Inari Ylinen

A shared moment by a fire in the remains of an Eastern Finnish rural community. The lines between light and dark, past and present start to waver. It Takes Years to Reach Us is a meditation on remembering while we drift on.

Two people named Unto have reserved a session in the flotation tank at 1:00, but the system only has a reservation for one Unto. As the situation is investigated, it becomes clear that, in addition to the identical reservation, the Untos share more in common.

Two colleagues face a difficult problem when one of them acquires a tail overnight. An animalistic solution is soon found, satisfying everyone involved.

A dancer wakes up in a dream world where strange characters lead her to a fateful dance.

A lonely mushroom hunter tries to gain a connection to his dead friend by baking a bread using his ashes.

Tensions rise in a coatroom at night, when a customer tries to claim the last coat on the rack without a cloakroom tag, causing a moral problem for the dutiful guard.

A visitor's arrival to a mysterious house takes a strange turn when it becomes clear that the inhabitant has met him before. During a day spent together, the pair's shared past is uncovered, and their futures begin to intertwine.

In this tale dripped in existential dread, a doctor hears about his patient’s frightening dream, which drives him to confront long-suppressed nightmares from his childhood.