Autumn Cinema: Ella and Friends - Operation Otter (S) - Annantalo Autumn Break

During the autumn break, Annantalo presents Finnish films based on children's books in its autumn cinema programme. The autumn cinema is part of the Children's Book Festival, which celebrates children's picture books and reading through exhibitions, author visits, workshops and events - the festival runs from 7.10.2026 to 27.2.2027.

Entry to the films is free and no advance registration is required. Audiences are admitted in order of arrival, seating is limited and groups are accommodated as space allows - so it's worth arriving early.

The programme features Ella and Friends - Operation Otter (74 min), based on Timo Parvela's Ella and Friends books. Ella and her classmates set out on a forest walk led by their teacher to complete overdue school assignments and encounter an otter family living in a nature reserve. The forest is also home to the cunning businessman Father One, who plans to clear the entire forest to make way for his new holiday resort - and confusion is further increased by the mysterious hermit Hunter, headmaster Piippu who is obsessed with cycling, and a giant otter who strangely resembles the teacher.