Lapin sota (16) – Kino Helios

Lapin sota (16) – Kino Helios is a film screening at Cultural Centre Malmitalo in Helsinki on 24 October 2026, 18:00. The film is rated 16, so the age limit is 16, and it runs for 158 minutes in Finnish. Its story is set in Lapland in the autumn of 1944, during the conflict between Finland and Germany near the end of the Second World War. Heikki, a young private, fights on the Karelian Isthmus with his friend Pauli, and the company is joined by Arvo, who has been released from prison. A ceasefire raises hopes of going home, but Finland must turn against its former German allies in Lapland. In Rovaniemi, Saara, who works as an interpreter for the Germans, has to choose whether to stay in Finland or flee to Germany with Major Duisberg. The film focuses on the human experiences of people caught up in a historic upheaval, and on their search for meaning, humanity and forgiveness. The film's premiere date is 23 October 2026.