Who am I, where do I come from? It is the most fundamental of questions but one, that for many, doesn’t have a straightforward answer. For members of Finlands’ Skolt Sámi community, it is not only a fundamental question but … Continue reading The Echoes of Lost Identity: A Review of the Skolt Sámi Film Je’vida
In one of our first interviews from the incredibly successful Copenhagen Documentary Film Festival we got to speak to director Virpi Suutari about her beautiful film Once Upon a Time in a Forest. The film follows young Finnish activists Ida … Continue reading Guardians of Green: The Story Behind ‘Once Upon a Time in a Forest’
Alex spoke to Finnish actress Kreeta Salminen, star of Walter Presents new series Enemy of the People. The series aired in the UK at the beginning of August and has already proved to be a hit. Nordic Watchlist: Let us … Continue reading Kreeta Salminen stars in new series Enemy of the People on Walter Presents
With three new Nordic series being released based on true events we pick out some of our favourites and which new ones to look out for – here is our 10 Nordic TV series based on true events. The Investigation … Continue reading 10 Nordic TV series based on true events
Girls Girls Girls The Finnish long-listed entry for the Academy Awards, this feel-good romantic feature has fantastic performances from its three young leads. We first caught this film almost a year ago now when it was featured at BFI Flare … Continue reading Four fantastic Finnish films available now on BFI Player
The Walter Presents platform brings us a new crime series this month – Helsinki Crimes follows two detectives as they deal with a variety of crimes, set in Finland. We spoke to the show’s two lead stars Olli Rahkonen and … Continue reading Meet the two detectives in new Finnish series Helsinki Crimes on Walter Presents
Veera W.Vilo is the star of new Finnish film Free Skate which has had its cinema release in Finland. We got to speak to Veera about the film and what to expect. To start with, tell us a little bit … Continue reading Finland’s Free Skate star Veera W. Vilo discusses her film with Nordic Watchlist
At Nordic Watchlist we’re not all about film and TV – we like to bring other great Nordic brands and culture to you to add to your Watchlist! And in this case, your drink list. Marc from Nordic Watchlist met … Continue reading An idea born in a sauna that became a global drink success – the fascinating story behind the quirky Finnish Kyrö Distillery
Last year we discovered Mads Hedegaard’s arcade playing friends in the excellent feel good documentary Canon Arm and the Arcade Quest this year we have been introduced to a similar feel good documentary with Einari Paakenen’s Karaoke Paradise which featured … Continue reading Finnish director Einari Paakkenen discusses his documentary Karaoke Paradise
April was admittedly a little quiet on the Nordic front – there were no TV shows released in the UK and only a handful of films – but that didn’t stop us from discovering some top picks to share with … Continue reading Nordic Watchlist’s Picks of the Month: April 2022