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 |
| Directing | Aki Kaurismäki | Director |
| Editing | Aki Kaurismäki | Editor |
| Production | Erkki Astala | Production Manager |
| Production | Fabienne Vonier | Co-Producer |
| Production | Reinhard Brundig | Co-Producer |
| Production | Eila Werning | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Tom Forsström | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Matti Pellonpää | In Memory Of |
| Editing | Timo Nousiainen | Colorist |
| Editing | Tuija Kotamäki | Negative Cutter |
| Writing | Aki Kaurismäki | Writer |
| Production | Heikki Ukkonen | Location Manager |
| Lighting | Lauri Tomminen | Gaffer |
| Camera | Malla Hukkanen | Still Photographer |
| Production | Sinikka Usvamaa | Accountant |
| Lighting | Risto Laasonen | Gaffer |
| Art | Jan-Eric Nyström | Title Designer |
| Lighting | Olli Varja | Gaffer |
| Camera | Heikki Färm | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Olavi Tuomi | Gaffer |
| Production | Paula Oinonen | Production Assistant |
| Directing | Malla Hukkanen | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Jukka Jalkanen | Location Manager |
| Production | Haije Alanoja | Production Secretary |
| Sound | Juuso Hirvikangas | Sound Assistant |
| Production | Jaakko Talaskivi | Unit Manager |
| Camera | Timo Salminen | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tuula Hilkamo | Costume Design |
| Art | Markku Pätilä | Production Design |
| Art | Jukka Salmi | Production Design |
| Directing | Erja Dammert | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Kimmo Taavila | Sound |
| Sound | Jouko Lumme | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Timo Linnasalo | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Raili Salmi | Post Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Shelley Fisher | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Jouko Lumme | Sound |
