list of finnish submissions for the academy award for best foreign language film 

Statements about this table:
only one finnish title that be submit for the academy award best foreign language film be nominate
finnish film be submit for the academy award best foreign language film every 1.56 year on average
begin in 1994 , a finnish film have be submit for the academy award best foreign language film every year
klaus härö direct 3 film submit for the academy award best foreign language film
year (ceremony)
film title used in nomination
title in the original language
director
result
1973 (46th)
the earth is a sinful song
maa on syntinen laulu
rauni mollberg
not nominated
1980 (53rd)
tulipää
tulipää
pirjo honkasalo & pekka lehto
not nominated
1981 (54th)
sign of the beast
pedon merkki
jaakko pakkasvirta
not nominated
1984 (57th)
pessi and illusia
pessi ja illusia
heikki partanen
not nominated
1986 (59th)
the unknown soldier
tuntematon sotilas
rauni mollberg
not nominated
1987 (60th)
the snow queen
lumikuningatar
päivi hartzell
not nominated
1990 (63rd)
the winter war
talvisota
pekka parikka
not nominated
1994 (66th)
ripa hits the skids
ripa ruostuu
christian lindblad
not nominated
1995 (68th)
the last wedding
kivenpyörittäjän kylä
markku pölönen
not nominated
year (ceremony)
film title used in nomination
title in the original language
director
result
1996 (69th)
drifting clouds
kauas pilvet karkaavat
aki kaurismäki
not nominated
1997 (70th)
the collector
neitoperho
auli mantila
not nominated
1998 (71st)
a summer by the river
kuningasjätkä
markku pölönen
not nominated
1999 (72nd)
the tough ones
häjyt
aleksi mäkelä
not nominated
2000 (73rd)
seven songs from the tundra
seitsemän laulua tundralta
anastasia lapsui & markku lehmuskallio
not nominated
2001 (74th)
the river
joki
jarmo lampela
not nominated
2002 (75th)
the man without a past
mies vailla menneisyyttä
aki kaurismäki
nominee
2003 (76th)
elina : as if i wasn't there
elina - som om jag inte fanns
klaus härö
not nominated
2004 (77th)
producing adults
lapsia ja aikuisia - kuinka niitä tehdään
aleksi salmenperä
not nominated
year (ceremony)
film title used in nomination
title in the original language
director
result
2005: (78th)
mother of mine
äideistä parhain
klaus härö
not nominated
2006 (79th)
lights in the dusk
laitakaupungin valot
aki kaurismäki
not nominated
2007 (80th)
a man 's job
miehen työ
aleksi salmenperä
not nominated
2008 (81st)
the home of dark butterflies
tummien perhosten koti
dome karukoski
not nominated
2009 (82nd)
letters to father jacob
postia pappi jaakobille
klaus härö
not nominated
2010 (83rd)
steam of life
miesten vuoro
joonas berghäll
not nominated
2011 (84th)
le havre
le havre
aki kaurismaki
not nominated
2012 (85th)
purge
puhdistus
antti jokinen
not nominated