Shortly
Shortly is a short film matinee series we organize in our Kino K13 cinema. The screenings are free of charge and subtitled in English (unless mentioned otherwise).
The screenings are curated by Otto Suuronen, International Promotion Advisor for Short Films.
Finnish Film Foundation’s safer space guidelines apply in all our events.
Fall 2025 screenings:
Thursday, August 14, 2025, 17:00 & 19:00 Shortly on the Night of the Arts
Sunday, December 21, 2025, 15:00 International Short Film Day
Sunday December 21, 2025, 15:00
International Short Film Day
On the shortest day of the winter, four new Finnish shorts take us toward a brighter new year. Total duration 87 min, age rating TBA.
Beads
2024 | fiction | 12 min
Director & scriptwriter: Hannaleena Bensky
Jonna wakes up after a hard night of partying at roommates Niko and Roni’s house. As her memory slowly returns, the events of the night start creeping back. The shame of her blacking out is not eased by a surprise visit from Roni’s mother.
Aeternus Florere
2025 | documentary | 25 min
Director & scriptwriter: Milja Härkönen
On a street corner in an East Helsinki suburb, stands a small red wooden cottage. The light shines from inside and various colorful flowers can be seen behind the window shutters. A small old woman, Maija, stands out among the flowers. Maija has run a flower kiosk called Salla Kukka for 50 years and is now trying to let go of her life’s work with the help of her husband Jorma, whom she met even before she opened the kiosk.
The Lightning Rod
2025 | fiction | 21 min
Director & scriptwriter: Helmi Donner
A young mother, Irina, is on the run from her poisonous relationship. She thinks her grandmother’s house is a safe place but learns that grandma has her own wounds too.
Priest and the Ugly Christmas Tree
2025 | fiction | 29 min
Director: Maarit Lalli
Scriptwriter: Maarit Lalli & Lassi Vierikko
A new pastor in the parish is worried about the local residents of the suburb, who wander around in the November cold, lonely and gloomy. He believes that a Christmas tree erected in the square of the shopping center would lift spirits and bring people together.
Further information
Otto Suuronen
Advisor / International Promotion and Cultural Export of Short Films
• festival distribution strategy for short films and short documentary films
• travel, project and material and marketing support for short films and short documentary films
• curating short film programmes
+ 358 9 6220 3019