The production of domestic and foreign film and television is a major local industry.
Of late, domestic films have made a drab lot on video.
The language is part of the issue, and people don't go to see domestic films, anyway.
It remains Finland's most seen domestic film made since 1968.
The movie, made for under $25,000, became the 11th-highest-grossing domestic film of 1973.
An early example of domestic sound films, the film was remade in 1975.
Sound had increased the public's eagerness to see domestic films.
The film's total domestic gross was $38,122,105, becoming a box office success.
Both domestic and international films also play on the channel.
"We'll continue to play foreign and domestic films of an upscale nature," he said.