Ilkka Heiskanen Movies

Four stories about Finnish life intersect. In the first one, drum artist Monkki Mähönen arrives for a renovation job at his old band mate's...

A movie based on real wartime diaries tells the story of the Swedish speaking Finns' infantry regiment 61. The story follows the regiment during the...

Based on the novel by Väinö Linna, the story takes place during the time of the Finnish Civil War.

What happens when functions of a business are intensified until there is nothing but intensifying?

An old man gets lost looking for a post office. Every time he turns around a street corner, he ends up in the same small café. The café...

The story of Finnish boxer Joni, who brings up a son Simppa from his relationship with Polish girlfriend Eva. The mother left them years ago and...

In summer 1944 Finnish Karelia, Martta hastily marries Aarne before evacuating alongside newborn Hilkka’s family, Helmi Elisa and their...

Self-taught philosopher Konsta Pylkkänen guides a group of researchers through Finland's Kainuu wilderness in the hopes of having a...

In the heat of the night, a man from faraway plays the piano. In the local hillside prison, a bitter double-crossed convict stares at the city life...

A young college student is found stabbed to death,and private detective Vares life takes an interesting turn when the girls family asks him to...

TV play about the legend of Lalli.

Relations between Sweden and Finland come to near breaking point. When further negotiations led by President Mara fail, Sergeant Körmy...

Romantic comedy about a guy who wants to get laid before he is retired.

Konsta has just been released from prison and has returned to his people in the countryside. Past grudges drive him back into the drug business,...

The story of Kari Tapio, who sang his way into the hearts of the Finns in the 70's and whose popularity lasted until his death in 2010.

Summer begins, Aku graduates high school and faces a great emptiness. As his girlfriend, parents and friends all leave the city, it looks to be the...

A drama between people under unconventional circumstances. In the Second World War Finland was the only nation who brought casualties...

Aleksis Kivi (1834-1872) was a Finnish author who wrote the first significant novel in the Finnish language, "Seven Brothers/Seitsemän...

Two elderly roommates at a hospice are randomly selected for a Gene-Therapy Trial that rejuvenates their bodies, making them younger. Given a second...