Seven Songs from the Tundra

Seven Songs from the Tundra
Film poster
Directed by
Written byAnastasia Lapsui
Produced byTuula Söderberg
CinematographyJohannes Lehmuskallio
Production
company
Jörn Donner Productions
Distributed by
  • Senso Films (theatrical)
  • Pierre Grise Distribution (all media)
Release date
  • 18 February 2000 (2000-02-18) (Finland)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryRussia
Languages
  • Nenets
  • Russian
Box office$16,099 (worldwide)

Seven Songs from the Tundra (Finnish: Seitsemän laulua tundralta) is a 1999 Finnish film directed by Anastasia Lapsui and Markku Lehmuskallio that is the first narrative film in the Nenets language. It tells stories of the indigenous nomadic people of the Russian tundra under modern Communist rule, combining Nenets legends with personal experiences.

The film won the Grand Prix of the Créteil International Women's Film Festival in 2000. It was Finland's submission to the 73rd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. In 2001, the film won the Jussi Award for Best Film.