Best Finnish action movies
Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch action films from Finland, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!
Big Game (2015)
Big Game (2015)
Air Force One is shot down by terrorists, leaving the President of the United States stranded in the wilderness of Finland. 13-year-old Oskari is on a hunting mission to prove his maturity to his kinsfolk by tracking down a deer, but instead discovers the President in an escape pod. With the terrorists closing in to capture their prize, the unlikely duo team up to escape their hunters.
Iron Sky (2012)
Iron Sky (2012)
In the last moments of World War II, a secret Nazi space program evaded destruction by fleeing to the Dark Side of the Moon. During 70 years of utter secrecy, the Nazis construct a gigantic space fortress with a massive armada of flying saucers.
Iron Sky: The Coming Race (2019)
Iron Sky: The Coming Race (2019)
29 years after the events of Iron Sky, the former Nazi Moonbase has become the last refuge of mankind. Earth was devastated by a nuclear war, but buried deep under the wasteland lies a power that could save the last of humanity - or destroy it once and for all. An old enemy leads our heroes on an adventure into the Hollow Earth. To save humanity, they must battle the Vril, an ancient shapeshifting reptilian race, and their army of dinosaurs.
The Book of Fate (2003)
The Book of Fate (2003)
Fire, water, wind, earth and emptiness... Five core elements of life that once inspired a book. The Book of Fate. Far away from here there was a mythical world -free of suffering and injustice. But it wasn't enough. People wanted to play God... They created a pen to control the Book of Fate. Mightier than a sword, it could write off deeds -and bring back the dead. But the book gave power, power caused fear -and fear brought suffering. And the suffering caused wars. Darkness fell on earth, making demands on the pen and the book. But the book was gone. It was thought to be lost forever -but hundreds of years later it reappeared on a small planet called Earth. The prophecy says: Only the chosen will get a second chance from the book. The destiny of the chosen one is to guide the book back. But his journey will be long, filled with errors and grief. This is his story.
Attack on Finland (2021)
Attack on Finland (2021)
The reception for Finland's Independence Day is rudely interrupted when the presidential palace is attacked and the state leadership is taken hostage. Max Tanner of the Security Police is appointed as a negotiator in the hostage crisis, that unfolds as part of a bigger plan to undermine European security.
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning (2005)
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning (2005)
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning begins with Captain James B. Pirk of the starship Kickstart shipwrecked on the 21st century Earth with his crew. Originally from the distant future, Pirk and his crew traveled back in time to save the Earth from hostile aliens, but lost their ship and became stranded. Pirk's daily routine consists mainly of stuffing his face at the local fast food restaurant, and he is finding it difficult to convince the ladies he is, in fact, an intergalactic space hero from the future. As the prospects for humanity's conquest of space look increasingly bleaker, Pirk comes up with a questionable plan to save mankind's future...
Vares: Garter Snake (2011)
Vares: Garter Snake (2011)
In the heat of the night, a man from faraway plays the piano. In the local hillside prison, a bitter double-crossed convict stares at the city life over the roofs. A revenge is brewing in his mind; the blood-thirsty killer prepares his escape. Vares gets a client who needs private investigations. Despite the beautiful wife, Vares smells a rat... In the middle of the summer night, a shot rings out. One life comes to an end and Vares finds changes in his assignment. The clues lead him to first-hand encounters and second-hand bookshops; a visit to the gym reveals a drug-smuggling route from Stockholm... Vares finds himself entangled in hot money and cool silk. In the background slithers a cunning garter snake.
Nightsatan and the Loops of Doom (2013)
Nightsatan and the Loops of Doom (2013)
Live action debut of CHRZU, the Finnish multi-talent behind a number of award-winning animated shorts (Curse of the Remote Island). Starring the members of the laser metal trio Nightsatan and set in the year 2034, the film is a nod to the 1980s exploitation and scifi movie aesthetics – especially the classics of the Italian post apocalypse genre – with a hint of influences from Sergio Leone and Alejandro Jodorowsky. The soundtrack features material from the next studio album of Nightsatan, due out in 2014.
Clank: Red Mosaic (2017)
Clank: Red Mosaic (2017)
The deceased friend and mentor, Doctor Alfred, leaves behind a posthumous trail for Clank to follow. With little time to spare he must figure out the mystery behind the disappearance of the "Red Mosaic".
Raid (2003)
Raid (2003)
Raid is a mysterious drifter and ex-criminal who comes and goes as he pleases. He has been away from the country for an extended period of time but learns on his return that his ex-girlfriend Tarja has presumably died in a fire that he soon discovers was a larceny. He is also contacted by inspector Jansson, who he knows from the past regarding the murder of a protestor. Raid begins his investigation and soon finds that there's more to the cases than meets the eye.
Death Is a Problem for the Living (2023)
Death Is a Problem for the Living (2023)
The cheapest drivers in the hearse business, gambling addict Risto Kivi and his friend Arto Niska, an 85% brainless man, have found themselves in a situation where everything has gone wrong and a fresh start is needed.
Jade Warrior (2006)
Jade Warrior (2006)
Thousands of years ago in ancient China, a man fights against his destiny. He wants another chance to be reunited with his loved one and he gets that chance, in a far away place and a far away time, in modern Finland.
Bunny the Killer Thing (2015)
Bunny the Killer Thing (2015)
A group of Finnish and British people get stuck to a cabin when a creature which is a half human, half rabbit, attacks on them. The creature is Bunny the Killer Thing, and it is after anything that is resembling female genitals.
Sophie's World (1999)
Sophie's World (1999)
One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you? and "Where does the world come from?
Vares: Private Eye (2004)
Vares: Private Eye (2004)
On the trail of a woman, Vares finds himself caught up with underworld characters who are on the trail of hidden millions.
Supercool (2021)
Supercool (2021)
Best friends, Neil and Gilbert start their senior year of high school with high hopes and aspirations. Neil has always fantasized about being cool enough to date his long time crush and Gilbert has always dreamed of being a social media super star. After what is, by all accounts, a very disappointing and embarrassing first day in school, Neil makes a magical wish to be cool just at the magical moment when the clock strikes 11:11. The next morning, Neil wakes up to a reality that is straight from the comics of his dreams.
Iron Sky: The End Game (0)
Iron Sky: The End Game (0)
The third part in the original Iron Sky continuum takes the story to the hidden Russian megapolis in Mars, the red planet.
V2: Dead Angel (2007)
V2: Dead Angel (2007)
The tough Detective Vares, get hired by a friend accused of murdering a girl. His job is to find the real killer, but people aren't talking. Before he can get traction another homicide takes place- and things move toward a dire conclusion.
Ukkonen (2001)
Ukkonen (2001)
Ukkonen (means Thunder) is a short film about a man called Ukkonen who was turned into a radioactive man in an accident in the Generator Corporation research plant, company secretly designing radioactive weapons with an energy business as a cover. Ukkonen starts his crusade to bring the company down and get his revenge. Nice quality for an independent production, even some special effects and some funny, overdramatic monologue by Ukkonen. Unfortunately the film is very short, lasting only about 20 minutes. Worth checking out if you somehow find this film.
Angry Birds: Year of the Dragon (2012)
Angry Birds: Year of the Dragon (2012)
Fireworks popping, lanterns glowing, red envelopes bursting with money - it's Chinese New Year! This holiday is China's biggest and longest festival, a time for feasting with family and friends, setting off fireworks, and having fun. The Angry Birds are celebrating the start of the Year of the Dragon, but the piggies are trying to scare them away from their eggs! Luckily the Angry Birds have some help -- the Mighty Eagle has transformed into the fearsome Mighty Dragon!
Vares: The Kiss of Evil (2011)
Vares: The Kiss of Evil (2011)
A young college student is found stabbed to death,and private detective Vares life takes an interesting turn when the girls family asks him to investigate the case.
Routasydän (1993)
Routasydän (1993)
In this gloomy scenario about Finland's upcoming membership in the European Union, the country has become a poor peripheral area plagued by energy shortages and civil wars. Escaping the city to his summer cottage with his children and a lady next door, a divorced university teacher is forced to pick up a young delirious woman from the roadside. He soon falls in love with her, only to find out she is a sought-after deserter from a violent guerilla army.
Fray (2015)
Fray (2015)
It ain't easy being a mercenary on a dead world: a ruined world where the sun blocks everything with it's heat. Sarcastic risk-taker Fray finds herself chased by everyone from underworld thugs to Federal Agents as she leads an expedition out into the sun burned areas of the north where they will learn, that some things are better left unlearned.
Star Snatchers (2022)
Star Snatchers (2022)
A pulse-pounding sci-fi adventure on a hunk of rock like no other as three unstoppable women unleash hell on an unjust man in a quest for vengeance! Ooover-the-top action, CGI BLOOD CGI SPACESHIPS!, and a breathtaking futuristic spacerock world, this 3-minute short film will leave you gasping for air and dying dead. Experience the fury of these fierce female warriors as they unleash their full firepower and bring justice to a dystopian society.
Home (2021)
Home (2021)
The latest outing from Mikko Löppönen (The Cold Dark, Witcher – Mines of Eeclor), a jack of all trades of Finland’s genre shorts landscape, features some stunningly choreographed and skillfully paced fight set pieces in a semi-fantastic setting echoing Game of Thrones.
The Chalice of Blood (2022)
The Chalice of Blood (2022)
During the final years of the World War II, Finnish sergeant Myllykoski and his fellow soldiers are forced to join the notorious Waffen-SS on a mission to find a mythical medieval chalice in the Soviet Union.