Two decades into their career, with six records since their formation in 2005, 300M+ streams, four consecutive number #1 albums, and the strongest line-up the Finnish power/symphonic metal group ever had, it’s about time Battle Beast release a proper live release captured in January 2023 at the sold-out Helsinki Ice Hall showing that the sextet is at the top of their game right now! “Circus Of Doom – Live in Helsinki 2023” is a triumphant display of entertaining and monumental heavy rock.
The junior version of the phenomenal Grandmaster puts children in the limelight! The basic idea of the program is the same as for adults: children compete in tasks that require intelligence, skill and wit prepared by the Grand Master. There will be speed and even wild situations, as well as downright sharp analysis in the studio. Jaakko Saariluoma is rightfully the grandmaster, and his right-hand man is judge Pilvi Hämäläinen.
For 18-year-old Finnish–Kosovan Fatu, a simple visit to the grocery store feels as nerve-racking as a lunar expedition: for the first time in his life, he’s wearing makeup in public. Luckily his best friend Rai, a young woman on the spectrum of autism, is there to ferociously support him through the voyage.
A middle-aged man and a teenager with everything to lose. These two strangers in very different situations meet unexpectedly and end up saving each other. Or do they?
Midsummer in Sweden; somewhere above the Arctic Circle. Many curious stories unfold in a small Finnish-speaking village, while the sun never sets.
In this Finnish version of popular British format "Taskmaster," Jaakko Saariluoma will be seen in the role of Taskmaster, with Pilvi Hämäläinen as his right hand. They will be judging the stars competing as they explore the limits of their insight in a variety of tasks that require intelligence, skill, and wit. Guests will be visiting the studio and joining the fun.
The four-part documentary series explores how substances that are now considered illegal drugs came to Finland. The concept of illegal drugs was only born in the 1960s. Before that, cannabis, opium, morphine, heroin, cocaine and amphetamine were mainly medicinal substances that were also occasionally abused.
When the immigrants came to America, their cultures entered the "great melting pot." In Michigan's Upper Peninsula Finnish immigrants mixed their musical traditions with many other cultures, creating a sound that was unique to the "Copper Country."
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.
The story of Kari Tapio, who sang his way into the hearts of the Finns in the 70's and whose popularity lasted until his death in 2010.
Turo is stuck in a small village and the best thing in his life is being the lead vocalist for the amateur metal band Impaled Rektum. He and his bandmates have practiced for 12 years without playing a single gig. The guys get a surprise visitor from Norway -- the promoter for a huge heavy metal music festival -- and decide it's now or never. They steal a van, a corpse, and even a new drummer to make their dreams a reality.
Filmed during Tarja’s The Shadow Shows World Tour, during which the influential heavy rock singer circled the world for 7 ½ times with over 300.000 km travelled and played over 200 shows in 40 countries in front of 1 million people. Act II consists of the singer’s very intimate set filmed and recorded live at the Metropolis Studio in London, UK and the breathtaking live performance of one of her shows in Milan, Italy, as well as previously unreleased interviews and photo galleries. Set-List: 1. No Bitter End / 2. 500 Letters / 3. Demons in You / 4. Little Lies / 5. Eagle Eye / 6. Diva / 7. Calling from the Wild / 8. Supremacy (Muse Cover) / 9. Tutankhamen / Ever Dream / The Riddler / Slaying the Dreamer / 10. Undertaker / 11. Lanterna dos Afogados (Os Paralamas do Sucesso Cover) / 12. Love to Hate / 13. Victim of Ritual / 14. I Walk Alone / 15. Innocence / 16. Die Alive / 17. Until My Last Breath.
Teenager Olivia Oras has 20,000 Instagram followers. The documentary follows a year of her life.
A portrait of a small-town that is the unlikely site of a 'renaissance' of 'safe' nuclear energy started in 2004, a project that soon spiraled out of control.
TV-documentary follows Finland's most popular hip hop artist Cheek song-making and stadium gig planning. What kind of person is Jare Henrik Tiihonen, when the Cheek is taking a break?
A small town ice hockey team fights through their first season in an upper division. The players' dreams might have changed from childhood but their love for the sport does not fade.
Mikko Virtanen feels like a Swedish soul trapped in a Finnish body. Full of disgust for everything Finnish, he sees Sweden as heaven. Upon meeting a suicidal Swedish psychologist Mikael Anderson, he seizes an opportunity for an identity switch. Raspberry Boat Refugee is a comedy about cultural differences in the Nordic countries, their nationalism and, not least, prejudices about our neighbours. It also proves how futile it is to try to escape oneself.
A group of Russian tourists go on a shopping spree to the neighboring Finland - only to be attacked by Finnish cannibals. We focus on a middle-aged woman and her teenage son who is shooting the film, as we watch it, on his cell-phone.
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