Sampo Sarkola Movies

The story of a young poet who became a symbol for Finnish optimism and was subsequently forced underground during Tsar Nicholas II's oppressive...

Finland in the 50s saw a time where boats from all over the world docked in the harbor city of Kotka. In addition to transporting goods, the sailors...

Vaarala, a reserved romantic photographer, has an odd artistic vision of loneliness: he takes serial photos of an empty park bench in remote spaces...

Patrolman Loyan tries to find his place in the new police department while keeping his friend Warsame, newly released from prison, on the right...

Dance On Thin Ice tells the story of Felix, a twelve-year-old boy who is left to spend Christmas alone while his parents travel to India. A reluctant...

Two boys in middle school are forced to confront their biggest fear: the school’s locker room.

Divorced, middle-aged Matti picks up Maša near the Finnish-Russian border. Maša was waiting for a different man called Jukka, but...

A story about an evening in a restaurant. Six tables, seven stories, a tragicomedy about the fantasies and realities of love.

Umbra is a scientist who wants to prove his theory that human beings are ruled by chance and devoid of any purpose, and as a consequence some become...

A short film about guilt and forgiveness. A shooting incident takes place in front of a small town disco in Northern Finland. Two witnesses have to...

Karin has no idea what she wants from life but thinks she finds the answer at her father-in-law's funeral.

A man regains consciousness as he is being buried alive. A pure nightmare fuel for the opening short-movie.