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The Screen Guide

FINNISH BBQ is a short documentary film about Ossi Konsti, the Finnish migrant who brought the sauna to Australia. Coming from a far away country covered in snow seven months per year, not speaking a word of English and with no previous sauna culture in Australia, the odds against him seemed overwhelming: 'It is so bloody hot here in Australia that it was like trying to sell coals to Newcastle.' - FINNISH BBQ is a celebration of the multicultural diversity of Australia and a story of cultural survival in a new environment.

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Crew

Director
Antti Haase
Writers
Antti Haase
Producer
Diana Sanderson

Cast

Ossi Konsti

Production Details

Production Completion
1998
Genre
History and national identity
Production Company
Macquarie University

Sales

Australian Sales
Antti Haase
International Sales
Antti Haase