YLE Movies: Every Film & Box Office
YLE has made 40 films from 1972 to 2025, earning $29.3M at the worldwide box office. Its biggest hits are Arn: The Knight Templar (2007), Beyond (2010) and Rivers and Tides (2001). Its most frequent director is Matti Ijäs (5 films). Drama is its most common genre, with 19 films.
- films
- 40
- worldwide box office
- $29.3M
- years active
- 1972–2025
- Main genres
- Drama, Comedy, Documentary
- Film languages
- Finnish (25), English (7), Swedish (4)
- Busiest decade
- The 2010s, 9 films
- Frequent director
- Matti Ijäs
What Are YLE's Biggest Box Office Hits?
The YLE films that earned the most worldwide. Arn: The Knight Templar (2007) leads with $21.3M, 73% of everything the studio's films have earned.
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Arn: The Knight Templar 2007 · Action $21.3M - 2
Beyond 2010 · Drama $5.8M - 3
Rivers and Tides 2001 · Documentary $2.26M - 4
Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future 2016 · Documentary $2.18K
What Are the Latest YLE Movies?
The studio's most recent releases, newest first, starting with Matti Nykänen – The Legend (2025).
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2025 Matti Nykänen – The Legend Documentary -
2018 J. Karjalainen: Beibi ollaan ikuisii Documentary -
2017 Linnan juhlat Comedy -
2017 Breaking the Cycle Documentary - 2016 Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future Documentary
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2011 Bohemian Eyes Documentary - 2010 Beyond Drama
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2010 Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger Documentary
What Kind of Movies Does YLE Make?
The studio's films by genre, decade and language. Drama is its most common genre, with 19 films. The 2010s were its busiest decade, with 9 films.
YLE Movies by Genre
YLE Movies by Decade
- 5 1970s
- 3 1980s
- 8 1990s
- 6 2000s
- 9 2010s
- 1 2020s
YLE Movies by Language
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Finnish 25 -
English 7 -
Swedish 4 -
Norwegian 2 -
Spanish 1 -
Portuguese 1
Who Works With YLE the Most?
The people credited on the most YLE films. Tommi Korpela appears in 5 of them, and Matti Ijäs directed 5.
Directors Who Work With YLE
Actors in the Most YLE Movies
What Movies Has YLE Made?
All 40 films, newest first, with the worldwide box office. Filter by genre or decade, or sort by score, box office or title.
YLE Crime Movies
Which Studios Are Similar to YLE?
The studios with the most Finnish drama films. YLE has made 15 Finnish drama films, more than any other kind.
- Solar Films 27 Finnish drama films
- Suomen Filmiteollisuus 21 Finnish drama films
- Tuffi Films 17 Finnish drama films
- Villealfa Filmproductions 17 Finnish drama films
- Fennada-Filmi 13 Finnish drama films
- Helsinki-filmi 12 Finnish drama films
- Jörn Donner Productions 12 Finnish drama films
- Suomi-Filmi 12 Finnish drama films
YLE: Questions and Answers
Films, hits, scores and what comes next, answered from the same data as this page.
How many movies has YLE made?
YLE has released 40 films, from 1972 to 2025. Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 9 films.
See every film What is YLE's highest-grossing movie?
Arn: The Knight Templar (2007) is YLE's biggest box office hit, with $21.3M worldwide, ahead of Beyond (2010) ($5.8M).
Which director has made the most films with YLE?
Matti Ijäs has directed 5 YLE films, more than anyone else, followed by Tapio Piirainen (3).