternal friendship. However, despite sincere efforts on Hapa's part to sustain the relationship, he has a much harder time as the years go by and Hapa becomes a college graduate while Vähy's life becomes one endless drunken carouse. They part ways when, while visiting his old friend, Vähy passes out and his current girlfriend seduces Hapa. Eventually, Hapa hears that his old pal has been killed in a brawl. The story opens while he is on his way to visit Vähy's grave at night.

Russia attacked Finland in late November 1939. This film tells the story of a Finnish platoon of reservists from the municipality of Kauhava in the province of Pohjanmaa/Osttrobottnia who leave their homes and go to war. The film focuses on the farmer brothers Martti and Paavo Hakala. (imdb)

Based on a book "Rööperi - rikoksen vuodet 1955-2005", the movie tells the story of the Finnish criminal underground of the 60's in Helsinkis then feared area called Punavuori - or Rööperi.

The movie is based on a real story about a woman with selective mutism who is admitted to a mental institute in the mid-1940s. She overcomes her mutism and starts acting like a princess, helping both her fellow patients and doctors to understand the dignity in every human being.

A young backpacker gets into some trouble in Africa and stows away on a cargo ship heading to Europe. (imdb)

A sly riff on the Prodigal Son story, Mika Kaurismaki's latest -- about a joyless workaholic concert pianist who ends up on a wild ride with his long-lost rapscallion father -- is a funny and cogent analysis of machismo, abandonment issues and the value of reconnecting with one's roots. (tiff.net)

A documentary about Finnish lakes, the nature around them, circulation of water and ancient Finnish mythology. (imdb)

Samuli Edelmann stars as Viktor Kärppä, a former Russian special agent haunted by his past. He settles in Finland, the country of his ancestors, and tries to make a living as both a private investigator and business facilitator for Russian migrants, but finds himself continually involved with organized crime. Kärppa isn't a killer, even if he looks like one. Can a man change his identity - or shed his loyalties - merely by crossing a border? (imdb)

Final weekend of the 1995 Ice Hockey World Championship Games in Helsinki and Stockholm. (imdb)

Falk and GSI are chasing Estonian drug-smuggler Mr K. Frank Wagner has his own personal reasons to capture K.

A struggling mine owner supplies his workers with drugs so they'll forget a tough existence. Nearby a small community of reindeer breeders also struggles.This critique of capitalism unfolds against a Western like Lapland landscape. (imdb)