When a zombie plague is unwittingly unleashed on a small farming town, murder and mayhem ensue in Finnish filmmaker Pekka Ollula’s directorial debut “Pigtown,” which won the top prize among Nordic ...
Director Jalmari Helander on the set of Sisu, the new Nazi-slaying romp starring Jorma Tommila as a gold prospector bloodily hacking down the Reich. Credit: Image courtesy of Freezing Point Oy/Antti ...
Confession, up until recently I’d never actually watched a Finnish movie, so keeping with the spirit of all things Finnish for FinnFest 2025, I decided to dive in. Let’s kick things off with something ...
Finnish maestro Teemu Nikki returns to his home village of Sysmäi for a tale of two sisters who are famed for their strong homebrew ale, sahti. When their other sister requests 100 liters for her ...