List of most expensive Finnish films
This is a non-definitive TOP 50 list of most expensive Finnish films.
| No. | Film name | Year of release | Budget | Value in 2008 euros |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Angry Birds Movie | 2016 | 73,000,000 USD | 60,086,758 € |
| 2 | The Angry Birds Movie 2 | 2019 | 65,000,000 USD | 50,226,797 € |
| 3 | Iron Sky: The Coming Race | 2019 | 20,000,000 € | 17,759,759 € |
| 4 | Sisu: Road to Revenge | 2025 | 11,000,000 € [1] | 7,742,988 € |
| 5 | Big Game | 2014 | 8,500,000 € | 7,615,150 € |
| 6 | Attack on Finland | 2021 | 8,148,808 € [2] | 6,988,483 € |
| 7 | Iron Sky | 2012 | 7,500,000 € | 6,924,000 € |
| 8 | Little Brother, Big Trouble: A Christmas Adventure | 2012 | 7,300,000 € | 6,779,386 € |
| 9 | The Unknown Soldier (2017) | 2017 | 7,000,000 € [3] | 6,500,781 € |
| 10 | The Flight Before Christmas | 2008 | 6,113,000 € | 6,113,000 € |
| 11 | Quest for a Heart | 2007 | 5,514,484 € | 5,738,372 € |
| 12 | The Magic Crystal | 2007 | 5,074,000 € | 5,279,891 € |
| 13 | Sisu | 2022 | 6,000,000 € [4] | 4,803,547 € |
| 14 | Born American | 1986 | 16,700,000 mk | 4,786,220 € |
| 15 | The Winter War | 1989 | 19,000,000 mk | 4,698,700 € |
| 16 | Dark Floors | 2006 | 4,200,000 € [5] | 4,480,094 € |
| 17 | Friends, Comrades | 1990 | 18,487,466 mk | 4,309,428 € |
| 18 | The Unknown Soldier (1985) | 1985 | 14,221,237 mk | 4,222,285 € |
| 19 | Never Alone | 2025 | 4,112,000 € [6][7] | ? |
| 20 | Beyond the Front Line | 2004 | 3,493,000 € | 3,824,136 € |
| 21 | Amazon | 1990 | 15,358,089 mk | 3,579,971 € |
| 22 | Here, Beneath the North Star | 1968 | 2,579,027 € | 3,541,778 € |
| 23 | The Summer Book | 2024 | 4,700,000 € [6] | 3,486,778 € |
| 24 | Gold Fever in Lapland | 1999 | 16,746,000 mk | 3,355,898 € |
| 25 | 1944: The Final Defence | 2007 | 3,200,000 € | 3,329,920 € |
| 26 | Moomins on the Riviera | 2014 | 3,600,000 € [8] | 3,260,613 € |
| 27 | The Well | 1992 | 14,511,774 mk | 3,166,469 € |
| 28 | Hatching | 2022 | 3,950,000 € [9] | 3,162,335 € |
| 29 | Tove | 2020 | 3,400,000 €[10] | 2,979,886 € |
| 30 | The Eternal Road | 2017 | 3,300,000 €[11] | 2,962,056 € |
| 31 | Promise | 2005 | 2,700,000 € | 2,930,850 € |
| 32 | Colorado Avenue | 2007 | 2,800,000 € | 2,913,680 € |
| 33 | Going to Kansas City | 1998 | 14,278,968 mk | 2,894,347 € |
| 34 | Jade Warrior | 2006 | 2,700,000 € | 2,880,090 € |
| 35 | Akseli and Elina | 1970 | 1,857,900 mk | 2,831,622 € |
| 36 | Stormskerry Maja | 2024 | 3,800,000 € [12] | 2,819,097 € |
| 37 | Helsinki Napoli All Night Long | 1987 | 10,000,000 mk | 2,765,000 € |
| 38 | Memory of Water | 2022 | 3,400,000 €[13][14] | 2,722,010 € |
| 39 | The Minister of State | 1997 | 13,200,000 mk | 2,713,920 € |
| 40 | Flame Top | 1980 | 5,987,763 mk | 2,676,530 € |
| 41 | Tommy and the Wildcat | 1998 | 13,103,151 mk | 2,656,009 € |
| 42 | Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods | 2001 | 12,000,000 mk | 2,644,535 € |
| 43 | Christmas Story | 2007 | 2,500,000 € | 2,601,500 € |
| 44 | Ambush | 1999 | 12,614,904 mk | 2,528,027 € |
| 45 | Mother of Mine | 2005 | 2,317,000 € | 2,515,104 € |
| 46 | The New Man | 2007 | 2,287,772 € | 2,515,104 € |
| 47 | Vares: Private Eye | 2004 | 1,800,000 € | 2,302,188 € |
| 48 | Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale | 2010 | 1,948,000 € | 2,243,868 € |
| 49 | Da Capo | 1985 | 6,462,442 mk | 2,237,364 € |
| 50 | Rendel 2: Cycle of Revenge | 2021 | 2,500,000 € [15] | 2,144,020 € |
Sources
- http://www.hs.fi/grafiikka/1135249487083
- http://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/artikkeli/Nykyanimaatiot+kirkkaasti+Suomen+elokuvahistorian+kalleimpia/1135249488275
- http://fin.afterdawn.com/uutiset/arkisto/19514.cfm
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