SXSW Music Review: Finland – The Happiest Country in the World – Presents the Showcase Must Go On

“South by Southwest, I said put your fucking hands up!”

"...Report released its annual findings: “In a Lamentable Year, Finland Again is the Happiest Country in the World.” Mere..."

March 19, 2021 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Attack on Finland

Mediocre action thriller is accidentally timely

"...Thawed-out Finnish action thriller Attack on Finland dutifully follows the set of instructions that came in..."

July 1, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Refuting Faulty Analysis of Finland Abortion Data

"...abortion and women's suicides by referring to data from Finland. That conclusion is not valid due to the fact..."

Dec. 30, 2003 Postmarks

Where to Invade Next

Michael Moore finds American idealism alive and well – abroad

"...travel to various countries around the world – France, Finland, Slovenia, Italy, et al. – where different aspects of..."

Feb. 12, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Mighty Finn

AFS Essential Cinema presents the Chilly Humorist of Finland: Aki Kaurismäki

"...characters that populate the film world of Aki Kaurismäki, Finland's best-known filmmaker. Ostensible losers, often through little fault of..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fallen Leaves

Finland's master of understated absurdity shakes off retirement

"...Kaurismäki has been sending these modestly budgeted dispatches from Finland since his 1989 international breakout success, Leningrad Cowboys Go..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2014: Live Action

Short films come in nice packages.

"...Finally, Finland’s outright farce “Do I Have to Take Care of..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Chaos in Tejas 2011

Ready the Thunderdome!

"...and the usual overseas hardcore oddities with great names (Finland's Hooded Menace, the Czech Republic's See You In Hell)...."

Jan. 17, 2011 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

Quite the opposite of treacly holiday fare, this European import features one very bad Santa.

"...A Christmas Tale. Set in the icy north of Finland, this small, dark gem out-Scrooges Scrooged and makes Bad..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Air Guitar Nation

What other international competition awards points for general "airiness"? This fun documentary celebrates the weirdness but never mocks the participants.

"...Kriston Rucker) through the 2003 World Championship in Oulu, Finland, the film is a lovingly hilarious portrait of a..."

April 13, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Basic Instinct 2

This wholly unwarranted sequel is so outrageously preposterous (and chockablock with bad dialogue) that the end result achieves a basement grandeur of near-epic proportions.

"...where she positively oozes freaky kink like Tom of Finland oozes leather. "I smell blood," is Dr. Glass' helpful..."

March 31, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Scandinavian Smorgasbord

Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland

"...performers offer a smorgasbord of sonic variety. Starting in Finland, Husky Rescue paints an aural rendering of remote landscapes..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Amazon

"...avoiding the inherent preachiness of its subject. Having fled Finland after the death of his wife, Kari (Vaananen) and..."

Aug. 14, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

News From Around the World: Austin, Tajikistan, Manchester, and Two World Cups

"...U.S. tuneup is this Saturday, Aug. 25, 8:30pm against Finland, live on ESPN2...."

Aug. 22, 2007 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Euro 2008 Qualification
Results

"...the end. Results for Wednesday, Nov. 15 Group A Finland 1, Armenia 0 Portugal 3, Kazakhstan 0 Belgium 0,..."

Nov. 15, 2006 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Killing Nazis the Finnish Way: Jalmari Helander on Hyperviolent Action-Comedy Sisu

How mud and sand made for a gritty World War II romp

"...and the tank. It's the most northern place in Finland you can get, it's called Nuorgam, and because there's..."

April 25, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Bloody Hell

Australian horror-comedy is deliciously twisted riff on the eurotrip

"...daughter of a family of deranged cannibals in rural Finland, he's the latest lunch special that the family has..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Other Side of Hope

Searching for a better tomorrow in Aki Kaurismäki's droll tale of immigrants and restaurants

"...goons in Poland. He never intended to move to Finland, but his home and family in Aleppo were bombed..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...The citation for the Finland study is:..."

Jan. 9, 2004 Column

Realms of Inspiration

Erik Hokkanen, Finnish and fiddling in Austin

"...Cardigans, Bettie Serveert, even Björk from neighboring Iceland. Yet Finland, over in its little corner near Russia, has produced..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Compartment No. 6

Strangers on a train form a tense bond in this Finnish drama

"...again. But in this Cannes Grand Prix co-winner from Finland, set in post-Soviet Union Russia sometime during the late..."

March 18, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Hammer of the Gods

Scandinavia brings the lobster tail to SXSW 07

"...What's Finland known for, you ask? Lenin took refuge there after..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

'Soccer Watch': Lady Longhorns Sweep on the Road
Euro 2008 Qualifying Results

"...Group APWDLGPt Serbia 4 3 1 0 6-1 10 Finland 4 2 2 0 6-2 8 Belgium 4 2..."

Oct. 11, 2006 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

If You Know a Dangerously Depressed Woman, Quick Get Her Pregnant

"...commit suicide. The latest (Dec. 7, 1996) study from Finland (4) reported that women who had an induced abortion..."

Dec. 30, 2003 Postmarks

Riley Stearns Helps Karen Gillan Look Herself in the Eye in Dual

Riley Stearns' new sci-fi drama makes its world premiere at Sundance

"...filmmaker expect he'd shoot his low-key sci-fi drama in Finland. In spite of that, and yet suitably for a..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Unpacks Longest Lineup List

Soccer Mommy, Caroline Rose, Alyona Alyona, and 351 more

"...Axel Thesleff (Helsinki, Finland)..."

Jan. 14, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Five Movies to See in Austin This Week

Your weekly film guide for April 5-12

"...Tom of Finland..."

April 6, 2018 Events Post by Danielle White

SXSW Music: Second Band List of 2016

Tommy Stinson, Thee Oh Sees, Mercury Rev, and 212 more

"...band (Pirates Canoe) doesn’t peak your interest, try out Finland’s Steve’n’Seagulls, who’ve repeatedly gone viral with excellent bluegrass covers..."

Nov. 17, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Seasons Come … Seasons Go: Champions League, Lady Longhorns, David Beckham, and More

"...EURO 2008 Qualifying Schedule Wednesday, Aug. 22 Grp A Finland vs. Kazakhstan Grp A Belgium vs. Serbia Grp A..."

Aug. 15, 2007 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Lightning on the Road, U.S. Men Defeat China, and More

"...2 Azerbaijan 1, Poland 3 Belgium 1, Portugal 2 Finland 0, Serbia 2 Wednesday, June 6 Kazakhstan 1, Azerbaijan..."

June 7, 2007 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

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