After a life-altering event, Takashi (70) leaves his hometown and relocates to Kyoto with his 7-year-old granddaughter Nayu, relying on the quiet help of a distant relative. In a city that feels unfamiliar and fragile, Takashi lives with a burden he cannot yet name, placing his fragile hope onto the child at his side.

Two years later, a seemingly ordinary conversation reveals something unexpected in Nayu — not the future Takashi imagined for her, but her own gentle strength. As he begins to see her clearly, the meaning of “salvation” slowly shifts. When the truth behind their journey finally emerges, the fragments of their shared days converge, forming a quiet reflection on how we learn to live, and how hope endures.

Inspired by Kalevala, the national epic of Finland. Under the Northern Skies is a visually stunning, musically immersive journey.
The film can be presented on its own or with live music — in concert or during the screening, accompanied by its full soundscape.
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Lemminkäinen, restless and bold, longs for adventure and for love. When he meets Kyllikki, their fates are bound together in a dance of light and shadow. But fate is merciless. Louhi, Mistress of the North, sends him on an impossible quest: to slay the Swan of Tuonela. As vengeance clouds his path, his mother must defy death itself to save him.

At the heart of the tale stands Kanteletar, Spirit of Song, portrayed by Ida Elina. Her voice and the kantele, Finland’s national instrument, carry echoes of ancient Finland, weaving Lemminkäinen’s journey through love, loss, and hope.

Witness the love that shaped generations.