List of Finnish films of the 1990s

A list of films produced in Finland ordered by year of release. For an alphabetical list of Finnish films see Category:Finnish films

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1990
Friends, Comrades Rauni Mollberg Screened at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival
I Hired a Contract Killer Drama
Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö
1991
Bagatelli Pomppalero
1992
Back to the USSR (takaisin Ryssiin) Jari Halonen Jorma Tommila, Taisto Reimaluoto Comedy
La Vie de Bohème Aki Kaurismäki Matti Pellonpää, Evelyne Didi, Andre Wilms Comedy drama Co-produced with France
Uuno Turhapuro - Suomen tasavallan herra presidentti Ere Kokkonen Vesa-Matti Loiri Comedy
Veturimiehet heiluttaa Kari Paljakka Samuli Edelmann, Santeri Kinnunen Drama
1993
Darkness in Tallinn Ilkka Järvi-Laturi Comedy thriller 1 win; Estonian-Finnish-USA co-production
The Last Border Mika Kaurismäki Jolyon Baker, Jürgen Prochnow, Fanny Bastien, Kari Väänänen Post-apocalyptic science fiction Finnish-German-Swedish-French co production
Pater Noster Veikko Aaltonen Hannu Kivioja, Martti Katajisto Drama
Pekko aikamiespoika
Ripa Hits the Skids Christian Lindblad Entered into the 18th Moscow International Film Festival
1994
Aapo Tero Jartti Taisto Reimaluoto Drama
Pekko ja poika
Total Balalaika Show Aki Kaurismäki Leningrad Cowboys, Alexandrov Red Army Ensemble Music documentary
1995
Absolute Guitar Markus Viljanen Music docu TV film
Condition Red Mika Kaurismäki Entered into the 19th Moscow International Film Festival
Kummeli Stories Matti Grönberg Heikki Hela Comedy Based on TV series Kummeli (1991–2004)
Kivenpyörittäjän kylä Markku Pölönen
Lipton Cockton in the Shadows of Sodoma Jari Halonen Jorma Tommila Scifi
Pekko ja massahurmaaja
1996
Aatamin poika Heikki Veijola Meri Nenonen Short drama
The Christmas Party Jari Halonen Jorma Tommila, Antti Reini Crime comedy
Pekko ja muukalainen
Kauas pilvet karkaavat Aki Kaurismäki Entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival
1997
The Collector Auli Mantila
Freakin' Beautiful World Jarmo Lampela Drama
Kummeli: Kultakuume Matti Grönberg Heikki Hela Comedy 2 nominations; 2nd Kummeli film
Pekko ja unissakävelijä
Vaiennut kylä
The Minister of State Paul-Anders Simma Entered into the 20th Moscow International Film Festival
1998
Kuningasjätkä
Kulkuri ja joutsen
Tommy and the Wildcat Raimo O. Niemi, Ville Suhonen Konsta Hietanen, Risto Tuorila, Jarmo Mäkinen Adventure Entered into the Chicago International Children's Film Festival
1999
Lapin kullan kimallus (Gold Fever in Lapland) Åke Lindman Vesa Vierikko, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius Drama 1 nomination
Juha Aki Kaurismäki
Rukajärven tie (Ambush) Olli Saarela Peter Franzén, Irina Björklund War drama 11 wins & 5 nominations, entered into Moscow
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