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Stories Set in Helsinki
Helsinki is Finland's small seaside capital, orderly and quiet on the Baltic. It films big feelings quietly, and one deadpan director owns its streets. The Man Without a Past woke up here; Night on Earth taxied through. Open Helsinki on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
Open Helsinki on the StoryTerra map10 famous stories set in Helsinki
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Browse 11 books, 23 movies and 1 TV show set in Helsinki.
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.
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…
The Other Side of Hope
A restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland.
Drifting Clouds
Tram driver Lauri loses his job. Shortly later the restaurant where his wife Ilona works as a headwaitress is closed. Too proud to receive money from the social welfare system they hardly try to find new jobs. But they…
Dogs Don't Wear Pants
Juha has lost his wife in an accident. Years after he still feels numb and unable to connect with people. Meeting Mona a dominatrix changes everything.
Bordertown: The Mural Murders
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…
Tove
Helsinki 1945. The end of the war brings a new sense of artistic and social freedom for painter Tove Jansson. While focusing her artistic dreams on painting the enchanting tales of the ‘Moomin’ creatures she told to…
Kamome Diner
On a quiet street in Helsinki Sachie has opened a diner featuring rice balls. For a month she has no customers. Then in short order she has her first customer meets Midori a gangly Japanese tourist and invites her to…
A Man and a Woman
Two strangers have dropped their kids off at a pickup area for a children’s camp in Helsinki Finland. A spark of mutual interest is ignited between the man and woman.
Nightwish: End of an Era
End of an Era is a BluRay DVD and double CD from the Finnish symphonic metal Nightwish. Recorded at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki Finland on October 21st. 2005 the final concert of a long worldwide tour for their…
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