Ivalo (2018)

Drama
Crime

Overview

During a routine search of an old cabin in the remote and wintery back country, Finnish policewoman, Nina Kautsalo, discovers two dead prostitutes, with a third still fighting for her life. The ensuing investigation takes a surprise twist when an extremely rare and deadly virus is discovered in the surviving woman’s bloodwork. When the Finnish Bureau of Investigation takes over the case, German virologist, Thomas Lorenz is called in to assist in identifying and containing the virus. Set within the endless white expanse of the arctic circle, Nina and Thomas must rely on each other to have any hope of saving the ones they love. But what takes precedence? A deadly virus or an active serial killer?

Olli HaikkaCreator
Petja PeltomaaCreator
Joona TenaCreator

StatusReturning Series

TypeScripted

Original LanguageFinnish

Network

Seasons

Season 1

2018 | 10 Episodes

Season 1 of Arctic Circle premiered on December 21, 2018

Season 2

2021 | 6 Episodes

Season 2 of Arctic Circle premiered on December 19, 2021

Nina Kautsalo has moved to Rovaniemi in northern Finland, where her daughter has started special school and her mother is undergoing cancer treatment. Nina joins a new Finnish-Russian police team and is partnered with the mysterious Viktor. A new investigation leads them to Murmansk on the trail of a mysterious hunting club. The case also involves an unsolved old murder whose prime suspect has disappeared.

Season 3

2023 | 6 Episodes

Season 3 of Arctic Circle premiered on October 4, 2023

Nina Kautsalo returns to Ivalo, where she starts investigating the murder of a local pharmacist as chief of police. Meanwhile, an attempt is made to hijack a top-secret test car. Soon the murder investigation led by Nina also points in the direction of the international car business.