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Valentine’s Day brings display of Finnish kissing
Arts & cultureFilm

Valentine’s Day brings display of Finnish kissing

This video Valentine’s Day card brings you more than 30 famous Finnish cinematic kisses and couples.

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Finnish feel-good film takes the world by storm
Arts & cultureFilm

Finnish feel-good film takes the world by storm

Since taking the Un Certain Regard prize in Cannes, The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki continues to win the hearts of audiences.

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A unique filming location
Arts & cultureFilm

A unique filming location

From the Arctic beauty of Lapland to Helsinki’s diverse backdrops, international filmmakers have been using Finland as a movie location for decades.

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The Arctic movie
Arts & cultureFilm

The Arctic movie

ThisisFINLAND Magazine 2016

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Couch potatoes globally are glued to Finnish TV shows
Arts & culturePop culture

Couch potatoes globally are glued to Finnish TV shows

Hospital drama, science fiction, crime series… Finland’s most popular TV shows hit the screens of international television like never before.

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Finnish film director enters the big time
Samuel L. Jackson, Onni Tommila, Jalmari Helander, Big Game, Rare Exports, cinema, film, movies, Hollywood, President of the United States, forest, Finland
Arts & cultureFilm

Finnish film director enters the big time

Director Jalmari Helander’s new film, Big Game, drops a Hollywood superstar into the middle of the Finnish forest.

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Bringing unique views to Finnish film
Dome Karukoski, Finnish cinema, movies, Aki Kaurismäki, Aku Louhimies, The Grump, Mielensäpahoittaja, Toronto International Film Festival, Antti Litja, Heart of a Lion, Beauty and the Bastard, Home of Dark Butterflies, Lapland Odyssey, Finland
Arts & cultureFilm

Bringing unique views to Finnish film

Multicultural Finnish director Dome Karukoski’s films blend European and US sensibilities to win audiences over.

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Films project Finnish view of Christmas
Finland, Finnish Christmas films, Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale, Santa Claus and the Magic Drum, Christmas Story, Niko, The Flight before Christmas
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Films project Finnish view of Christmas

See our list of Finland’s top Christmas movies, all of which include Finnish Lapland’s most famous resident, Santa.

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