Världens minsta parlament

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English Title: World’s Smallest Parliament 

Finnish Title: Maailman pienin parlamentti

 

Genre: Documentary 

Length: 72 min

Year of Production: 2026

​Cinematography, Editing & Direction: Johan Karrento

Producers: Stefan Gustafsson/ Tartufi Creative

                     Merja Ritola / Greenlit Productions

                     Johan Karrento / Zero - fullt noll

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Sound Design & Mix: Harmo Kallaste

Animation: Jakob Sundström

Additional Sound: Casper Lindroos

Additional Cinematography: Marika Hill, Christoffer Maid, Sebastian Sinterhauf, Stefan Bialkowski

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Funded by:

SES, Ålands kulturdelegation, Amos Anderson Foundation, Svenska kulturfonden,

YLE, AVEK, Eugène, Elisabeth och Birgit Nygréns stiftelse

 

In collaboration with:

YLE

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Synopsis

World’s Smallest Parliament follows political life inside the Self-Government Building in Mariehamn, Åland, Finland.

Over the course of a little more than a year, the film takes us behind the scenes of a small autonomy to ask:

how does politics work when the system is small? The answer is: much the same as in a large one.

We follow a group of charismatic figures from across the political spectrum as they navigate failed electric-hybrid ferries, a head of state from the mainland who ignores them, and everyday conflicts that expose the psychological mechanisms of democracy.

World’s Smallest Parliament is not a political documentary — it is a psychological tragedy about democracy,

and you are the protagonist, without ever having asked to take part.

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Featuring:

Veronica Thörnroos; Harry Jansson; Simon Påvals; Katrin Sjögren; Christian Wikström; John Holmberg; Ingrid Zetterman; Anders Eriksson; Alfons Röblom; Stephan Toivonen; Nina Fellman; Marcus Måtar; Camilla Gunell; Mats Löfström; Johan Ehn; John Eriksson; Rainer Juslin; Stellan Egeland; Alexander Stubb; Sanna Marin; Tage Silander

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