# The best Finnish films of all time

From Inspector Palmu's Mistake to The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki: the top of Yle's critics' poll and the most-watched classics (Yle, Kotiliesi, Wikipedia).

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- Oct 1, 2026 · Ville Saarinen
- https://even.best/en/l/2605/the-best-finnish-films-of-all-time

## Top 11

1. **Inspector Palmu's Mistake (1960)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Matti Kassila; number one in Yle's critics' poll.
2. **Drifting Clouds (1996)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Aki Kaurismäki.
3. **The White Reindeer (1952)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Erik Blomberg; a Lapland horror tale.
4. **The Unknown Soldier (1955)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Edvin Laine; the most-watched Finnish film of all time.
5. **Eight Deadly Shots (1972)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Mikko Niskanen.
6. **Here, Beneath the North Star (1968)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Edvin Laine, from Väinö Linna's novel.
7. **The Vagabond's Waltz (1941)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Tauno Palo; one of the most-watched Finnish films.
8. **The Boys (1962)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Mikko Niskanen; boys in wartime Oulu.
9. **The Man Without a Past (2002)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Aki Kaurismäki; Cannes Grand Prix.
10. **The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki (2016)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Juho Kuosmanen, boxer Olli Mäki; Un Certain Regard prize.
11. **Ambush (1999)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Olli Saarela, a patrol in the Continuation War.

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