KANSANRADIO - RUNONLAULAJIEN MAA

A People´s radio - Ballads from a wooded country

Finlandia. 2021. Color. 26 min. Documental. .
  • Film Director: Virpi Suutari.
  • Scriptwriter: Virpi Suutari.
  • Cinematography: Mikko Leinonen.
  • Editing: Teresa Sadik-Ogli.
  • Music: Iiro Rantala.
  • Sound: Tuomas Skopa.
  • Producer: Martti Suosalo; Virpi Suutari.

A carnivalesque portrayal of the Finnish landscape of the soul and abode. The short film is based on the iconic YLE programme 'People's Radio', and its visual material has been created by the road movie method of driving across summery Finland. The film paints a panorama of what Finland looks like today. Its narration progresses through humour into civic anarchy, ultimately also towards the longing for human connection.



Virpi Suutari

Virpi Suutari was born on 1967 in Rovaniemi, Finland. She is a director and writer kown for 'Eedenistä pohjoissen' (2014).

''Kansanradio - runonlaulajien maa'' (2021) / ''Aalto'' (2020) / ''Yrittäjä'' (2018) / ''Eleganssi'' (2016) / ''Eedenistä pohjoissen'' (2014) / ''Hilton!'' (2013) / ''Auf Wiedersehen Finnland'' (2010) / ''Sota'' (2006) / ''Kevät'' (2006) 

Premio Documental Especial del Jurado por ''Eedenistä pohjoissen'', Seattle International Film Festival (USA) 2014 / Mejor Película Documental por ''Yrittäjä'' (2019) y ''Eedenistä pohjoissen'' (2015), Jussi Awards (Finlandia)