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1. Maigret (1991–2005)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The pragmatic, reserved and refined Maigret investigates murders in his singular unhurried manner and inevitably discovers the truth.
Stars: Bruno Cremer, Alexandre Brasseur, Jean-Claude Frissung, Pierre Diot
Votes: 791
2. The Unknown Soldier (1955)
177 min | Drama, War
The tale of a platoon of soldiers during the Continuation War. Based on Väinö Linna's book of the same name.
Director: Edvin Laine | Stars: Kosti Klemelä, Heikki Savolainen, Reino Tolvanen, Veikko Sinisalo
Votes: 7,821
3. Täällä Pohjantähden alla (1968)
186 min | Drama, History, War
Täällä Pohjantähden alla is based on the book with the same title. It is a story of the little village. The movie starts in the 1890's and it ends to the Finnish civil war in 1918. Story ... See full summary »
Director: Edvin Laine | Stars: Aarno Sulkanen, Titta Karakorpi, Risto Taulo, Anja Pohjola
Votes: 1,048
4. Pojat (1962)
106 min | Comedy, Drama, War
A group of mischievous Finnish boys experience the ups and downs of life during World War 2.
Director: Mikko Niskanen | Stars: Pentti Tarkiainen, Vesa-Matti Loiri, Uti Saurio, Hannu Vironmäki
Votes: 979
5. Ruusun aika (1990–1991)
25 min | Drama
Stars: Jukka Puotila, Paavo Westerberg, Pauliina Sykkö, Riitta Räty
Votes: 141
6. Kaikki pelissä (1994)
Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A film group is making a movie in a small village. The story is based on true events that has happened in the the same village a few decades ago. A dis-liked writer Pentti Töysä arrives in ... See full summary »
Director: Matti Kassila | Stars: Esko Salminen, Hannele Lauri, Satu Silvo, Jukka Puotila
Votes: 213
7. Noin 7 veljestä (1968)
93 min | Adventure, Comedy
Medieval knight spoof about Sir Wilhelm who wants to court beautiful Helena, the daughter of evil von Wurstburg living in his large castle. People around the village also include Robin Hood... See full summary »
Director: Jukka Virtanen | Stars: Juhani Kumpulainen, Spede Pasanen, Simo Salminen, Danny
Votes: 621
8. Valehtelijoiden klubi (1981–1983)
Comedy, Game-Show
Celebrity guests try to guess which panel member is not lying.
Stars: Helge Herala, Olavi Ahonen, Aake Kalliala, Leo Lastumäki
Votes: 28
9. Uuno Turhapuro Suomen Tasavallan Herra Presidentti (1992)
84 min | Comedy
Uuno Turhapuro has been elected the President and has some unorthodox plans for the country.
Director: Ere Kokkonen | Stars: Vesa-Matti Loiri, Tapio Hämäläinen, Marjatta Raita, Marita Nordberg
Votes: 984
10. Petos (1988)
92 min | Crime
Leisurely-paced, semi-comedic story based on actual events, "the first American-style post office robbery in Finland". In the mid-1950s, a gangster quartet led by Hilarius Ruokonen splits ... See full summary »
Director: Taavi Kassila | Stars: Paavo Pentikäinen, Eeva Litmanen, Martti Tschokkinen, Carl-Kristian Rundman
Votes: 121
11. Hirttämättömät (1971)
85 min | Western, Comedy
Two outlaws, The Lonely Rider and the Indian Tonto, have caught (at least they think they have) Speedy Gonzales, a ruthless gunfighter from the town of Njietponimaistadi. They start to ... See full summary »
Directors: Vesa-Matti Loiri, Spede Pasanen | Stars: Vesa-Matti Loiri, Simo Salminen, Spede Pasanen, Pirjo Laitila
Votes: 768
12. Uuno Turhapuro muuttaa maalle (1986)
105 min | Comedy
Uuno's father-in-law councillor Tuura moves to the country with his wife and daughter Elisabeth. Uuno joins them when it turns out Tuura's mansion is on the construction site of a new road. Tuura however is set on preventing this.
Director: Ere Kokkonen | Stars: Vesa-Matti Loiri, Marjatta Raita, Marita Nordberg, Tapio Hämäläinen
Votes: 1,318
13. Siivoton juttu (1997 TV Movie)
100 min | Comedy
Two unemployed losers start their own business. They buy an old carpet cleaning machine from Stockholm, instruction manual not included, and begin creating havoc anywhere they turn up, from... See full summary »
Director: Tapio Piirainen | Stars: Kai Lehtinen, Pertti Koivula, Maarit Peltomaa, Saara Pakkasvirta
Votes: 793
14. Meiltähän tämä käy (1973)
90 min | Comedy, Musical
Director: Matti Kassila | Stars: Esa Pakarinen, Kauko Helovirta, Kirsti Ortola, Jussi Jurkka
Votes: 159
15. Rautakauppias Uuno Turhapuro, presidentin vävy (1978)
90 min | Comedy
Uuno Turhapuro, a useless bum who has married money, creates havoc around his father-in-law's presidential campaign. He dresses up as his long-lost, wealthy brother from America, but things... See full summary »
Director: Ere Kokkonen | Stars: Vesa-Matti Loiri, Marjatta Raita, Marita Nordberg, Tapio Hämäläinen
Votes: 897
16. Za spichkami (1980)
100 min | Adventure, Comedy, History
In Eastern Finland, in Liperi to be exact, Anna-Liisa Ihalainen asks her husband Antti to get some matches from the Ihalainen household. Unfortunately that trip takes a little longer than expected.
Directors: Leonid Gaidai, Risto Orko | Stars: Evgeniy Leonov, Vyacheslav Nevinnyy, Rita Polster, Ritva Valkama
Votes: 1,250
17. Puhtaat valkeat lakanat (1993–1996)
45 min | Drama
Series follows the ups and downs of Raikas Oy men's clothing company as well as the life of Raikas family, who live in Onnela from 1962 through to the recession of 1991. Happiness is fleeting.
Stars: Juhani Laitala, Emilia Pokkinen, Miitta Sorvali, Carl-Kristian Rundman
Votes: 157
18. Akseli and Elina (1970)
137 min | Drama, History, War
A former Red Rebellion leader returns home after being imprisoned for his participation in the Finnish Civil War, but soon finds out that wartime mindsets still linger in the heads of people.
Director: Edvin Laine | Stars: Aarno Sulkanen, Ulla Eklund, Risto Taulo, Anja Pohjola
Votes: 519
19. Pretty Good for a Human (1977)
132 min | Comedy, Drama, History
Rhapsodic story from a small Finnish town in the 1920s. The wounds of the civil war in 1918 are not yet fully healed. The current ban legislation on alcohol triggers a diligently moon-shining.
Director: Rauni Mollberg | Stars: Olavi Ahonen, Lauri Arajuuri, Ossi Aronen, Esko Hannula
Votes: 198
20. Elokuu (1956)
94 min | Drama
Viktor Sundvall is a guard of a little channel in the Finnish countryside. He is an unsuccessful playwright who is frustrated with his marriage and his life and therefore he has became an ... See full summary »
Director: Matti Kassila | Stars: Toivo Mäkelä, Emma Väänänen, Rauni Luoma, Aino-Maija Tikkanen
Votes: 287
21. Uunon huikeat poikamiesvuodet maaseudulla (1990)
94 min | Comedy
This prequel to the other Uuno Turhapuro movies tells the story of Uuno's birth and childhood.
Director: Pertti Melasniemi | Stars: Vesa-Matti Loiri, Olavi Ahonen, Simo Salminen, Spede Pasanen
Votes: 746
22. Rakastan, rakastan (1988)
22 min | Comedy
Stars: Elina Pohjanpää, Sanna-Kaisa Palo, Taneli Mäkelä, Jukka Puotila
Votes: 8
23. Virtaset ja Lahtiset (1959)
96 min | Comedy
Two upstart families compete while trying to overcome the generation cap with their children.
Director: Jack Witikka | Stars: Heimo Lepistö, Terttu Soinvirta, Ritva Valkama, Pertti Palo
Votes: 54
24. Häpy endkö? Eli kuinka Uuno Turhapuro sai niin kauniin ja rikkaan vaimon (1977)
84 min | Comedy
A prequel to the other Uuno Turhapuro movies that tells the story of how Uuno found his wife and got her to marry him.
Director: Ere Kokkonen | Stars: Vesa-Matti Loiri, Marjatta Raita, Ritva Valkama, Tapio Hämäläinen
Votes: 884
25. The Glory and Misery of Human Life (1988)
96 min | Drama, Romance
Two young lovers, Anna and Martti, are split apart but are reunited many years later when their lives have changed considerably. Anna is a war widow; Martti a writer, is married, and has five children.
Director: Matti Kassila | Stars: Lasse Pöysti, Liisamaija Laaksonen, Tuula Nyman, Antti Litja
Votes: 105
26. Lentsu (1990)
180 min | Comedy
A particularily virulent influenza virus wreaks havoc on Finnish everyday people. Based on a novel by the well-known Finnish humorist and satire-writer Veikko Huovinen.
Stars: Heikki Kinnunen, Antti Litja, Kirsti Kemppainen, Esko Nikkari
Votes: 106
27. Ulvova mylläri (1982)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Miller Gunnar Huttunen falls so heavily in love that he starts to howl.
Director: Jaakko Pakkasvirta | Stars: Vesa-Matti Loiri, Eija Ahvo, Yrjö Järvinen, Harri Tirkkonen
Votes: 351
28. Tup-akka-lakko (1980)
105 min | Comedy
A postman tells the wild story about a test tube adult and gangsters after a secret formula. There are also secret agents and some filmmaking. A crazy comedy from Spede Pasanen.
Director: Spede Pasanen | Stars: Spede Pasanen, Vesa-Matti Loiri, Simo Salminen, Heikki Kinnunen
Votes: 516
29. Syksyllä kaikki on toisin (1978)
113 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Mikko Niskanen | Stars: Mikko Niskanen, Tea Ista, Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala, Aarno Sulkanen
Votes: 105
30. Speedy Gonzales - noin 7 veljeksen poika (1970)
85 min | Comedy, Western
Lonely rider Speedy Gonzales (Spede Pasanen) arrives to small town of New York to revenge the murder of his brother. Who shot Moses Gonzales? Was it the dishonest sheriff (Leo Jokela), ... See full summary »
Director: Ere Kokkonen | Stars: Spede Pasanen, Tarja Markus, Olavi Ahonen, Esko Salminen
Votes: 559
32. Farewell, Mr. President (1987)
87 min | Crime, Thriller
Asko Mertanen is a waiter who is very interested in shooting. He gets fed up how the things are run in Finland, so he thinks that the best way to change them is to shoot the Finnish president.
Director: Matti Kassila | Stars: Hannu Lauri, Laila Räikkä, Antti Litja, Esa Saario
Votes: 352
33. Uuno Turhapuron aviokriisi (1981)
91 min | Comedy
Uuno's nose is proved to be so good, that he can smell behind the display window what goods are on the other side. With this fabulous smell talent Uuno is chosen to Police's police-dog ... See full summary »
Director: Ere Kokkonen | Stars: Vesa-Matti Loiri, Marjatta Raita, Elli Castrén, Tapio Hämäläinen
Votes: 877
34. Transvestijan tarinoita (1975)
22 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
A bloodthirsty monster is stalking the remote village in a horror comedy. A mysterious traveler arrives to eradicate the evil.
Director: Olli Soinio | Stars: Jukka Sipilä, Olavi Ahonen, Esko Sironen, Kati Louhivuori
Votes: 54
35. Viimeiset siemenperunat (1993–1994)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Kai Lehtinen, Olavi Ahonen, Aarno Sulkanen, Kari Sorvali
Votes: 41
36. Kunnon sotamies Svejkin seikkailuja (1967–1968)
30 min | Comedy, War
Stars: Matti Varjo, Martti Kuisma, Esko Mattila, Matti Ranin
Votes: 21
37. Koeputkiaikuinen ja Simon enkelit (1979)
87 min | Comedy
A scientist creates a fully grown test tube baby from the cells of a mathematician, and the two are frequently mistaken for each other by gangsters, private investigators, the police, and the baby's creator himself.
Director: Spede Pasanen | Stars: Spede Pasanen, Vesa-Matti Loiri, Simo Salminen, Tapio Hämäläinen
Votes: 626
38. Jousiampuja (1982)
106 min | Drama, Thriller
Drug dealer Aki is taken to hospital after a violent attack where he loses his merchandise and money. One of the paramedics, old Eino, befriends Aki later in the hospital and offers him a ... See full summary »
Director: Taavi Kassila | Stars: Kari Heiskanen, Åke Lindman, Eeva Eloranta, Jarkko Rantanen
Votes: 80
39. Pölhölä (1981)
87 min | Comedy
A vignette of stories from the small town of Pölhölä, known as the Village of Simpletons.
Directors: Taavi Kassila, Heikki Kinnunen, Pertti Reponen | Stars: Heikki Kinnunen, Aake Kalliala, Helge Herala, Olavi Ahonen
Votes: 299
40. Hiltu ja Ragnar (1965 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
Director: Seppo Wallin | Stars: Kalevi Kahra, Eila Rinne, Liisi Tandefelt, Uljas Kandolin
41. Niskavuoren Aarne (1954)
91 min | Drama
Director: Edvin Laine | Stars: Elsa Turakainen, Tauno Palo, Rauni Ikäheimo, Hillevi Lagerstam
Votes: 122
42. Jon (1983)
127 min | Drama
Story of Jari, a misfit and coward who, after hitting his girlfriend escapes to a fish factory in Norway. There he meets Heikki, who works for the same company. However, the violence follows Jon in Norway too.
Director: Jaakko Pyhälä | Stars: Kari Väänänen, Vesa-Matti Loiri, Pia Tellefsen, Nils Utsi
Votes: 92
43. Vallan miehet (1986)
230 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Stars: Heikki Nousiainen, Pekka Laiho, Seppo Pääkkönen, Riitta Elstelä
44. Niilon oppivuodet (1971)
72 min | Drama
Director: Jaakko Pakkasvirta | Stars: Olavi Ahonen, Veikko Honkanen, Titta Karakorpi, Marja Korhonen
Votes: 77
45. The Last Lumbercamp (1977)
128 min | Comedy, Drama
The life and death of Vikke Nilo, a lumberjack from the good old times.
Director: Edvin Laine | Stars: Jyrki Kovaleff, Olavi Ahonen, Leni Katajakoski, Torsti Kovaleff
Votes: 161
46. Iso viulu - kaks sataa (1976)
118 min | Comedy
Stars: Heikki Kinnunen, Marja Packalén, Heidi Krohn, Esko Pesonen
Votes: 22
47. Tuomas Murasen rikos (1994 TV Movie)
116 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Jukka Sipilä | Stars: Olavi Ahonen, Vieno Saaristo, Anna-Leena Härkönen, Pauli Poranen
Votes: 37
48. Irti maasta (1989 TV Movie)
89 min | Comedy
Director: Hannu Kahakorpi | Stars: Aino Lehtimäki, Kaija Pakarinen, Martti Tschokkinen, Liisamaija Laaksonen
Votes: 48
49. Mummoni ja Mannerheim (1971)
Drama, History, War
Stars: Saara Pakkasvirta, Helge Herala, Topi Reinikka, Seppo Kolehmainen
50. Tiina (1991)
Family
Stars: Julia Salonen, Petra Frey, Erkki Saarela, Juhana Langinvainio
Votes: 11