Based on a novel by the late Finnish writer Timo Mukka, this simple story focuses on what happens when Milka (Irma Huntus), a girl barely out of childhood, gets pregnant by Ojanen (Matti Turunen) a rustic fieldhand. Her own mother had been hoping to marry Ojanen, and her daughter's pregnancy turns their lives around. Set in the Lapp country of northern Finland, the scenery is breathtaking, made even more so by the isolation of the region. A sense of natural solitude is underscored by a slow-moving dialogue interspersed with long silences, and the connection between nature and the dialogue is underscored as the young Milka recites poetry while out in the countryside. The fate of Milka and her mother, however, is connected to the decision that Ojanen makes at the end.
Unfortunately the movie Milka: A Film About Taboos is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Editing | Tuula Mehtonen | Editor |
| Directing | Veikko Aaltonen | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Rauni Mollberg | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eija-Leena Lehmuskallio | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Seppo Heinonen | Screenplay |
| Editing | Marjatta Niiranen | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Seppo Heinonen | Production Design |
| Editing | Antti Kokko | Colorist |
| Writing | Timo K. Mukka | Novel |
| Camera | Raimo Paananen | Assistant Camera |
| Writing | Veikko Aaltonen | Screenplay |
| Sound | Seppo Anttila | Sound Assistant |
| Camera | Henrik Paersch | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Johan Hake | Sound |
| Writing | Rauni Mollberg | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jussi Niilekselä | Screenplay |
| Sound | Kari Rydman | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Tuomo Kattilakoski | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | Ulla-Maija Alppi | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Markku Lehmuskallio | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Esa Vuorinen | Director of Photography |
