Finlandia (film)

Finlandia is a 1922 Finnish documentary and propaganda film.[1][2]

Finlandia
Directed by
Release date
  • 1922 (1922)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryFinland
Languages

Production

Finlandia was a major early Finnish documentary. Both it and another film, Finland (1911), were made to market Finland abroad. Before independence of Finland, most of the film production consisted of non-feature films.[3] Finlandia was directed Erkki Karu and Eero Leväluoma. It was commissioned by the Foreign Ministry of Finland.[1]

Content

The film is 95 minutes long and it is divided in six acts.[4] It is a government-produced propaganda film that introduces the nature, sports, military, agriculture and capital of Finland.

Impact

The film achieved some success abroad.[5] It was screened in around 40 countries.[6] Versions were made in various languages.[1]

Reconstructions

The original version of the film has been lost. However, it has since then been reconstructed.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Ulkoministeriön tuhoutunut propagandaelokuva koottiin uusiksi pienistä paloista – RSO säestää miljoonien näkemän Finlandian". Yle Uutiset. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. Nygård, Mari. "Amerikansiirtolainen ja suomalaiset filmit 1921–1939" (PDF). Turku: Siirtolaisuusinstituutti.
  3. John Sundholm (31 August 2012). Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-8108-5524-3.
  4. "Tältä näyttää Suomen katsotuin elokuva - katso kuvat!". 9 April 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  5. Geoffrey Nowell-Smith (1997). The Oxford History of World Cinema. Oxford University Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-19-874242-5.
  6. Annette Kuhn; Guy Westwell (21 June 2012). A Dictionary of Film Studies. OUP Oxford. p. 471. ISBN 978-0-19-103465-7.
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