De recessie slaat toe in Finland. Lauri verliest zijn baan als trambestuurder. Korte tijd later verliest ook zijn vrouw Ilona haar baan als hoofdserveerster in een restaurant. Omdat ze geen uitkering van de overheid willen, gaan ze hard op zoek naar een nieuwe baan.
Nee, helaas is Kauas pilvet karkaavat nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Production | Aki Kaurismäki | Producer |
| Editing | Aki Kaurismäki | Editor |
| Directing | Aki Kaurismäki | Director |
| Production | Erkki Astala | Production Manager |
| Production | Reinhard Brundig | Co-Producer |
| Production | Eila Werning | Co-Producer |
| Production | Fabienne Vonier | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Tom Forsström | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Matti Pellonpää | In Memory Of |
| Writing | Aki Kaurismäki | Writer |
| Lighting | Olavi Tuomi | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Olli Varja | Gaffer |
| Camera | Heikki Färm | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Lauri Tomminen | Gaffer |
| Sound | Juuso Hirvikangas | Sound Assistant |
| Editing | Tuija Kotamäki | Negative Cutter |
| Lighting | Risto Laasonen | Gaffer |
| Production | Paula Oinonen | Production Assistant |
| Production | Haije Alanoja | Production Secretary |
| Production | Sinikka Usvamaa | Accountant |
| Camera | Malla Hukkanen | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Malla Hukkanen | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Jukka Jalkanen | Location Manager |
| Editing | Timo Nousiainen | Colorist |
| Production | Jaakko Talaskivi | Unit Manager |
| Production | Heikki Ukkonen | Location Manager |
| Art | Jan-Eric Nyström | Title Designer |
| Camera | Timo Salminen | Director of Photography |
| Art | Jukka Salmi | Production Design |
| Art | Markku Pätilä | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tuula Hilkamo | Costume Design |
| Sound | Jouko Lumme | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Shelley Fisher | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Timo Linnasalo | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Kimmo Taavila | Sound |
| Crew | Raili Salmi | Post Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Erja Dammert | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Jouko Lumme | Sound |
