Aki Kaurismäki

In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles - from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog.

A woman's terribly dull life is upended by a one-night stand pregnancy, causing her to seek retribution.

A Finnish man goes to the city to find a job after the mine where he worked is closed and his father commits suicide.

The recession hits a couple in Helsinki.

M arrives in Helsinki only to be viciously attacked by thugs and pronounced dead by medics. He revives but with no memory of his past or his identity. He rebuilds his life from scratch, but the past inevitably catches up with him.

In Helsinki, a lonely night watchman is caught up in a series of misadventures with a femme fatale and a crooked businessman.

A poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived to Finland.