If you can get you're hands on some 40s or 50s movies they're generally great.. (a bit naive & stupid sometimes, but in a good way). For example the "Pekka Puupää & Pätkä" movies directed by Armand Lohikoski are Fantastic. I suppose  they would be the Laurel & Hardy of the Finnish cinema scene.. two lovable idiots. I'll keep my mouth shut about the more recent stuff, but I am biased and anyway haven't really even seen that mutch of it.. (=successfully avoided). I suppose there has been some decent films made in the last few years(?). The Kaurismäki brothers at least have been doeing well, but I think they are actually more appreciated outside of Finland, witch tells something. Related to "Fanny and  Alexander", Jörn Donner was one of the producers of the movie and the only Finn ever to win an Oscar (4 the same movie). From his movies, I think "Fuck! Images of Finland" is mentioned on this site. BTW David Lynch is part Finnish witch should make sense if you've ever been to Finland..;-). Some linx: some info/ history (& answers why it is what it is) of Finnish cinema can b found here.. www.sea.fi/english/cinema.html; Some movies witch one might have tought were shot in Russia (except moi, of course..eh) but they really weren't.. www25.brinkster.com/finhollywood/HollywoodgoestoFinland/       