# List of Finnish films of the 1980s

A list of films produced in Finland ordered by year of release. For an alphabetical list of Finnish films see Category:Finnish films
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| 1980 |||||
| Flame Top | Pirjo Honkasalo, Pekka Lehto | | | Entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival |
| Milka – A Film About Taboos | Rauni Mollberg | | | Entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival |
| The Raven's Dance | Markku Lehmuskallio | | | Entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival |
| The Solar Wind | Timo Linnasalo | Paavo Piskonen, Lilga Kovanko, Antti Litja | Science fiction drama film | |
| 1981 |||||
| Night by the Seashore | Erkko Kivikoski | | | Entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival |
| Pölhölä | Taavi Kassila, Heikki Kinnunen | Heikki Kinnunen, Aake Kalliala | Comedy | IMDb |
| Sign of the Beast | Jaakko Pakkasvirta | | | |
| That Kiljunen Family | Matti Kuortti | Jukka Sipilä, Marja-Sisko Aimonen | Family | IMDb |
| Uuno Turhapuron aviokriisi | Ere Kokkonen | Vesa-Matti Loiri, Marjatta Raita, Tapio Hämäläinen | Comedy | IMDb |
| 1982 |||||
| Aidankaatajat eli heidän jälkeensä vedenpaisumus | Olli Soinio | Erkki Pajala | Comedy drama | Music was performed by Asser Fagerström |
| The Worthless | Mika Kaurismäki | Matti Pellonpää, Pirkko Hämäläinen, Juuso Hirvikangas | | |
| 1983 |||||
| Agent 000 and the Deadly Curves | Visa Mäkinen | Ilmari Saarelainen, Tenho Saurén | Parody | |
| Jon | Jaakko Pyhälä | Kari Väänänen, Vesa-Matti Loiri | | Entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival |
| 1984 |||||
| Aikalainen | Timo Linnasalo | Kati Outinen | | |
| The Clan – Tale of the Frogs | Mika Kaurismäki | | | Entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival |
| Pessi and Illusia | Heikki Partanen | | | |
| Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä | Ere Kokkonen | Vesa-Matti Loiri | Comedy | |
| 1985 |||||
| Calamari Union | Aki Kaurismäki | Timo Eränkö | Comedy/ Satire | Cult favorite |
| The Unknown Soldier (Tuntematon sotilas) | Rauni Mollberg | Risto Tuorila, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius | War drama | 3 wins and screened at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival |
| Uuno Epsanjassa (Uuno in Spain) | Ere Kokkonen | Vesa-Matti Loiri | Comedy | |
| 1986 |||||
| Flight North | Ingemo Engström [de] | Katharina Thalbach, Jukka-Pekka Palo [fi], Lena Olin | Drama | Entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival |
| Shadows in Paradise | Aki Kaurismäki | |
| Pekka Puupää poliisina | Visa Mäkinen | Esko Roine | Comedy | 2nd tribute to 1950s series - |
| Valkoinen kääpiö | Timo Humaloja | Kari Heiskanen, Jaana Raski | Drama | |
| V.Y. Vihdoinkin yhdessä | Kari Kyrönseppä | Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Sarianna Salminen | Comedy, musical | IMDb |
| 1987 |||||
| Hamlet liikemaailmassa | Aki Kaurismäki | Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Esko Salminen | Comedy | IMDb |
| Tropic of Ice (Jään kääntöpiiri) | Lauri Törhönen | Peter Abbott, Mats Dumell | Spy film | | Uuno Turhapuro – kaksoisagentti | Spede Pasanen | Vesa-Matti Loiri | Comedy |
| Älä itke Iines | Janne Kuusi | Eija Vilpas | | IMDb |
| 1988 |||||
| Ariel | Aki Kaurismäki | Turo Pajala, Susanna Haavisto | Comedy drama | Entered into the 16th Moscow International Film Festival |
| Katsastus | Matti Ijäs | Vesa Vierikko, Sulevi Peltola | Comedy | |
| Kuutamosonaatti | Olli Soinio | Tiina Björkman | Horror | |
| "Onks' Viljoo näkyny?" ("Has anyone seen Viljo?") | Hannu Seikkula | Heikki Kinnunen, Aake Kalliala, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius | Comedy | IMDb |
| 1989 |||||
| Homebound | Ilkka Järvi-Laturi | Ilkka Koivula, Jonna Järnefelt | Crime drama | |
| Leningrad Cowboys Go America | Aki Kaurismäki | Matti Pellonpää, Kari Väänänen | Drama | |
| The Winter War | Pekka Parikka | | | Entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival |