Finnkino
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Finnkino Oy is a Finnish film distributor and the biggest movie theatre chain in Finland. It was established in 1986 as a union of 34 companies working in the film industry. From 1994 Finnkino has been part of the Rautakirja Group, which has been owned by SanomaWSOY since 2003. Finnkino has a total of 18 movie theaters in nine cities. It also has subsidiaries in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.
Finnkino's biggest movie theatre multiplex is Tennispalatsi in Helsinki.
In 2006, Finnkino took over Finnish distribution for films by United International Pictures' partner studios, Paramount Pictures (including films by DreamWorks) and Universal Pictures, after UIP decided to move its Finnish distribution base from Buena Vista International, which started distributing UIP's films in Finland in 2002 after UIP shut down its Finnish distribution offices.