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- A documentary of three Finnish bands on tour around lake Saimaa. Bands on boat are Hassisen Kone, Eppu Normaali and Juice Leskinen Slam.
- 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, the hero of the local peasants, inventor Leonardo, and a troubadour explaining the plot to the viewer.
- A documentary that unveils the primeval forests of Northern Finland, some of Europe's sole remaining, old-growth forests.
- A film based on Klaus Mann's novel about a woman's escape from Nazi Germany to Finland.
- Two men, who both have tried to commit a suicide, decide to found a "Let's do it together"-suicide association to help the self-destructive people to succeed in their goal. Soon they have a bus load of candidates and together they start a bus tour in order to find a suitable place for the mass suicide. The trip takes them from Finland via Norway to the Central Europe. And finally on the verge - is life worth dying for?
- A documentary about Finnish lakes, the nature around them, circulation of water and ancient Finnish mythology.
- Losing faith in their original idea for a movie to celebrate Finland's 50 years of independence, a film crew decides to hire a typical Finnish taxpayer to tell them what to shoot. The result becomes a comedic cavalcade of Finnish promotional clichés - Lapland, sauna, moose hunting, beautiful blond women etc. - as presented by a slick entourage following on the heels of William Nurmi, a Finnish-American hair tonic millionaire on a visit to his ancestors' homeland. Add some half-baked criminal hanky-panky, and towards the end even one of the main characters has to confess to the camera that he's lost track of this movie's plot about fifteen minutes ago.
- Triangle comedy about a movie crew shooting a no-budget artsy film. Director Pohja is a clumsy beginner, cinematographer Törrönen an old pro, and the leading actors Igor and Merju first detest each other although the script is supposed to make them lovers. The two gradually grow closer even in real life, but the director too has set his eyepiece on Merju.
- A Finnish businessman's involvement in the corrupted international business world.
- Pekka and Pätkä start a detective agency. Two businessmen give them a mission they think is impossible.
- This government-run propaganda film introduces the nature, sports, military, agriculture and capital of Finland.
- Jussi Koivula was orphaned at twelve years of age and later lost two of his siblings, all due to alcohol and substance abuse. Jussi's career was recently on the line because of an injury in his eye. He's getting ready for a big fight, the result of which will decide if his career of 17 years can continue towards a bout for the title of world champion. After an appointment at an eye doctor, Jussi reflects on his bruised life while failing in his weight loss threatens to prevent him from climbing into the ring for the deciding match.
- A live recording of the world premiere of the family opera the Canine Kalevala by Jaakko Kuusisto at the Savonlinna Opera Festival on 12 July, 2004.
- Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
- A Dutch captain is cursed to sail until he finds a woman faithful unto death.
- The family opera the Canine Kalevala by composer Jaakko Kuusisto at the Savonlinna Opera Festival in July, 2007. Recorded during the third performance season of the opera.
- Ten groups of kids from various parts of Finland, aged between 12 and 15, improvise an episode each based on one of the Bible's Ten Commandments.