John Lundsten

In October 1930, a group of officers belonging to the Finnish army's top leadership decided, after a night of drinking, to kidnap Finland's retired first president, Ståhlberg. The Finnish people were divided in the aftermath of the civil war, and the political atmosphere was turbulent and tense. However, the kidnapping went wrong right from the start when the incompetent henchmen recruited for the job were forced to take the president's stubborn wife, Ester Ståhlberg, with them.

Ten-year-old Marja is sent to fetch milk for her baby brother. On the way there are things even more dangerous than the thin ice.

Annastiina Kankaanrinta is the politician who started lex70 - the law limits Finnish citizenship to 70 years, which makes the 70th anniversary of the citizens' 70th birthday effectively a public euthanasia day. Now Annastiina is preparing for her own death day. The death celebrations have been carefully prepared, but as the final frontier looms, the surface of a perfect life begins to crack.

Annukka tries to decide whether to take her husband's surname upon marriage or not. Her best friend has a clear opinion about this problem.

Aava has but one wish: to get a dog. Meanwhile, her parents' marriage is falling apart.

A story about a relationship with problems. She is upset at how Swedish speaking Finns are treated in their home country. He is seriously constipated. Will the relationship survive when her idealism clashes with his biological needs?

The dissolution of a family in 10 minutes.

On the brink of divorce a middle aged man, Olavi, retreats to his cabin by the lake. After a few days he finds that the ceiling has come down making him unable to stand up straight. His friend Tuomas arrives and insists that something has to be done whereas Olavi is content with the limited space.