Tiina Weckström

Fire-Eater (1998)

The twin sisters Helena and Irene are born in Helsinki during World War II. A few months later their mother, Sirkka, leaves the girls in the care of their grandmother, an old communist, and runs away with a German soldier. Their life under the protection of their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pirjo Honkasalo
CAST:  Elina Hurme  •  Tiina Weckström  •  Elena Leeve  •  Elsa Saisio

The twin sisters Helena and Irene are born in Helsinki during World War II. A few months later their mother, Sirkka, leaves the girls in the care of their grandmother, an old communist, and runs away with a German soldier. Their life under the protection of their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pirjo Honkasalo
CAST:  Elina Hurme  •  Tiina Weckström  •  Elena Leeve  •  Elsa Saisio

Man's Job (2007)

Juha is 38 years old and has three small children and a depressed wife. He sees himself as strong and believes a man should provide for his family. But one day Juha is fired from his job. Ashamed, he weaves a web of lies to hide the fact from his family. With the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksi Salmenperä
CAST:  Tommi Korpela  •  Maria Heiskanen  •  Jani Volanen  •  Stan Saanila

Juha is 38 years old and has three small children and a depressed wife. He sees himself as strong and believes a man should provide for his family. But one day Juha is fired from his job. Ashamed, he weaves a web of lies to hide the fact from his family. With the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksi Salmenperä
CAST:  Tommi Korpela  •  Maria Heiskanen  •  Jani Volanen  •  Stan Saanila

Ella and Friends (2012)

A young girl and her friends try to save their small rural school from being demolished to make way for a race track.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taneli Mustonen
CAST:  Freja Teijonsalo  •  Aura Mikkonen  •  Emilia Paasonen  •  Artturi Auvinen

A young girl and her friends try to save their small rural school from being demolished to make way for a race track.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taneli Mustonen
CAST:  Freja Teijonsalo  •  Aura Mikkonen  •  Emilia Paasonen  •  Artturi Auvinen

Korso (2014)

Stuck in the suburbs of Helsinki, 20-year-old Markus plans on moving to New York, his sights set on pursuing streetball fame. With little money behind him, he turns to the local loan shark - and when he discovers that Markus has no plans to repay him, things take a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akseli Tuomivaara
CAST:  Mikko Neuvonen  •  JP Siili  •  Tiina Weckström  •  Petteri Pennilä

Stuck in the suburbs of Helsinki, 20-year-old Markus plans on moving to New York, his sights set on pursuing streetball fame. With little money behind him, he turns to the local loan shark - and when he discovers that Markus has no plans to repay him, things take a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akseli Tuomivaara
CAST:  Mikko Neuvonen  •  JP Siili  •  Tiina Weckström  •  Petteri Pennilä

Love and Fury (2016)

In 1980's Helsinki, a city about to burst with young energy and rebellion, two young writers determined to conquer the world fall madly in love. For Inka, the love affair puts everything in motion: she finds her own voice, publishes her first novel - and becomes a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alli Haapasalo
CAST:  Laura Birn  •  Lauri Tilkanen  •  Paula Vesala  •  Olavi Uusivirta

In 1980's Helsinki, a city about to burst with young energy and rebellion, two young writers determined to conquer the world fall madly in love. For Inka, the love affair puts everything in motion: she finds her own voice, publishes her first novel - and becomes a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alli Haapasalo
CAST:  Laura Birn  •  Lauri Tilkanen  •  Paula Vesala  •  Olavi Uusivirta

The Midwife (2015)

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 she falls in love with a German-Finnish officer Johannes, who is leaving to German-led Titovka prison camp in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antti J. Jokinen
CAST:  Krista Kosonen  •  Lauri Tilkanen  •  Pirkka-Pekka Petelius  •  Leea Klemola

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 she falls in love with a German-Finnish officer Johannes, who is leaving to German-led Titovka prison camp in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antti J. Jokinen
CAST:  Krista Kosonen  •  Lauri Tilkanen  •  Pirkka-Pekka Petelius  •  Leea Klemola

The Surrealist and His Naughty Hand (2014)

A film about Finnish artist Kalervo Palsa who was completely neglected by his peers and time  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pekka Lehto
CAST:  Janne Reinikainen  •  Antti Raivio  •  Markku Peltola  •  Maria Järvenhelmi

A film about Finnish artist Kalervo Palsa who was completely neglected by his peers and time  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pekka Lehto
CAST:  Janne Reinikainen  •  Antti Raivio  •  Markku Peltola  •  Maria Järvenhelmi

Hella W (2011)

The life of a heroine. The life and work of Hella Wuolijoki. A poet, spy and millionaire, she turned into an internationally acclaimed businesswoman, politician and playwright, who collaborated with Europe's leading writers such as Bertolt Brecht and Maxim Gorky, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juha Wuolijoki
CAST:  Tiina Weckström  •  Maria Heiskanen  •  Hannu-Pekka Björkman  •  Pirkka-Pekka Petelius

The life of a heroine. The life and work of Hella Wuolijoki. A poet, spy and millionaire, she turned into an internationally acclaimed businesswoman, politician and playwright, who collaborated with Europe's leading writers such as Bertolt Brecht and Maxim Gorky, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juha Wuolijoki
CAST:  Tiina Weckström  •  Maria Heiskanen  •  Hannu-Pekka Björkman  •  Pirkka-Pekka Petelius

On Thin Ice (2009)

It's Christmas Eve in Helsinki. Young taxi driver Samu is working to escape a family Christmas with his fiancé and baby. At the airport Samu picks up a fascinating customer: a Finnish mercenary Hans, who has returned to Helsinki after an absence of 20 years. Hans ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alli Haapasalo
CAST:  Elena Leeve  •  Pertti Sveholm  •  Tiina Weckström  •  Jussi Nikkilä

It's Christmas Eve in Helsinki. Young taxi driver Samu is working to escape a family Christmas with his fiancé and baby. At the airport Samu picks up a fascinating customer: a Finnish mercenary Hans, who has returned to Helsinki after an absence of 20 years. Hans ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alli Haapasalo
CAST:  Elena Leeve  •  Pertti Sveholm  •  Tiina Weckström  •  Jussi Nikkilä

Bordertown: The Mural Murders (2021)

A mural painted with blood is found on the wall of Pasila train station, which depicts Finland's best-known serial killer Lasse Maasalo. The text in the mural, “Making the world a better place”, is linked to a voting circulating in social media, where people can ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juuso Syrjä
CAST:  Ville Virtanen  •  Anu Sinisalo  •  Sampo Sarkola  •  Lenita Susi

A mural painted with blood is found on the wall of Pasila train station, which depicts Finland's best-known serial killer Lasse Maasalo. The text in the mural, “Making the world a better place”, is linked to a voting circulating in social media, where people can ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juuso Syrjä
CAST:  Ville Virtanen  •  Anu Sinisalo  •  Sampo Sarkola  •  Lenita Susi

Death Is a Problem for the Living (2023)

The cheapest drivers in the hearse business, gambling addict Risto Kivi and his friend Arto Niska, an 85% brainless man, have found themselves in a situation where everything has gone wrong and a fresh start is needed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teemu Nikki
CAST:  Pekka Strang  •  Jari Virman  •  Elina Knihtilä  •  Hannamaija Nikander

The cheapest drivers in the hearse business, gambling addict Risto Kivi and his friend Arto Niska, an 85% brainless man, have found themselves in a situation where everything has gone wrong and a fresh start is needed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teemu Nikki
CAST:  Pekka Strang  •  Jari Virman  •  Elina Knihtilä  •  Hannamaija Nikander

Island of Doom (2023)

In a remote area, there is an island that is the subject of a horror story about a child who was expelled there after an atrocity. No one believes the child survived the first winter, but legend has it that even today those who go there never return. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keke Soikkeli
CAST:  Sonja Aiello  •  Markku Pulli  •  Konsta Hietanen  •  Elmeri Rantalainen

In a remote area, there is an island that is the subject of a horror story about a child who was expelled there after an atrocity. No one believes the child survived the first winter, but legend has it that even today those who go there never return. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keke Soikkeli
CAST:  Sonja Aiello  •  Markku Pulli  •  Konsta Hietanen  •  Elmeri Rantalainen