Best Scandinavian Christmas Movies and TV Shows
Best Scandinavian Christmas Movies and TV Shows
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- StarsBörje AhlstedtEwa FrölingJarl KulleThrough the eyes of ten-year-old Alexander, we witness the delights and conflicts of the Ekdahl family, a sprawling bourgeois clan in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Sweden.95 (5)
Won 3 1983 Guldbagge Awards, Best Film winner
1984 Oscar winner, Won 4 Academy Awards
Blu-ray [Criterion: Original TV version and Theatrical Cut, ENG subs]
Sweden - DirectorJalmari HelanderStarsJorma TommilaOnni TommilaPeeter JakobiIn the depths of the Korvatunturi mountains, 486 meters deep, lies the closest ever guarded secret of Christmas. The time has come to dig it up. This Christmas everyone will believe in Santa Claus.Won 6 2011 Jussi Awards, Best Film nominee
Blu-ray [Oscilloscope Pictures: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (FIN), ENG subs, Making of, "Rare Exports Inc." & "Official Safety Instructions" shorts, "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" (1964) (SD)]
Finland - DirectorJalmari HelanderStarsOtso TarkelaTommi KorpelaJorma TommilaAn elite trio of expert hunters venture into the woods to track and capture an especially rare and dangerous prey for the Christmas season.Blu-ray [Oscilloscope Pictures (Rare Exports)]
Finland - DirectorJalmari HelanderStarsOtso TarkelaOnni TommilaTommi KorpelaIn this sequel to 'Rare Exports Inc' we are shown the horrendous results of abusing Father Christmas.Blu-ray [Oscilloscope Pictures (Rare Exports)]
Finland - CreatorPer-Olav SørensenStarsDennis StorhøiIda Elise BrochOddgeir ThuneWhen the constant comments on her single status and society's expectations of the perfect family Christmas finally get to 30-year-old Johanne, she starts a 24-day hunt for a partner to bring home for Christmas.TV series: 2 seasons, 12 episodes
Streaming [Netflix]
Norway - StarsDennis StorhøiMaibritt SaerensJan Gunnar RøiseFollows a group of people who arrive at Oslo airport, some to welcome their loved ones, some to fly home to their families, and others who want to fly away and escape Christmas.TV series: 6 episodes
Streaming [Netflix]
Norway - DirectorKjell SundvallStarsKatarina EwerlöfPeter HaberJessica ZandénSara plans a Christmas party with ex-husbands, current husband Janne, and their families. Booze flows, guests fight and mention sex with Sara. She shockingly announces pregnancy despite Janne's vasectomy. The party descends into chaos.Won 1 2000 Guldbagge Award
DVD [SWE Sandrew Metronome: 4:3, 1.85:1, 2.0 Dolby Digital (SWE), No ENG, BTS (SWE)]
DVD [HK Universe & Laser: 4:3, 1.66:1, 2.0 Dolby Digital (SWE), ENG subs]
Sweden - DirectorArild Østin OmmundsenStarsPia TjeltaKristoffer JonerGeir Vegar HoelPia is coming home for Christmas after traveling in England for about 6 months. She wants to catch up with her boyfriend Kristoffer, who was supposed to join her on the trip, but backed out at the last minute. Finding him turns out to be quite a task. While searching, she meets several more or less disgruntled and dissatisfied people. And when Santa turns up, things start happening.Won 1 2001 Amanda Award
Blu-ray [NOR Norsk Filmdistribusjon: 1080i/50fps, 1.66:1, AVC, 2.0 DTS-HD MA (NOR), ENG subs, "Before the Sun Raises" (1999) short (NOR), Making of (NOR), Deleted scenes (NOR)]
DVD [SF Norge: 16:9, 1.85:1, 5.1 Dolby Digital (NOR), 2.0 Dolby Digital (NOR), ENG subs]
Norway - DirectorGunnar VikeneStarsKristoffer JonerMaria BonnevieKim BodniaReidar is a resident at Solihøgda psychiatric institution. He is expecting the Earth to be hit by a huge meteor any time now, but until then he is busy trying to keep his fellow patient, Juni, from killing herself. And it doesn't happen often. But maybe one is allowed to hope. That when the quarks in the ball are correctly aligned with the quarks in the wall that you throw it at, there won't be a collision. But a moment of harmony when everything is balanced. And that moment could be now.Maria Bonnevie
DVD [NOR Sandrew Metronome: 16:9, 1.85:1, 5.1 Dolby Digital (NOR), ENG subs]
Norway - DirectorRúnar RúnarssonStarsSigurmar AlbertssonBent Kingo AndersenSif ArnarsdóttirEveryday life in Iceland around Christmas time: 56 vignettes full of joy, sorrow and thought-provoking situations.2020 Edda Awards Best Film nominee
DVD [FR Jour2fete: 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs]
DVD [DK Angel Films: 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), No ENG]
Streaming [UK Mubi]
Iceland - DirectorMona J. HoelStarsSvein ScharffenbergGørild MausethZbigniew ZamachowskiA large family is going to the mountain for their Christmas vacation, in a rented cabin. But when father alcohol problem comes to show, old secrets are revealed, and it all evolves into a Chritmas tragedy.Won 1 2001 Amanda Award
Dogme 95 #19
DVD [NL Total Film Home Entertainment: 4:3, 1.60:1 (cropped), 2.0 Dolby Digital (NOR), No ENG]
Norway - DirectorJuho KuosmanenStarsTeppo MannerAuli MantilaTuomas AirolaIt's almost Christmas but these three people are still on the road. The products don't sell, the car is a wreck and the weather is freezing. There is an issue: how to cope with an emerging friendship?2011 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
DVD
Finland - DirectorPaprika SteenStarsPaprika SteenJacob LohmannMikas Maximus Dalhoff ChristiansenDeep-rooted grievances can rip families apart--and the ties that bind them together.Won 1 2019 Bodil Award, Best Film nominee
Blu-ray [DE Lighthouse Home Entertainment: 1080i, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (DK), No ENG]
Denmark - DirectorBent HamerStarsNina Andresen BorudArianit BerishaJoachim CalmeyerThe film looks at those who are desperately trying to connect or reconnect with their families, friends, or anyone who will listen.Blu-ray [NOR Norsk Film: BD-25, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (NOR), ENG subs]
Norway - DirectorMagnus MartensStarsMartin StarrAmrita AchariaKiran ShahAn American family fulfills their dream of moving back after inheriting a remote cabin in the mountains of Norway.Norway/Finland co-production
- DirectorInari NiemiStarsMilka AhlrothAnna PaavilainenMari RantasilaHelena's husband has gone off with a younger woman. Christmas is coming, life is slow and nothing is as it used to be. Helena is getting anxious about spending Christmas alone. Her best friend invites her to spend Christmas on a farm - only place she can afford.2018 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
Blu-ray [FIN Nordisk Film: BD-50, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (FIN), ENG subs, Region free]
Finland - DirectorHilmar OddssonStarsUnnur Birna Jónsdóttir BackmanKjartan BjargmundssonHaki DarrasonJonni returns to Iceland to spend Christmas with his family and to record an album with his old band. He soon finds out that circumstances in his family have changed dramatically and his friends have moved on. We follow Jonni as he deals with this blunt new reality, wrestles with love and helps his family make their Christmas merry in spite of everything.Won 1 2010 Edda Award, Best Film nominee
DVD [IS Sena: 16:9, 2.35:1, 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs]
Iceland - DirectorJuha WuolijokiStarsHannu-Pekka BjörkmanOtto GustavssonJonas RinneThe touching story of how Santa Claus came to be Santa.Won 2 2008 Jussi Awards
Blu-ray [FIN Sandrew Metronome/Futurefilm: 5.1 Dolby Digital (FIN, ENG dub), ENG subs, Region free]
Blu-ray [DE KSM: BD-25, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (FIN, ENG dub), No ENG subs]
Finland - DirectorPer ÅhlinStarsTage DanielssonPer AndrénMarianne StjernqvistPimple-faced youth becomes a modern day Robin Hood on Christmas Eve.Sweden
- DirectorMauri KunnasStarsEsa SaarioUlla TapaninenHenna HaverinenStrange accidents start to happen in Santa's village when he receives a mysterious letter.Finland
- StarsSvein Erik BrodalA classic Christmas tale about how the poor carpenter Andersen and Santa Clause each went to each other's families to make a more unpredictable family Christmas.Norway
- DirectorRasmus A. SivertsenStarsKari Ann GrønsundTrond HøvikTrond BrænneThe small town of Flåklypa is experiencing great lack of snow, which is why the inventor Reodor Felgen is asked to create a snow machine. However, things does not go as planned.Won 1 2014 Amanda Award, Best Film nominee
Blu-ray [NOR Nordisk Film: BD-25, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (NOR), ENG subs, Region B]
Norway - DirectorMichael HegnerKari JuusonenStarsOlli JantunenHannu-Pekka BjörkmanVuokko HovattaA young reindeer who suffers from vertigo learns to overcome his fear, takes flying lessons from a clumsy flying squirrel and heads to the North pole to save a troubled Santa and his fleet of flying reindeer.Won 2 2009 Jussi Awards, Best Film winner
Blu-ray
Finland - DirectorKari JuusonenJørgen LerdamStarsErik CarlsonMikko KivinenVuokko HovattaSet right before Christmas, Niko the reindeer must deal with his mom getting re-married and his being tasked with looking after his little stepbrother.Niko 2
2013 Jussi Awards Best Film nominee
2D-3D conversion animation
Blu-ray 3D [FIN Nordisk Film: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (ENG, FIN dub), ENG subs, Region free]
Blu-ray 3D [DE Universum Film: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (ENG), Region B]
Finland/Denmark co-production - DirectorArild FröhlichStarsPetrus Andreas ChristensenJørgen FossRobert Lindahl HaugThe only friend Jim can get is the only friend he really doesn't want, the fat boy called Pitbullterje. But for the first time in life he will experience that a friend can be both easy and difficult to cope with.Won 1 2006 Amanda Award, Best Film nominee
DVD
Norway