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Stories Set in Finland
Epic songs, Continuation War trenches, Moominvalley summers and Kaurismäki deadpan — Finland's stories swing between myth and minimalism. Start with these ten, then open the country on StoryTerra's map.
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Browse 43 books, 194 movies, 1 TV show and 2 games set in Finland.

Sisu
Deep in the wilderness of Lapland Aatami Korpi is searching for gold but after he stumbles upon Nazi patrol a breathtaking and gold-hungry chase through the destroyed and mined Lapland wilderness begins.

Dedicated to my ex
The film tells the story of Ariel a 21-year-old who decides to form a rock band to compete for a prize of ten thousand dollars in a musical band contest this as a last option when trying to get money to save their…

Night on Earth
An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.

Hanna
Raised by her father an ex-CIA agent in the wilds of Finland Hanna's upbringing has been geared to making her the perfect assassin. Sent into the world by her father on a mission Hanna journeys across Europe eluding…

A Boy Called Christmas
An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves Elfhelm. Taking with him a…

Shadows in Paradise
Nikander a rubbish collector and would-be entrepreneur finds his plans for success dashed when his business associate dies. One evening he meets Ilona a down-on-her-luck cashier in a local supermarket. Falteringly a…

The Jackal
Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead a psychopathic hitman known only as The Jackal proves an elusive target for the people charged with the task of bringing…

Unknown Soldier
The film follows Finnish army machine gun company in Continuation War against Soviet Union 1941–1944. Based on Väinö Linna's best selling novel Tuntematon Sotilas (The Unknown Soldier) and the novel's uncensored version…

The Man Without a Past
A man arrives in Helsinki and gets beaten up so severely he develops amnesia. Unable to remember his name or anything from his past life he cannot get a job or an apartment so he starts living on the outskirts of the…

Moominsummer Madness
When a flood sweeps through the valley, the Moomins must find a new house. And with typical Moomin good luck, one just happens to be floating by. It looks normal enough, but there are curtains where one wall should be,…
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