From Helsinki to Tampere and across the country, watch gay movies and short films from Finland produced by Finnish filmmakers with local and global reach.
Max, 25, an aspiring writer based in London, starts leading a double life as a night worker to gather material for his debut novel.
Eleven Men Out
2005
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Iceland's star footballer comes out, faces backlash, and joins an amateur team to redefine identity and masculinity.
For Boys
2024
Drama
As his health declines, a once-celebrated photographer must reckon with his own vanity when a young man he misled offers him sincere affection, unsettling his views on youth, desire, and worth.
Concrete Night
2013
Drama
A boy in a bleak Helsinki slum learns life lessons from his soon-to-be-incarcerated older brother.
A Moment in the Reeds
2017
Drama, Romance
A young Finnish man returns home for the summer to assist in renovating his father's lake house. There, he forms a deep friendship with Tareq, a Syrian asylum seeker who has recently arrived, and the two forge a strong bond over the course of the season.
Screwed
2017
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Follows Miku and Elias, two 17-year-olds discovering love and themselves during a transformative summer in the Finnish countryside.
Tom of Finland
2017
Drama
Portrays the life and impact of artist Touko Valio Laaksonen, celebrating his influence on 20th-century gay culture through art and personal freedom.
Jimpa
2025
Drama
Hannah takes her nonbinary teenager, Frances, to Amsterdam to visit their gay grandfather, Jim - lovingly known as Jimpa. But Frances’ desire to stay abroad with Jimpa for a year means Hannah is forced to reconsider her beliefs about parenting and finally confront old stories about the past.
Flee
2021
Animation, Documentary, Drama
A true tale of Amin, who stands on the threshold of marriage, compelled to unearth and confront his long-buried past for the very first time.
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
2015
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Venerated Soviet filmmaker Eisenstein travels to Mexico in 1931 after being shunned by Hollywood. Once he arrives in Guanajuato plans begin to change as he encounters a different culture and becomes drawn into the Mexican Revolution.
Tears of April
2008
Drama, Romance
In a civil war, a woman soldier faces execution after capture by the enemy.
Almost 18
2012
Drama
Karri, Pete, André, Akseli, and Joni navigate the challenges of youth, including fears, hopes, disillusionments, and parental conflicts.
American Vagabond
2013
Documentary
Sheds light on homeless gay youth in the U.S., revealing the harsh realities faced by LGBTQ individuals abandoned by their families due to societal prejudices.
Eden
2020
Drama
A coming-of-age film about a religious summer camp, Eden tells the story through the eyes of three youths who are torn between ideology, independence and falling in love.
SHORT FILM
I Love You
2013
Musical, Romance
Johannes is about to move to London with his girlfriend. At the last moment he realizes he can't leave. There is someone else he loves.
SHORT FILM
Porno Melodrama
2011
Drama
Explores Jonas' dilemma as he stars in an adult film to emigrate, grappling with past love with his ex-girlfriend Akvile.
SHORT FILM
I’ve Only Just Begun
2012
Action, Drama, Musical
Venuz Vulgar and his friends are on their way to St. Petersburg, Russia.
SHORT FILM
I Had a Girlfriend
2010
Comedy, Romance
A man runs errands for a criminal named Mr. Nomirov. As his girlfriend leaves him and a gay drug dealer begins to harass him, his life slowly unravels - or maybe it was never whole to begin with.