Sakke Järvenpää

Lugubrious Finns Valto and Reino take to the road in search of coffee and vodka, but are interrupted by the Russian Klaudia and Estonian Tatiana, clearly interested in them. Are there chances of getting a response though language barrier? Lugubrious Finns Valto and Reino take to the road in search of coffee and vodka, without which their lives are not worth living. But their reveries are interrupted by the arrival of garrulous Russian Klaudia and Estonian Tatiana - who are clearly interested in the two men, despite the language barrier. But what are the chances of getting a response from men who prefer staring at vodka bottles to talking?

The Cowboys are lured from Mexico to Coney Island by their former manager who disappeared at the end of Leningrad Cowboys Go America. He believes he is the reincarnation of Moses, sent to lead them back to the promised land - Siberia.

The story concerns the exploits of an extremely inept but dedicated troupe of accordian musicians, ''The Leningrad Cowboys''. These eight Finnish lads head off for New York. There they encounter yet another wise guy, who sends them off to Mexico by car to play at his cousin's wedding. Along the way, they get bookings wherever they can, learn American music styles, and get along fabulously.

An exodus to a better life in Eira. A group of med - all but one - called Frank, seek refuge from their boring lives in an oasis on the other side of the city, having to overcome obstacles on their way. Fourteen desperate men named Frank, band together to escape from a repressive section of Helsinki. An English-speaking non-Frank named Pekka joins the barroom conspirators, whose avoidance of last names, and any affect, help them outsmart overwhelming forces as they sneak through dark subway tunnels and alleys, hoping against despair to reach magical seaside Eira. The Calamari Unionists take advantage of unending night to venture their intrepid journey. —David Stevens