Kristiina Elstelä

Romanssi (2014)

A woman meets a man who tells her that they have known each other 11 years ago and wishes to take her out. Woman does not recall him and in her mind she thinks back and goes through several random meetings from the past, yet he does not seem to be any of t ...

Jill and Joy (2014)

When two best friends Jill and Joy find a huge sum of money on the street on the first day of the summer holiday, they decide to buy a house from the mysterious Mrs. Rosebud. It's a real dream house: measured and equipped exactly for two little seven-year- ...

Village People (2013)

Urho Kaleva Kekkonen, the long-time president of the Republic of Finland, is scheduled to visit Alli's Bar on his way to northern Finland. He is blindly worshiped and the nearer the visit draws, the more envy, competition and dirty tricks come to bear in t ...

Red Ribbon (2012)

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

Garbage Prince (2011)

Jed (19) walks out on his former life, without destination, without explanation, and gets on a train. He ends up by happenstance in a small eastern town in Finland where he soon comes face to face with the daily rigors of independent life. Coping becomes a ...

Under the North Star (2009)

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

The Interrogation (2009)

Finnish Kerttu Nuorteva is spying for the Russians in Helsinki during World War II. She is arrested and interrogated in the hope that she will uncover the Soviet Union espionage tactics. ...

Stormheart (2008)

The father of a Finnish family brings home a cute puppy, Stormheart. No one in the family knows anything about the dog. Little by little, the mystery of Stormheart unravels and the dog's new owners learn more about him. They find out that Stormheart's pare ...

Playing Solo (2007)

Emma and Joel get dumped by their partners on the same day, and when they meet each other they think they're a perfect match. Emma discovers she is pregnant and ends up taking care of Joel's mother while he goes off on tour to conduct around the world. Pre ...

Ganes (2007)

Remu grew up in modest conditions. He dropped out from schoold during his teen age years and is making career as a small time criminal. His family's destiny is about to come true, and it's going to be the usual: jail, alcoholism and violent death. After le ...

Kolme suudelmaa (2006)

A comedy about lecturer Sakkas, who devotes himself to history in order to find meaning in the world. What happens when a man's frozen heart begins to thaw? ...

Pelicanman (2004)

Wanting to know the ways of people, a pelican turns into a gawky young man who soon learns to speak, thanks to his outstanding talent in imitation. He befriends Emil and Elsa, two children who--unlike adults--see that their new neighbor "Mr Berd" is not hu ...

Uuno Turhapuro – This Is My Life (2004)

Uuno disguises as an old man and infiltrates a nursing home for rich old people, where his father-in-law also lives. The ever-hungry Uuno is seduced by the table groaning with food, but as it happens, he never manages to be there at dinnertime. Meanwhile S ...

Kymmenen riivinrautaa (2002)

Rauno Rämekorpi is celebrating his 60th birthday. He has been awarded the title of Industrial Counsellor, and the company's management has commissioned a biography of him. After the celebrations, the industrial counsellor orders a taxi to take the flowers ...

Visa Mäkinen - My movie (2002)

Short documentary about finnish movie director Visa Mäkinen. There is photos from family album and short clips where Visa Mäkinen is working behind the camera. There is also clips from his most famous movies, and actors, colleague and a film critic telli ...

Dirlandaa (2000)

Without money, without papers, and without language skills, Pena manages to get by in Fuengirola, whether on the beach, in restaurants, or at pig festivals. ...

Kummeli Kultakuume (1997)

Psychiatric patient Elmeri knows about the existence of a gold treasure in Finnish Lapland, hidden there by his late father who somehow managed to capture it from withdrawing German troops on the last days of WW2. His openly gay nurse helps him escape from ...

Lahja (1997)

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. ...

Pekko ja muukalainen (1996)

A Black man arriving in Tyräaho causes consternation among the villagers. Meeri Aavasuo wants an adopted child and to promote the cause, she tries to get Pekko as her husband, whose heart still beats for Pipsa. Beauty salon owner Kaisa Kuovi's and her pol ...

Lyrics and Lace (1992)

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. It's not just a romantic legend. In wry but basically directionless Finnish movie, Paavo Pentikainen plays on ...

Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut (1990)

That Kiljunen familys sets out find their two missing family members, who have been sent to Tampere by the Matalamäki boarding school for retraining due to poor school performance. ...

Rampe & Naukkis – kaikkien aikojen superpari (1990)

The musical characters Rampe and Naukkis became popular from the TV series Hymyhuulet and Pulttibois, where they told jokes to each other in the cleaning closet during breaks. In reality, the characters only appeared in the Pulttibois series. ...

Hyvästi ennen aamua (1989)

The story of an aging, alcoholic rock musician who lives with his daughter and dreams of returning to the stage. ...

Kolme yötä (1989)

Onks' Viljoo näkyny? (1988)

The hosts of the television program Oma maa mansikka promise 10 million to anyone who manages to turn the remote village of Taka-Surkee into a popular tourist destination. The challenge is taken up by Arvid and Valtte, two Roma men; Naema-Aslak and Soikiap ...

Ei jälkeäkään (1988)

A day in the life of Valto Hakamaa. ...

V. Y. Vihdoinkin yhdessä (1986)

Hese, the shy owner of a video company, travels on a moped to film a commissioned Christmas party. From the steps of his office, Hese finds an anonymous Christmas present, a Hese slipover, and begins to find out who it is from. ...

Pekka Puupää poliisina (1986)

The police need temporary help due to illness, so Pekka Puupää and his neighbor Pukkila sign up as temporary police officers. Soon, the bumbling duo finds themselves in the middle of a kidnapping case. ...

Pekka & Pätkä ja tuplajättipotti (1985)

Bachelors Pekka Puupää and Pätkä are going to a dance. There they meet Justiina Pönttö. Pekka and Justiina hit it off and get married as soon as possible. ...

Päivää, herra Kivi (1984)

Eccentric small town librarian Helinä struggles between everyday life and her love for the theatre, directing amateurs for a play by the famous Finnish writer Aleksis Kivi. She still carries the torch for her teenage sweetheart Leo, now a married chimney ...

Viimeinen keikka (1984)

After the death of an old bandmate, the surviving musicians head to the funeral. ...