Best Scandinavian Films (1910- )

1910

"The Abyss" (Urban Gad, Denmark)

1911

"A Victim Of The Mormons" (August Blom, Denmark)

1912

 "The Pride Of The Circus" (Alfred Lind, Denmark)

1913

"Atlantis" (August Blom, Denmark)

1914

"Sealed Orders" (Benjamin Christensen, Denmark)

1915

"The Man With The Missing Finger" (A.W. Sandberg, Denmark)

1916

"Blind Justice" (Benjamin Christensen, Denmark)

1917

"The Clown" (A.W. Sandberg, Denmark)

1918

"Outlaw And His Wife" (Victor Sjöström, Sweden)

1919

"The President" (Carl T. Dreyer, Denmark)

1920

"The Parson's Widow" (Carl T. Dreyer, Sweden)

1921

"Leaves From Satan's Book" (Carl T. Dreyer, Denmark)

1922

"Haxan" (Benjamin Christensen, Denmark)

1923

1. "The Hill Park Mystery" (A.W. Sandberg, Denmark)

2. "The Village Shoemakers" (Erkki Karu, Finland)

3. "The Hell Ship" (Victor Sjöström, Sweden)

1924

"The Saga Of Gösta Berling" (Mauritz Stiller, Sweden)

1925

"Master Of The House" (Carl T. Dreyer, Denmark)

1926

"The Bride Of Glomdal" (Carl T. Dreyer, Norway)

1927

"Noidan kirot" (Teuvo Puro, Finland)

1928

"La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc" (Carl T. Dreyer)

1929

"Laila" (George Schneeevoigt, Norway)

1930

"For Her Sake" (Paul Merzbach, Sweden)

1931

"Adventures Of Juku The Dog" (Voldemar Pats, Estonia)

1932

"Vampyr" (Carl T. Dreyer)

1933

"Kun elohopea laskee" (Heikki Aho, Bjorn Soldan, Finland)

1934

"Bam-Bam" (Robert Hogfeldt, Sweden)

1935

"Walpurgis Night" (Gustaf Edgren, Sweden)

1936

"Intermezzo" (Gustaf Molander, Sweden)

1937

"Juha" (Nyrki Tapiovaara, Finland)

1938

"Stolen Death" (Nyrki Tapiovaara, Finland)

1939

"Det unge Grænseværn" (Denmark)

1940

"Takapihalta valoon" (Reino Tenkanen, Finland)

1941

"Menighedens Bornehave Arnkilgade" (Denmark)

1942

"Flugten" (Jorgen Roos, Denmark)

1943

"Day Of Wrath" (Carl T. Dreyer, Denmark)

1944

"Torment" (Alf Sjoberg, Sweden)

1945

"Tva manniskor" (Carl T. Dreyer, Sweden)

1946

"Ditte menneskebarn" (Bjarne Henning-Jensen, Denmark)

1947

"Sauna" (Holger Harrivirta, Finland)

1948

"Port Of Call" (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden)

1949

"Prison" (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden)

1950

"Eaten Horizons" (Wilhelm Freddie, Jørgen Roos, Denmark)

1951

1. "Tukkijoella" (Roland af Hällström, Finland)

2. "One Summer Of Happiness" (Arne Mattsson, Sweden)

3. "Kon-Tiki" (Thor Heyerdahl, Norway)

1952

"The Witch" (Roland af Hällström, Finland)

1953

1. "Summer With Monika" (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden)

2. "Sawdust And Tinsel" (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden)

3. "Alaston malli karkuteilla" (Ville Salminen, Finland)

1954

"Putkinotko" (Roland af Hällström, Finland)

1955

1. "Ordet" (Carl T. Dreyer, Denmark)

2. "Smiles Of A Summer Night" (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden)

3. "Young Love" (Roland af Hällström, Finland)

1956

"Last Pair Out" (Alf Sjöberg, Sweden)

1957

"Wild Strawberries" (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden)

1958

"The Magician" (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden)

1959

"The Wayward Girl" (Edith Carlmar, Norway)

1960

"The Virgin Spring" (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden)

1961

"Through A Glass Darkly" (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden)

1962

"The Mistress" (Vilgot Sjöman, Sweden)

1963

"The Silence" (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden)

1964

"Gertrud" (Carl T. Dreyer, Denmark)

1965

"I A Woman" (Mac Ahlberg, Sweden)

1966

"Persona" (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden)

1967

"I Am Curious - Yellow" (Vilgot Sjöman, Sweden)

1968

"Shame" (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden)

1969

"The Passion Of Anna" (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden)

1970

"A Love Story" (Roy Andersson, Sweden)

1971

"The Emigrants" (Jan Troell, Sweden)

1972

"The New Land" (Jan Troell, Sweden)

1973

"Cries And Whispers" (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden)

1974

"Scenes From A Marriage" (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden)

1975

"Giliap" (Roy Andersson, Sweden)

1976

"Money Money Money" (Lasse Hallstrom, Sweden)

1977

"The Man On The Roof" (Bo Widerberg, Sweden)

1978

"Autumn Sonata" (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden)

1979

"You're Out Of Your Mind Maggie" (Göran Graffman, Sweden)

1980

"Nocturne" (Lars von Trier, Denmark)

1981

"Montenegro" (Dusan Makavejev, Sweden)

1982

"The Flight Of The Eagle" (Jan Troell, Sweden)

1983

"Fanny And Alexander" (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden)

1984

"After The Rehearsal" (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden)

1985

"Ronja Rovardotter" (Tage Danielsson, Sweden)

1986

"The Sacrifice" (Andrei Tarkovsky, Sweden)

1987

"My Life As a Dog" (Lasse Hallstrom, Sweden)

1988

"Ice Palace" (Per Blom, Norway)

1989

"Leningrad Cowboys Go America" (Aki Kaurismaki, Finland)

1990

"The Match Factory Girl" (Aki Kaurismaki, Finland)

1991

"Europa" (Lars von Trier, Denmark)

1992

"La Vie de Boheme" (Aki Kaurismaki, Finland)

1993

"Something Happened" (Roy Andersson, Sweden)

1994

"The Kingdom" (Lars von Trier, Denmark)

1995

"All Things Fair" (Bo Widerberg, Sweden)

1996

"Private Confessions" (Liv Ullmann, Sweden)

1997

"In The Presence Of The Clown" (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden)

1998

"The Celebration" (Thomas Vinterberg, Denmark)

1999

"Turn The Page" (Jonas Akerlund, Sweden)

2000

1. "Songs From The Second Floor" (Roy Andersson, Sweden)

2. "Faithless" (Liv Ullmann, Sweden)

3. "101 Reykjavik" (Baltasar Kormákur, Iceland)

2001

"Jalla Jalla" (Josef Fares, Sweden)

2002

1. "Kuutamolla" (Aku Louhimies, Finland)

2. "The Sea" (Baltasar Kormakur, Iceland)

3. "The Man Without A Past" (Aki Kaurismaki, Finland)

2003

"Dogville" (Lars von Trier, Denmark)

2004

"As It Is In Heaven" (Kay Pollak, Sweden)

2005

"Dear Wendy" (Thomas Vinterberg, Denmark)

2006

"Storm" (Mans Marlind, Bjorn Stein, Sweden)

2007

"Du levande" (Roy Andersson, Sweden)

2008

"Let The Right One In" (Tomas Alfredson, Sweden)

2009

"The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" (Niels Arden Oplev, Sweden)

2010

"In A Better World" (Susanne Bier, Denmark)

2011

"She Monkeys" (Lisa Aschan, Sweden)

2012

"The Hunt" (Thomas Vinterberg, Denmark)

2013

"Forest Of The Dancing Spirits" (Linda Vastrik, Sweden)

2014

"Force Majeure" (Ruben Ostlund, Sweden)

2015

"Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence" (Roy Andersson, Sweden)

2016

"A Man Called Ove" (Hannes Holm, Sweden)

2017

"Intercourse" (Jonatan Etzler, Sweden)

2018

"Border" (Ali Abbasi, Sweden)

2019

"About Endlessness" (Roy Andersson, Sweden)

2020

"Love And Anarchy" (Sweden)

2021

1. "The Worst Person In The World" (Joachim Trier, Norway)

2. "Compartment No 6" (Juho Kuosmanen, Finland)

3. "Lamb" (Valdimar Jóhannsson, Iceland)

2022

"Triangle Of Sadness" (Ruben Ostlund, Sweden)

2023

1. "Smoke Sauna Sisterhood" (Anna Hints, Estonia)

2. "Fallen Leaves" (Aki Kaurismaki, Finland)

3. "Godland" (Hlynur Palmason, Iceland)

2024

"Kalak" (Isabella Eklof, Denmark)