Helsinki’s Finnish Film Affair Unveils Film, Series Pitches and Panels, Strikes First Nordic Genre Lab Partnership (EXCLUSIVE)

Finland’s biggest international film and TV drama market, Finnish Film Affair, unspooling parallel to the Helsinki Intl. Film Festival – Love & Anarchy, has unpacked its full program, rolling out Sept. 23-25 in the Finnish capital. In the pure Nordic tradition of mind-blowing chills and thrills, genre-bending content and documentaries are headlining the slat

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  1. Largest Film Festival by Attendance: The Gothenburg Film Festival in Sweden is the largest film festival in the Nordic countries, attracting approximately 270,000 visits in 2025 and screening around 270 films from 80 countries.
  2. Leading Nordic Film Marketplaces: The Nordic Film Market, an integral part of the Gothenburg Film Festival, is recognized as the world-leading marketplace for Nordic films, drawing over 2,000 industry delegates annually from more than 50 countries.
  3. Oldest Major Nordic Film Festivals: The Norwegian International Film Festival, founded in Haugesund in 1973, is Norway's oldest film festival, while Denmark's Odense International Film Festival (OFF) was launched in 1975, making it the country's oldest.

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