Taideteollinen korkeakoulu / Elokuvataiteen laitos ETL

The Helsinki of the 1990s, longed for by many, comes to life in Heikki Ahola's City Symphony. Celebrating its 30th anniversary, this classic montage film offers a unique glimpse into the pulsating life of the capital at all hours of the day. More than 30 young filmmakers worked on the documentary. Filmed between September 1993 and February 1995, City Symphony encounters the contrasting spirits of Helsinki – including unemployment and luxury, homeliness and internationalism. As the title suggests, music plays a central role in the film, with Tuomas Kantelinen responsible for the score. You won't find a more comprehensive journey through 1990s Helsinki than Kaupunkisinfonia. The world just before the breakthrough of the internet and the economic boom already looks very different.

A quiet and clumsy Eki works at the shipyard and wants to be like his masculine and outspoken co-workers. To become a real man, he needs some tattoos. A real ones.

War and famine drive the inhabitants of the snowy forest into desperate and macabre deeds.

The director documents the events leading to a reunion with her estranged father.

The owner of a remote gas station and a small time crook cross paths on one hot summer's day.

A short dance film about a hard journey from the sea to the top, and back.

A documentary about the elementary school children as they start their first year in Merihaka, Helsinki.

A documentary about what takes place in the yards and streets of Merihaka, Helsinki, after the school day is over.