Kari Väänänen

Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Roma ve Helskinki... Birbirlerinden ne kadar uzak olurlarsa olsunlar, bu şehirlerin birçok ortak öğeleri vardır. Bunlardan bir tanesi de elbette ki sokakları gündüz-gece turlayan taksi şoförleridir. Beş şehirde, beş farklı taksi şoförü, müşterileriyle ilginç bir yolculuğa çıkacaklardır. Los Angeles'ta taksiyle evine giderken iş bağlamaya çalışan bir menajer, aradığı yıldızı taksi şoföründe keşfeder… New York'ta palyaçoya benzeyen ve şair gibi konuşan Alman bir taksi şoförü direksiyonu müşterisine bırakır… Paris'te yakışıklı Afrikalı bir adamın taksisine binen kör bir kadın arasında beklemediği bir etkileşim olur… Roma'da arabasına binen rahibe günah çıkarmaya çalışan şoför, müşterisinin ölmek üzere olduğunun farkında bile değildir…

Puccini'nin eserine de ilham kaynağı olan 19. yüzyıl romanından (Scenes de la vie de boheme - Henri Murger) uyarlanan film, yoksulluk ve sanatsal takıntılara mahkum üç kaybedenin hikayesini anlatıyor: Arnavut ressam Rodolfo, oyun yazarı Marcel ve besteci Schaunard. Üçünün de problemleri aynıdır: kira ve yemek paraları yoktur ve farkedilmeleri için nafile bir çaba içindedirler. Bütün bunların arasında Rodolfo ve sakin, sürekli olarak perişan halde dolaşan bir kadın olan Mimi arasında gelişen bir ilişki son derece gerçek bir hal alır, özellikle de yoksulluk (ve Rodolfo'nun göçmenlik problemleri) onları ayırdığında.

Küçük yaşta ailesini kaybeden Nikolas'a köylüler bakar. Her noeli başka bir ailenin yanında geçiren Nikolas köylülere olan minnet borcunu ödeyebilmek için etrafındaki çocukları mutlu etmeye çalışır...

Gizemli bir şifreli kaset CIA tarafından ele geçirildiğinde, Amerikalı bir ajan (Bill Pullman) ve güzel Rus KGB ajanı (Irene Jacob), zekâlarını uluslararası ve karlı bir casusluk savaşında konuşturur. Sözde dost olan bu iki gücün birbirine güvenmesi gereken bir dönemde, Harry ve Natasha ülkelerinin karşı karşıya geldiğini ve kendi hayatlarının da bu çekişmeye dolandığını fark etmesi sonucu güç dengesini altüst edecek ölümcül bir mücadele başlamak üzeredir!

Reuben, Norveçli erkek arkadaşıyla şiddetli bir kavga edince, en iyisinin bir süre uzaklaşmak olduğuna karar verir ve Paris’teki ailesini ziyarete gelir. Evlere şenlik ailesi sayesinde burada da huzur bulması mümkün olmayacaktır..

The Leningrad Cowboys, a group of Siberian musicians, and their manager, travel to America seeking fame and fortune. As they cross the country, trying to get to a wedding in Mexico, they are followed by the village idiot, who wishes to join the band.

The story recounts the breakup of a thirty-something professional couple - Juhani, a family therapist, and his wife, Tuula, a successful business trainer.

Hannes is a beer truck driver in Dortmund. His biggest dream is to win the first prize at the International Timetable Contest in Inari (Finland). When his new boss cancels his extra holidays to go there, Hans goes mad… On his journey to Finland by train, followed by the police, he meets lot of folks and the love of his life.

Tramvay şoförü Lauri işsiz kalır. Kısa bir süre sonra eşi Ilona’nın şef garson olarak çalıştığı restoran kapanır. Sosyal sigorta sisteminden para almak konusunda çok gururlu oldukları için yeni işler bulmaya çalışırlar. Ama tamamen şanssız ve beceriksizdirler, felaketin biri diğerini takip eder.

A Finnish taxi driver in Berlin gets in over his head when he accepts a fare from two men with briefcases full of money stolen from ruthless gangsters.

Widowed and broke Finnish businessman Kari takes his two teenage daughters with him to Brazil. A bush pilot introduces him to the idea of gold mining in the jungle, but a beautiful and educated local woman warns him about the possible consequences to the rain forest. Kari has mixed feelings about the project, until an accident puts him in the care of a local Indian tribe.

Second silver screen adaption of the Finnish war book by Väinö Linna. The story is based on Linna's experiences as an infantry man in the Finnish army during the so called "Continuation War" (1941-1944).

A group of men all called Frank—except for one named Pekka—have had enough of life in their working-class neighborhood, so they set off for a better existence in the magical seaside district of Eira. But the way is long, and the group face many hurdles including stray dogs and defunct streetlights.

It is the summer of 1941 and the Finnish army has been mobilized along the border with Russia. A platoon led by Lt. Eero Perkola is waiting for orders to go on the offensive. The platoon receives orders for a recon mission through the wilderness around the Lieksa lake to search for possible Russian defensive positions.

After several years in France, Juho and Anna go back to see their sick father. Juho fears this travel, he did not see him since 15 years and fears what he is going to find.

The tough Detective Vares, get hired by a friend accused of murdering a girl. His job is to find the real killer, but people aren't talking. Before he can get traction another homicide takes place- and things move toward a dire conclusion.

A political drama set in the fictional country of Illyria between 1943 and 1945, the story is about the assassination of a leading politician. The country, an ally of Nazi Germany, is on the verge of being annexed to the Eastern Bloc. Kaurismäki's TV adaptation of Jean-Paul Sartre's play Les Mains Sales (Dirty Hands) tells the story of Hugo (Matti Pellonpää) who has just been released from prison. Before going to prison, he has worked as a journalist at his party's newspaper. This timid journalist, who uses the pseudonym Raskolnikov, wants to advance in his career and gets his chance when Hoederer (Sulevi Peltola), the leader of the party, has to be eliminated.

Grump's life follows the same familiar routines: spring is here and the early potato harvest is ripening. But Grump crashes his beloved Ford Escort and the car has to be scrapped. A new, modern vehicle is no match for quality and the nearest Escort, a 1972 model, can be found in Germany. When the Grumps's sons refuse to help, he must travel to Germany alone.

Giancarlo Rosso, a professional assassin from Sicily, is sent to Finland to kill a very specific target. When he reaches the country, he discovers that the target is one of his past loves.

The Tough Ones tells a story of two friends who have a hard time finding their place in the society. Antti and Jussi are released from jail. While they were doing time for bank robbery, the third man involved in the robbery, the one who was not convicted, has become a policeman. He tries to help his friends to settle into the small town in Pohjanmaa, but the boys start a black market liquor business instead. The road seems to lead back to the jail.

When Hamlet discovers his father’s deceased body, he finds himself pulled into a power struggle as his scheming uncle attempts to secure a monopoly on the Scandinavian rubber duck industry. Will Hamlet avenge his father? Will he become the king of rubber ducks? Does any of it really matter?

The egocentric author Jalo Rautakumpu welcomes a visitor to his cabin in the Lappish wilderness. After sauna and a bottle of alcohol, the friendship is formed. But friends can be bad for business.

A lawyer pays a visit to Matti Ojanperä, a bum living under a bridge in the Helsinki harbour, to inform him that he is about to inherit an American aunt of his. The sum 1,000,000 Fmk would be his, if only he meets the qualifications set by his aunt. He must show that he is capable of 'living properly' and possessing a 'respectable occupation and a family he can support'. Otherwise the money would go to a foundation the chairman of which the lawyer himself happens to be!

Kylmäverisesti sinun (Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood) is a Finnish true crime drama television series. All episodes are based on real life cases. The show follows Helsinki central police department investigator Veli Miettinen and lawyer Mira Kataja as they tackle with personal life problems and try to keep their relationship purely professional.

Jaakko, a mushroom entrepreneur, finds out too late that he has been fatally slow-poisoned by persons unknown. He sets out to find the culprits before he dies.

Hobitit is a Finnish live action fantasy television miniseries originally broadcast in 1993 on Yle TV1. Produced by Olof Qvickström, it is based on the events of the books The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien.

Stories about things that happen in the line of duty to two good friends working in the volunteer road service.