Experience Finland Through Film -- Showcasing the unique perspectives from the land of a thousand lakes.

The first full day of the film festival highlights a series of documentaries. You can find us on the web, at ffsuomi.com or on Facebook, where you can read more about the Film Festival and how to purchase tickets.

• $10 per film - $5 for students

• $25 per day (Saturday or Sunday)

• $50 for the entire festival weekend

First, the 2016 Tale of a Lake (Järven Tarina) takes a spellbinding journey through the seasons into the life of lakes and their connections with Finnish mythology.

Next, you will learn of the Sami people’s present-day struggle to maintain their indigenous culture and way of life with 2021’s Our Silent Struggle (Eatnameamet).

Followed by Any Day Now (Ensilumi), the 2020 exploration of an Iranian refugee family awaiting asylum in present-day Finland.

Finally, Aki Kaurismäki’s 1985 near-cult film Calamari Union is a hilariously absurd tale centered on fourteen Finnish men named Frank.

Note: All films will be in English or English subtitles. The Finlandia Foundation Suomi Chapter was founded in 2010 in Bellingham, WA. The national Finlandia Foundation’s mission is to promote Finnish-American culture in the United States and ancestral ties with Finland.