Finnish series creators are ready to laugh – also at themselves. “While cultures vary, a fish-out-of-water experience is universal,” says writer Beata Harju, behind “Lay Low and Don’t Be Fabulous” ...

MADRID — Following on 2019 MipTV hit “Invisible Heroes,” set in 1973 Chile, “The Paradise” marks the second time in under 12 months that Finnish public broadcaster YLE has reached out to set – and ...

Finland has a reputation as a curious country filled with lakes, saunas and forests as well as the home of Santa Claus. Now it is hoping to be known for its ambitious television series with a swathe ...

Beta Cinema has taken international sales rights for drama Lapland War, about a group of Finnish youngsters as they grapple with their country’s changing allegiances during World War Two, for an AFM ...

Netflix’s Finnish crime drama Bordertown has returned with new episodes and a new mystery, ready to consume your weekend! Created by Miikko Oikkonen, the Nordic noir series follows Detective Inspector ...

Elisa Viihde has commissioned the new original series The Man Who Died, based on the best-selling book of the same title by Antti Tuomainen. Jussi Vatanen will star in the six-episode series, which ...

Alan Sim, executive producer and commissioner at Elisa Viihde, tells TV Drama about the Finnish platform’s local drama strategy. In the last few years, Finnish entertainment platform Elisa Viihde has ...