At the Portland International Film Festival: Based on Antti Tuuri’s bestselling novel, The Eternal Road tells the untold story of the many thousands of Communist Americans who answered Stalin’s call in the 1930's to build a new society in the USSR based on justice, equality, and freedom. They include Jussi Ketola, an idealistic American with Finnish […]
This wry, melancholic comedy from Aki Kaurismäki, a clear-eyed response to the current refugee crisis, follows two people searching for a place to call home. The Other Side of Hope is a bittersweet tale of human kindness in the face of official indifference. Directed by Aki Kaurismäki (Finland, 2016).
View short and feature-length films at Seattle's Nordic Museum.
View the documentary film about sauna at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art.
Watch the documentary by Ben Strout about the Winter War between Russia and Finland. This was the first FFN Lecturer of the Year program, in 2006.
The beloved Finnish fairytale characters the Moomins come to Scandinavia House in this holiday film! It’s winter time in Moomin Valley, but Moomintroll doesn’t want to hibernate — this year he wants to explore the winter. In English.
WASHINGTON, D.C.: This Finnish film directed by Inari Niemi follows Helena, recently divorced, as she spends Christmas with her friend on a Finnish farm. Following the film there will be a Finnish-themed reception. The Phillips Collection's Nordic Film Series accompanies the exhibition Nordic Impressions, which runs through January 13.
Catch "Top films from the top of Europe" at the 20th anniversary event, January 5,6, 19 and 20. Finnish films are: 11 a.m. Sunday, January 6: ARMOMURHAAJA / EUTHANIZER and at 4:30 p.m. TUNTEMATON SOTILAS / UNKNOWN SOLDIER 10 a.m. Saturday, January 19: RENDEL: DARK VENGEANCE 7:30 p.m. Sunday, January 20: TUNTEMATON MESTARI / ONE LAST DEAL
The Nordic Film Series at Finlandia University’s Finnish American Heritage Center in Hancock resumes January 10 with a Finnish documentary that will uplift the spirits of the audience and kick off the 2019 Heikinpäivä festival. “Hobbyhorse Revolution,” a 2017 film, will show at 2 and 6 p.m. on Thursday, January 10. It is a funny and moving […]
This 30-min film, created by the late George Hummasti and Lawrence Johnson, tells the story of the Finns who immigrated to Astoria in the early 20th century, most of them settling in Uniontown (aka “Finn Town”). George’s brother Arnie Hummasti, an actor and teacher of theater and journalism, will speak before and after the film is […]