
Young Wallander(2020)
An incendiary hate crime stirs civil unrest, fast-tracking rookie cop Kurt Wallander to detective in this origin story for the popular character.



Ville Virtanen
Kari Sorjonen

Matleena Kuusniemi
Pauliina Sorjonen

Olivia Ainali
Janina Sorjonen

Anu Sinisalo
Lena Jaakkola

Lenita Susi
Katia Jaakkola

Kristiina Halttu
Taina Henttunen

Max Bremer
HP Lund
Jasmin Hamid
Jenna 'Jänis' Luhta
Matti Laine
Risto Susi-Huhtala

Janne Virtanen
Robert Degerman
Bordertown is a drama, crime, mystery series that first aired in 2016 exploring themes of small town, border, nordic noir. it stars Ville Virtanen, Matleena Kuusniemi, Olivia Ainali. The story of DI Kari Sorjonen of the Serious Crime Unit in Lappeenranta, his family, and his investigations into a variety of harrowing homicides around the border area.
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