Tom of Finland

6.7
  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 116 min
  • Premiere: 2017. February 24.

Touko Laaksonen, a decorated officer, returns home after a harrowing and heroic experience serving his country in World War II, but life in Finland during peacetime proves equally distressing. He finds peace-time Helsinki rampant with persecution of the homosexual and men around him even being pressured to marry women and have children. Touko finds refuge in his liberating art, specialising in homoerotic drawings of muscular men, free of inhibitions. His work – made famous by his signature ‘Tom of Finland’ – became the emblem of a generation of men and fanned the flames of a gay revolution.

Discover

Pekka Strang

Touko Laaksonen / Tom of Finland

Chris Myland

Security Person

Alf Myreen

AD Artist

Fabian Puregger

Tom's Dream Cop

Roope Karisto

Young Man

Emanuel Claesson

Man in Doorway

Henri Keränen

Radio Operator / Soldier, Chorus

Siim Maaten

Russian Paratrooper

Leif Edlund

Moustache Man

Werner Daehn

Müller

Martin Bahne

Gabriel

Ida Koski

Heidi

Anders Sanzén

Mikael Berg

Niko Wirtanen

Hansa-baarin portsari

Jari Forsman

Poliisi puistossa

Norbert Braun

Rajavartija

Erwin Bruhn

Vastaanottovirkailija Berliinissä

Martin Bergman

Saksalainen virkailija

Thomas Olausson

Yksinäinen poliisi

Pekka Immonen

Räätäli

Meri Nenonen

Rouva Alijoki

Jari Tolkki

Konstaapeli Alijoen talolla

Þorsteinn Bachmann

Editor-in-chief

Frank Michael Jork

Valokuvaaja

David Nolden

Young Doug

C.T. Brauner

Doug's father

Jimmy Shaw

Poliisi Los Angelesissa

Matthew Way

Nimikirjoituksen pyytäjä

Margit Trennedal

Kangasmyyjä

Harriet Pasternak

Taidekoulun opettaja

Eric Rusch

IML:n juontaja

Fred Baube

(voice)

Erich Silva

(voice)

Leena Asp

(voice)

Mark B. Odom

(voice)

Rich Lyons

(voice)

Sophia Albow

(voice)

Art

Siim Maaten

Set Dresser

Christian Olander

Production Design

Astrid Poeschke

Art Direction

Riina Sipiläinen

Art Direction

Lotta Bergman

Art Direction

Ricardo Molina

Art Direction

Christoph Merg

Set Decoration

Moritz Heinlin

Property Buyer

Camera

Ants Martin Vahur

Steadicam Operator

Lasse Frank Johannessen

Director of Photography

Antti Hänninen

Second Assistant Camera

Sonja Huttunen

Second Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Anna Vilppunen

Costume Design

Johanna Eliason

Makeup Designer

Crew

Raine Toikkanen

Special Effects Technician

Reijo Kontio

Stunt Coordinator

Jimmy Karlsson

Dramaturgy

Jarmo Hietamäki

Special Effects Technician

Directing

Dome Karukoski

Director

Melissa Markki

Third Assistant Director

Tuula Nikkola

Script Supervisor

Tommi Kilpiö

Second Assistant Director

Antti Lahtinen

First Assistant Director

Editing

Lighting

Juha Virtala

Lighting Technician

Sami Mäntymaa

Lighting Technician

Janne Jääskeläinen

Lighting Technician

Timo Haapasaari

Lighting Technician

Tomi Sepänmaa

Lighting Technician

Kari Malmio

Lighting Technician

Matleena Kuusela

Lighting Technician

Nikojaakko Iivarinen

Lighting Technician

Production

Miia Haavisto

Producer

Aleksi Bardy

Producer

Kimi Seppänen

Location Manager

Pauli Pentti

Line Producer

Kaisa Roover

Production Manager

Heidi Laitinen

Line Producer

Tutsa Huuhka

Casting

Sound

Hildur Guðnadóttir

Original Music Composer

Lasse Enersen

Original Music Composer

Panu Riikonen

Foley Editor

Micke Nyström

Production Sound Mixer

Joonas Jyrälä

Production Sound Mixer

Mikko Mäkelä

Foley Artist

Laura Kuivalainen

Boom Operator

Jani Hietanen

Boom Operator

Svante Colérus

Boom Operator

Writing

Art

Siim Maaten

Set Dresser

Christian Olander

Production Design

Astrid Poeschke

Art Direction

Riina Sipiläinen

Art Direction

Lotta Bergman

Art Direction

Ricardo Molina

Art Direction

Christoph Merg

Set Decoration

Moritz Heinlin

Property Buyer

Camera

Ants Martin Vahur

Steadicam Operator

Lasse Frank Johannessen

Director of Photography

Antti Hänninen

Second Assistant Camera

Sonja Huttunen

Second Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Anna Vilppunen

Costume Design

Johanna Eliason

Makeup Designer

Crew

Raine Toikkanen

Special Effects Technician

Reijo Kontio

Stunt Coordinator

Jimmy Karlsson

Dramaturgy

Jarmo Hietamäki

Special Effects Technician

Directing

Dome Karukoski

Director

Melissa Markki

Third Assistant Director

Tuula Nikkola

Script Supervisor

Tommi Kilpiö

Second Assistant Director

Antti Lahtinen

First Assistant Director

Editing

Lighting

Juha Virtala

Lighting Technician

Sami Mäntymaa

Lighting Technician

Janne Jääskeläinen

Lighting Technician

Timo Haapasaari

Lighting Technician

Tomi Sepänmaa

Lighting Technician

Kari Malmio

Lighting Technician

Matleena Kuusela

Lighting Technician

Nikojaakko Iivarinen

Lighting Technician

Production

Miia Haavisto

Producer

Aleksi Bardy

Producer

Kimi Seppänen

Location Manager

Pauli Pentti

Line Producer

Kaisa Roover

Production Manager

Heidi Laitinen

Line Producer

Tutsa Huuhka

Casting

Sound

Hildur Guðnadóttir

Original Music Composer

Lasse Enersen

Original Music Composer

Panu Riikonen

Foley Editor

Micke Nyström

Production Sound Mixer

Joonas Jyrälä

Production Sound Mixer

Mikko Mäkelä

Foley Artist

Laura Kuivalainen

Boom Operator

Jani Hietanen

Boom Operator

Svante Colérus

Boom Operator

Writing