Finnish Blood Swedish Heart

Finnish Blood Swedish Heart is a 2013 documentary film by Mika Ronkainen about a Finnish father and son revisiting their former home in Sweden.[1][2] The film won two Jussi Awards (Finnish Oscars) in 2014: Best Documentary and Best Music,[3] and the Dragon Award for Best Nordic Documentary Film at the Göteborg Film Festival in February 2013.[4]

Finnish Blood Swedish Heart
Official international poster
Directed byMika Ronkainen
Produced byUlla Simonen
CinematographyVesa Taipaleenmäki
Edited byÅsa Mossberg
Production
company
Klaffi Productions
Release dates
  • 23 September 2012 (2012-09-23) (Nordisk Panorama)
  • 22 March 2013 (2013-03-22) (Sweden)
  • 5 April 2013 (2013-04-05) (Finland)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesFinland
Sweden
Languages
  • Finnish
  • Swedish

The film was released theatrically in Sweden with the title Ingen riktig finne on 22 March 2013, and in Finland (titled Laulu koti-ikävästä) on 5 April 2013.

Reviews
  • Alissa Simon (2013-02-18). "Review: Finnish Blood Swedish Heart". Variety. Retrieved 2013-02-18.

References
  1. Jay Stone, "Gothenburg: I’m a stranger in town myself", Canada.com, February 1, 2013.
  2. Mikkel Stolt (2013-02-07). "Mika Ronkainen: Finnish Blood, Swedish Heart". Filmkommentaren.dk. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  3. "'Concrete Night collected most Jussi Awards", The Finnish Film Foundation, February 3, 2014.
  4. John Asp, "'Snowfall' snags a Dragon", Variety, February 3, 2013.


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