Malla Hukkanen

A Finnish man goes to the city to find a job after the mine where he worked is closed and his father commits suicide.

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 ...

Every nation gets the heroes it deserves. A man with a special blood type is used as a device for human doping athletes skiing national team.

Arriving in Helsinki, a nameless man is beaten within an inch of his life by thugs, miraculously recovering only to find that he has completely ...

Iris is a shy and dowdy young woman stuck in a dead-end job at a match factory, who dreams of finding love at the local dancehall. Finding ...

The Leningrad Cowboys, a group of Siberian musicians, and their manager, travel to America seeking fame and fortune. As they cross the country, ...

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

Nikander, a rubbish collector and would-be entrepreneur, finds his plans for success dashed when his business associate dies. One evening, he ...

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 for a ...