Tom of Finland

Overview

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.

Ratings

Where to Watch

Stream

Kino Film Collection

Rent

Buy

Streaming data provided by JustWatch

Director

Dome Karukoski

Director

Cast

Pekka Strang

Touko Laaksonen / Tom of Finland

Lauri Tilkanen

Veli

Jessica Grabowsky

Kaija

Taisto Oksanen

Alijoki

Seumas F. Sargent

Doug

Jakob Oftebro

Jack

Niklas Hogner

Kake

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

More Like This

6.6

The Naked Civil Servant

Movie

1975

7.4

Firebird

Movie

2021

6.2

Benediction

Movie

2021

6.3

Christopher and His Kind

Movie

2011

6.2

The Catcher Was a Spy

Movie

2018

6.4

Howl

Movie

2010

6.6

Women in Love

Movie

1969

6.4

Wittgenstein

Movie

1993

6.9

Tolkien

Movie

2019

7.6

My Policeman

Movie

2022

6.2

The Inspection

Movie

2022

7.0

Kill Your Darlings

Movie

2013