Marko Luukkonen

In 1938, Finland is slowly coming out of a recession. Large amounts of nickel have been found from Petsamo in Lapland and a mine is underway. Dreaming of a new life, metal worker Eino Forsell and his family head there for a new beginning.

A man ends up seeking a violent solution to his relationship issues after encountering an aggressive dog.

A young documentarian joins an activist squat, who end up face to face with the rich owner of the house, the media and the law, causing tensions within the group.

For a moment a little girl wants to be a boy.

A bullied schoolgirl faces her fears through building an armour of courage.

A lonely woman, yearning to be caressed, allows a man to transform her into a puppet. The Puppet Master is a fantasy drama that combines actors and puppets in a poetic story about longing for love, living in an objectifying relationship and clinging to another person.

Sixteen-year-old Tomi trusts no one and does his best to protect his little sister Aino from the dangers of the world. But Aino is changing, fast. Because of his own fear of loneliness, Tomi tries to stop his sister, but he will eventually find out that you cannot control another person by force.

Alina has always admired her friend Roosa, until the events of a cottage trip reveal the true face of their friendship.

A cannibal named 'Nobody' is mistaken for his latest victim. He assumes the new identity, and everything begins to unravel.

A documentary about the fantasy and reality of home regions. The director takes a trip back to past decades and ends up observing Finns in the present day. The film is structured around commissioned films shot in Finnish municipalities and cities.

Thomas, a former doctor, a widower, lives alone in a basement apartment in Helsinki. His routine becomes even more limited when his misanthropic brother dies, reducing Thomas' human contact to practically nil. As with many seniors, he's basically invisible to passersby, though Thomas in particular avoids engaging with those around him. When he runs into his estranged daughter Marie, he tries to create a bridge.

Three brothers from three different mothers meet for the first time since years for their mutual father’s 70th birthday: nihilistic writer Ivar, failed film producer Mitja, and resentful caretaker Torsti.

War veteran Aapeli spends his days doing the same tasks over and over, until a spiritual experience changes his outlook on life.

Searching for her place in the world, young trans woman Myrsky lives on her grandfather's couch after running away from her parents. On the verge of huge life decisions, she starts rethinking the true meaning of home.

Nick Mayers, a music icon, comes to believe that he is the only real person around whom the world revolves. When Nick announces this belief and refuses to perform on the night of a big concert, he sees how quickly his world turns against him. His theory is put to a test as he tries to escape his world.

Police officer from the dystopian future gets killed in a porn shop that sells euthanasia services.

Helena, the main character of the film, grew up in a small town on the west coast of Finland in the 1960s and 70s, together with the emerging welfare in Finland. Her parents lived through the Second World War; her father was on the frontline, and her mother in her family home, burdened with helping to maintain the family. Helena’s family, the surrounding society and the era of her childhood profoundly shaped her experience. The landscapes of her childhood still live vividly in her mind.