The Last Wedding

{{for|the 2001 Canadian film|Last Wedding}}

{{short description|1995 film}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}

{{Infobox film

| name = The Last Wedding

| image = The Last Wedding.jpg

| caption = Original Finnish film poster

| director = Markku Pölönen

| producer =

| writer = Markku Pölönen

| based_on = Kivenpyörittäjän kylä by Heikki Turunen

| starring = Martti Suosalo

| music =

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| released = {{Film date|1995|2|17|df=yes}}

| runtime = 90 minutes

| country = Finland

| language = Finnish

| budget = FIM 5,970,646

}}

The Last Wedding ({{langx|fi|Kivenpyörittäjän kylä}}) is a 1995 Finnish comedy film directed by Markku Pölönen.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/134655/The-Last-Wedding/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308194805/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/134655/The-Last-Wedding/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 March 2016 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide |author=Sandra Brennan |date=2016 |title=The Last Wedding |access-date=4 October 2015 }} It tells the story of Pekka, who arrives with his family from Sweden to his childhood village in North Karelia, whose residents are preparing for a wedding celebration. The film is based on the 1976 novel by Heikki Turunen.{{cite web|url=http://www.filmgoer.fi/arvostelut/k/kivenpyorittajan_kyla/index.html|title=Kivenpyörittäjän kylä (1995)|website=FilmGoer|access-date=13 September 2023|language=fi}}{{cite web|url=https://elonet.finna.fi/Record/kavi.elonet_elokuva_160962|title=Kivenpyörittäjän kylä|website=Elonet|access-date=13 September 2023|language=fi}}

The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmfestivals.com/news/newsl1.htm |title=41 to Compete for Foreign Language Oscar Nominations |access-date=4 October 2015 |work=FilmFestivals.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407001102/http://www.filmfestivals.com/news/newsl1.htm |archive-date=7 April 2012}}