Today's tip is about Nordic TV series! Are we the only ones who watch a lot of TV and TV series these days? During the pandemic, when you can't travel and have to limit your social life, we like to watch series. Here are 12 Nordic TV series we've watched, and another 13 that we have yet to watch...
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Nordic TV series
Why Nordic TV series? There are plenty of great international TV series, but today we're going to focus on the Nordic ones. We've seen a whole bunch of Nordic series recently. There are plenty of good Nordic crime dramas, but also many other good series. For example, we are currently watching "Borgen" - a really good political drama! Other favourites are "Sorjonen" and "Brottet". Here are some tips!
1. Borgen (Denmark)
Birgitte Nyborg becomes Denmark's first female prime minister and learns that elbowing her way through 'Borgen' is not a walk in the park.
- Actors: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Pilou Asbæk and others.
- From: 2010
- Seasons: 3
- Was: Netflix
2nd Sorjonen (Finland)
An experienced and peculiar police commissioner starts working in a small town to spend more time with his family. Instead, he finds himself in the middle of gruesome murders and crimes.
- Actors: Ville Virtanen, Matleena Kuusniemi, Anu Sinisalo, Lenita Susi, Kristiina Halttu and others.
- From: 2019
- Seasons: 3
- Was: Netflix
3. Dicte (Denmark)
A crime reporter returns to her hometown to start a new life, but finds herself at odds with the police as she tries to solve their cases.
- Actors: Iben Hjejle, Lars Brygmann, Lærke Winther and others.
- From: 2013
- Seasons: 3
- Was: Netflix
4. Atlantic Crossing (Norway)
Norway is occupied by Germany in 1940 and Crown Princess Märtha and her children are forced to flee to the United States. They become guests of President Roosevelt at the White House.
- Actors: Sofia Helin, Kyle MacLachlan and others
- From: 2020
- Seasons: 1
- Was: SVT Play
5. crime (Denmark)
Homicide investigator Sarah Lund is about to move to her boyfriend in Sweden, but gets caught up in crimes so horrific that she can't let them go.
- Actors: Sofie Gråbøl and others
- From: 2007
- Seasons: 3
- Was: TV4 Play
6. The Valhalla Murders (Iceland)
A police officer with a tough background returns to his native Iceland to help a dedicated colleague hunt down a serial killer.
- Actors: Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir, Björn Thors, Arnar Sigurður Skúlason, and others.
- From: 2020
- Seasons: 1
- Was: Netflix
7. The one who kills (Denmark)
A Copenhagen police officer and a psychiatrist track down serial killers, including one who targets families and another who is already in prison.
- Actors: Laura Bach, Jakob Cedergren, Lars Mikkelsen and others
- From: 2011
- Seasons: 1
- Was: Netflix
8. Bron (Sweden/Denmark)
Crime series set in both Sweden and Denmark. It all starts when a body is found on the bridge between the countries.
- Actors: Sofia Helin, Kim Bodnia, Dag Malmberg and others
- From: 2011
- Seasons: 4
- Was: Netflix
9. exit (Norway)
What do you do when you already have everything? A tale of multi-millionaires with an insatiable appetite for violence, sex, drugs and insider trading.
- Actors: Simon J. Berger, Agnes Kittelsen, Pål Sverre Hagen, Tobias Santelmann, Jon Øigarden and others.
- From: 2019
- Seasons: 2
- Was: SVT Play
10. Varg Veum (Norway)
Private investigator Varg Veum solves difficult cases, often becoming entangled in deadly conspiracies and hidden corruption.
- Actors: Trond Espen Seim, Bjørn Floberg, Endre Hellestveit et al.
- From: 2008
- Seasons: 2
- Was: Netflix
11. Trapped (Iceland)
The body of a murder victim is found in a small Icelandic village just as a major snowstorm causes the village to lose all contact with the outside world.
- Actors: Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson and others.
- From: 2015
- Seasons: 2
- Was: Netflix
12. Ragnarök (Norway)
A slightly fantasy-orientated series that focuses on young people in a small Norwegian town plagued by pollution and melting glaciers.
- Actors: David Stakston, Herman Tømmeraas, Theresa Frostad Eggesbø and others.
- From: 2020
- Seasons: 1
- Was: Netflix
And 13 more Nordic TV series that we haven't seen yet...
13. life time (Norway)
Crime series
- Actors: Tone Mostraum, Iselin Shumba, Ingar Helge Gimle, Hallvard Holmen, Bjarte Hjelmeland.
- From: 2020
- Seasons: 1
- Was: SVT Play
14. Rita (Denmark)
Dramacomedy
- Actors: Mille Dinesen, Lise Baastrup, Carsten Bjørnlund and others
- From: 2012
- Seasons: 5
- Was: Netflix
15. 1864 (Denmark)
Historical film
- Actors: Pilou Asbæk, Jakob Oftebro, Marie Tourell Søderberg and others
- From: 2014
- Seasons: 1
- Was: Netflix
16th Bø (Norway)
Romantic drama
- Actors: Odin Waage, Mathilde Thomine Storm, Maja Christiansen, Sjur Vatne Brean and others.
- From: 2020
- Seasons: 1
- Was: TV4 Play
17. Women and cava (Norway)
Humorous drama
- Actors: Ingunn Beate Strige Øyen, Egil Bjørøen, Kristin Svensen, Kjell Strand, Janna Kari Kvinnesland and others.
- From: 2021
- Seasons: 1
- Was: SVT Play
18. Between us (Denmark)
drama
- Actors: Nicolai Cleve Broch, Agnes Kittelsen, Lærke Winther, Johannes Nymark and others
- From: 2019
- Seasons: 1
- Was: TV4 Play
19. The Rain (Denmark)
drama
- Actors: Alba August, Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard and others.
- From: 2018
- Seasons:
- Was: Netflix
20. The peacemaker (Finland)
drama
- Actors: Irina Björklund, Mikko Nousiainen, Louise Petehoff and others
- From: 2020
- Seasons: 1
- Was: SVT Play
21st Norwegian-ish (Norway)
drama
- Actors: Nasrin Khusrawi, Selda Ekiz, Singh Bajwa Ravdeep and others
- From: 2020
- Seasons: 1
- Was: SVT Play
22. Grey Zone (Sweden/Denmark)
Thriller/drama
- Actors: Tova Magnusson, Birgitte Hjort Sörensen, Ardalan Esmaili, Joachim Fjelstrup and others.
- From: 2018
- Seasons: 1
- Was: TV4 Play
23. Golden rain (Iceland)
drama
- Actors: Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir, Karolina Gruszka, Hallgrímur Ólafsson
- From: 2021
- Seasons: 1
- Was: SVT Play
24. where is Løkken located? (Denmark)
Romantic comedy
- Actors: Lise Baastrup Nielsen, Nicolaj Kopernikus, Simon Bonde, Roberta Hilarius Reichhardt
- From: 2020
- Seasons: 1
- Was: SVT Play
25. With all my heart (Finland)
drama
- Actors: Lotta Lehtikari, Niina Koponen, Martin Bahne and others
- From: 2021
- Seasons: 1
- Was: SVT Play (premiere 26 March)
Swedish TV series
Swedish TV series are of course also Nordic, and there are many that are really good. Some recent favourites have been The Thin Blue Line, Torpedoes and Caliphate. You can find even more tips here:
Do you have more tips for Nordic TV series?
Have you seen any of these Nordic TV series? Which ones have you liked and disliked? Maybe you can suggest some more? It feels like we'll be spending a lot of time at home in the next few months, too, so keep the tips coming!
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Minette says:
Great tips! I had not heard of Exit before. Will check it out. One tip I have is the Danish series: Vargen kommer. https://www.svtplay.se/vargen-kommer
18 March 2021 - 6:53
Helena says:
Exit was very special! Interesting! Thanks for the tip about the Wolf is coming! 🙂
18 March 2021 - 17:29
BP says:
The Bridge is probably one of the best TV series I've seen. I hope it continues with a new season. Then I have seen trailers of "Atlantic Crossing". Thin blue line is very good, unfortunately only one episode left. Hope for more seasons there. The actor who plays the police officer Leah in the series is the same one who had the main role in Caliphate. She is incredibly good.
By the way, I wonder what I do during the day/evening. Apart from these series, I haven't seen any of the ones you list...
18 March 2021 - 16:03
Travelsis says:
Always fun with lists! We from Malmö follow the thin blue line slavishly.
I see that you have not included Before We Die on your lists. It is so good and a little nerve-wracking many times! /Pernilla
18 March 2021 - 20:26
Lena+in+Wales+and+Spain says:
Thanks for the tips!
20 March 2021 - 11:00