Pirkka-Pekka Petelius Movies

The film follows Finnish army machine gun company in Continuation War against Soviet Union, 1941–1944. Based on Väinö Linna's best...

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...

When Hamlet discovers his father’s deceased body, he finds himself pulled into a power struggle as his scheming uncle attempts to secure a...

The Soviet army breaks through the Finnish defences on the Karelian Isthmus in June 1944, advancing with overwhelming force. Somehow, the Finnish...

Ella’s friend Pate has hard time learning multiplication tables. With a little help from his friends, he decides to be a rockstar so he...

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...

The life of a heroine. The life and work of Hella Wuolijoki. A poet, spy and millionaire, she turned into an internationally acclaimed businesswoman,...

Luokkakokous is a story about three men that travel back to their hometown to attend their high school class reunion.

A middle-aged woman wants a child and starts to look for a suitable father when she doesn't succeed in the plan with her husband.

A private detective engages in a sexually-charged relationship with a real estate broker.

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...

A TV movie by Mikko Mattila.

Helena has worked as a kind of midwife on the eve of the Lapland War. She wants to leave everything behind, and a suitable opportunity arises when...

Uuno is working as campaign manager of a president candidate but accidentally Uuno himself becomes the president of Finland.

Like it or not, almost anyone who has met a really serious poet finds that they have something about them which sets them apart from other people....

8-Ball tells the story of single mother Pike who, having just been released from prison, is trying to start her life anew. When her former boyfriend...

Two 9-year-old boys, Jontti and Länki, grow up in a Finnish seaside town in the 1960s. Länki's biggest dream is to run away on a ship to...

Documentary on the history of Ryhmäteatteri theatre company.

A documentary about Helsinki's nightlife, soundtracked by rock band Sielun Veljet, theater troupe Ryhmäteatteri, and radio DJ Teppo Turkki.

Manillaköysi is a cult status holding TV-movie adaptation of the satirical war novel by Veijo Meri. Manillaköysi has an endless list of...