On November 2, Scandinavia House presents a special screening featuring two of Finland’s eligible films for the 98th Academy Awards: the summery black comedy 100 Liters of Gold, Finland’s official entry for Best International Feature Film, and the Oscar-eligible dramedy short Pantyhose.
100 liitra saahtis / 100 Liters of Gold
Dir. Teemu Nikkiis | Finland, 2024 | 88 min
In Finnish with English subtitles
“A dose of charming chaos” – At 3 PM, director Teemu Nikkiis and producer Jani Pösö will be present for a screening and film talk on their box office hit 100 Liters of Gold, a tribute to the Finnish provincial countryside and to the traditional brew sahti, the “liquid gold” of Finland.
In a small village in southern Finland, the middle-aged sisters Taina and Pirkko promised to spend weeks making 100 liters of their famous, strong self-brewed beer, sahti, for a family wedding. Pirkko and Taina sober up only briefly at the prospect of showcasing their skills in front of the family, and especially their demanding father, only to plunge back into a blissful binge when the beer they have brewed for the wedding turns out to be the tastiest they’ve ever made. While struggling with their massive hangovers, the sisters have a series of hilarious misadventures as they scramble to save the wedding and restore their reputation as the village’s top brewers.
“What makes 100 Litres of Gold stand out is its unique local flavour, rooted in the quirks and peculiarities of Finnish culture.” (Cineuropa)
Sukkahousut / Pantyhose
Dir. Fabian Munsterhjelm | Finland, 2024 | 14 min
In Finnish with English subtitles
Pantyhose follows a bourgeois couple whose relationship is tested when a small problem—a hole in the wife’s tights—exposes underlying tensions in the moments before they leave for an important gala. Praised as “raw and relatable,” director Fabian Munsterhjelm’s work takes a trivial snag and transforms it into an unflinching exploration of a relationship spiraling into disaster. The film has received critical acclaim, winning the George Lucas Award at the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA) 2025 and being nominated for a Jussi Award. It is noted for its intense, one-take format that makes the viewer feel like an eyewitness to the couple’s fracturing.
ABOUT THE PANELISTS
Teemu Nikkiis (100 Liters of Gold) is an international award-winning director and screenwriter whose stories dive into the deepest questions of humanity through good-natured but unapologetic satire. His latest film is an adventure-comedy, Snot and Splash, which premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in 2023. Nikki’s previous feature film The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic has won numerous international awards, including the Audience Award at the 78th Venice Film Festival. So far, Nikki has directed eight feature films, three TV series, and several short films which have enjoyed success around the world.
Jani Pösö (100 Liters of Gold) is a Helsinki-based screenwriter and producer. He is the founder of Helsinki based production company It’s Alive Films, together with director Teemu Nikki. Pösö is known for Lovemilla (2015), The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic (2021) and Euthanizer (2017).