  Perkele  is a finely tuned comedy about Finnish men. All the three episodes of the film take place in the countryside of wintry Finland. It s a place filled with snow and silent people trying to endure the winter. Three men of a small village face surprises and setbacks in their every day life, heading home after a stressful week. They may not say much, but they are not without a sense of humour. And momentarily even their deeper emotions break free through the thick emotional ice layer they are wearing. The film is also about  perkele , both the word and the attitude (see *), and about the diverse situations where perkele s positive energy is needed - and ever so often used - to carry out a mentally or physically demanding task. And when the struggle against oneself or against the forces of nature turns out to be a victory "perkele" helps one to put everything in perspective... so to speak. *  Perkele  was originally the name of the god of thunder from the pre-christian era. Though the deity is no longer worshipped, the name itself still lives in the Finnish language as a powerful swearword, mostly used in situations that require authority or overcoming oneself.