Finnish Gay Movies & Short Films

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.

Sebastian

Sebastian

2024 Drama
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tears of April

2008 Drama, Romance
In a civil war, a woman soldier faces execution after capture by the enemy.
American Vagabond

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

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.
I Love You
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.
Porno Melodrama
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.
I’ve Only Just Begun
SHORT FILM

I’ve Only Just Begun

2012 Action, Drama, Musical
Venuz Vulgar and his friends are on their way to St. Petersburg, Russia.
I Had a Girlfriend
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.

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