Best Finnish animation movies
Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch animation films from Finland, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!
Moomins on the Riviera (2014)
Moomins on the Riviera (2014)
The Moomins along with Little My and Snorkmaiden had a sea journey that after storms and desert island dangers leads the family to Riviera, the place that takes their unity to the test.
Santa Claus and the Magic Drum (1996)
Santa Claus and the Magic Drum (1996)
A few days before Christmas Eve the last sack of letters arrives to Santa. At the bottom is a letter that is a bit older than the others, it's a drawing. While the curious Santa tries to figure out what the drawing looks like, strange things begin to happen.
Quest for a Heart (2007)
Quest for a Heart (2007)
When the most mischievous resident of Rolli Village befriends a beautiful elf girl, the hopelessly mismatched pair embarks on a magical adventure to save the Forest of Elves by traveling to the Land of Winter and recovering the mythical magical heart in this animated tale of wonder for the entire family.
Still Lives (2019)
Still Lives (2019)
The museum-like calm of historical clay figures and vessels from different epochs is over, as voices from the present begin to drive them. The dictate of efficiency results in an oppressive endless loop of busy standstill.
Her Head (2019)
Her Head (2019)
A woman’s life is difficult, because her head is a cat.
A Witch Drum (1982)
A Witch Drum (1982)
In a barren, snowy Lapland landscape a man in a reindeer sled escorts a shaman's corpse to its final resting place. In the pale moonlight the fear is starting to take over, since something has awakened the shaman.
Pink Shoes (2020)
Pink Shoes (2020)
A short film utilising an Axidraw pen plotter to produce all the visual material.
SleepyBear (2019)
SleepyBear (2019)
Combining the animation aesthetics of tacky kids’ TV shows of the 70s with striking horror imagery and pairing it all with an appropriate soundtrack makes SleepyBear the kind of an assault on the senses that nightmares are made of.
Flower Show (2024)
Flower Show (2024)
The opening of an annual flower show sets the stage for this elusive, hand-drawn animation that explores the underlying fabric of our society. While little girls are dressed up for the occasion, the older women are dealing with a completely different set of expectations. Seemingly stuck between sensual plays and discomforting gazes, will any of these girls ever find an escape from this yearly ritual?
Star Wreck (1992)
Star Wreck (1992)
The first Star Wreck animation was inspired by the classic computer game Star Control 2. Star Wreck I was drawn frame by frame using Deluxe Paint Animation, so the visuals are just as crude as the dialogue. Then again, this was one of Samuli's animations to have dialogue. The only thing Star Wreck I has in common with the later episodes are the characters' names. The so called plot is simple: Plingons are attacking Earth and the CPP Kickstart must fight them off. The story is bad, the graphics are bad and the acting is really bad. This is a classic!
Human Flesh (2020)
Human Flesh (2020)
Finnish animation film.
Running Lights (2017)
Running Lights (2017)
This is a story about the eternal miracle of life and death. The unfortunate death of a wild hare turns into a remarkable experience for children who find his body and bury it in a sand box. Now buried, the hare’s life fades away and dozens of magical creatures that lived inside him leave his body in search for a new home. The hare’s life ends by merging with nature, but is reborn in the plants and animals around it. This fairy-tale for children encourages us to think about what death is.
Nun or Never! (2023)
Nun or Never! (2023)
A nun digs a man up from the ground and loses her grip on everyday life. Can secrets and harmony coexist?
The Brightest Star (2023)
The Brightest Star (2023)
When a curious child falls into a long-forgotten cave, she is confronted by a mysterious spirit and must decide whether the being is kindhearted or something more perilous.
Animal (2005)
Animal (2005)
A farmer finds out that a wolf's bite has turned him into a voracious beast. Worse still, his only son seems to have swapped brains with one of his sheep.
The Last Knit (2005)
The Last Knit (2005)
When knitting becomes an obsession...
The Death of an Insect (2010)
The Death of an Insect (2010)
In a lifeless urban landscape where time itself has stopped its crawl, a mad ballet is commencing and a newly hatched butterfly is about to die.
Sore Eyes for Infinity (2016)
Sore Eyes for Infinity (2016)
An optician comes face to face with a collection of curious clients during her workday.
Navel Point (1999)
Navel Point (1999)
A story of a man and a robot who share the same body. Under the dominating robots' lead, they enter the territory of the shaman, the protector of the cosmic network. Conflicting interests force the man to choose sides.
I Smell a Mouse (2023)
I Smell a Mouse (2023)
A documentary puppet animation about Iiti’s (28) moving in day. As if a sign from the universe for her poor life choices, there seems to be a nightmarish mouse lurking in the shadows of her new home. Iiti has to get rid of the mouse by whatever means necessary. She arms herself with mouse traps, lethal spray and even an ultrasonic repellant. But the nasty mouse problem just escalates and ultimately leads Iiti to a strange coincidence. Could Iiti be a mouse herself?
Angry Birds: Wreck the Halls (2011)
Angry Birds: Wreck the Halls (2011)
It's the most wonderful time of the year, but the pigs are up to their usual tricks. They try to get away with the Birds' Christmas presents! After bickering with each other, Red and Bomb bird mount a bold gift rescue down the steep mountain slopes.
Star Wreck II: The Old Shit (1994)
Star Wreck II: The Old Shit (1994)
Samuli returns to the crime scene in Star Wreck II: The Old Shit, this time with Rudi Airisto, who joins as a writer and the voice for the Vulgar, Mr. Spook. The second film is a huge improvement over the first in every way. This time the space battles and the bridge were rendered in 3D and more sounds and music were added. The acting was much improves and the crew come across as actual personalities. The film is full of slapstick humor and it actually works very well at times. This time, Pirk's mission is to go to the Fibula sector and destroy all enemies. But before getting to fire a single shot, the crew of the Kickstart must solve some serious problems on their own ship...
Tectonic Plate (2016)
Tectonic Plate (2016)
In a bold and original approach to memory, this Lettrist-inspired film maps an anxiety-ridden plane journey from Tokyo to Helsinki without the aid of photographic images. A variety of interventions on the film strip are combined with an atmospheric sound design to create a subjective story of displacement and containment. In an age when experience is increasingly mediated through digital technologies, Taanila seeks out an alternative language in the sensuous surfaces of the celluloid material.
Star Wreck III: The Wrath of the Romuclans (1994)
Star Wreck III: The Wrath of the Romuclans (1994)
Pirk's fumbling voyages continue in Star Wreck III - Wrath of the Romuclans. There were improvements in the graphics, a more complicated storyline, and lots of new, tasteless humour. Many consider this to be the funniest of the old episodes, although Pirk's excessive swearing did raise a few eyebrows back int he day... Star Wreck III saw the first of the now traditional red-shirted security guard jokes. Having wrecked his ship in the previous episode, Pirk now commands a brand new starship, and is sent to investigate a Romuclan attack plan on a backwater space station. It all ends with the most massive space battle in the history of the P-fleet, and it's lead by Pirk... With odds like that, does humanity stand a chance?
Real Men (2020)
Real Men (2020)
Three guys share their thoughts and surviving methods in a strange but warm-hearted forest trip.
Star Wreck IV: The Kilpailu (1996)
Star Wreck IV: The Kilpailu (1996)
In Star Wreck IV: The Kilpailu ("kilpailu" is Finnish for "competition"), several new characters were introduced, now drawn by Rudi Airisto. He would like to take this opportunity to apologise for the silly-looking Ferret graphics - the palette simply ran out of colours. The Kickstart is sent to take part in a competition organised by a powerful alien race, the Zarquons. Further complicating Pirk's already impossible mission, Mr Spook, unable to bear Pirk's incompetence, resigns and returns to his home planet of Vulgarus. His replacement is Mr Info. Being a robot, Info is immune to Pirk's insults, but is at least as irritating as good old Spook.
Mole's Treasure (2001)
Mole's Treasure (2001)
A small mole is looking for a fallen star in the night forest where everyone else seem to have already found their own treasures.