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
Copenhagen Documentary Film Festival (CPH:DOX) is back for 2022, starting on 23rd March and finishing this coming weekend. This year sees the return of in-person events and screenings all over Copenhagen city, and we flew out there to check it … Continue reading Copenhagen Documentary Film Festival 2022: Four films in the Nordic award that examine electro-sensitivity, burnout, karaoke, and the Swedish pandemic strategy
Alli Haapasalo is a Finnish writer and director who is passionate about telling strong female-driven stories. Her feature debut Love and Fury was out in 2016 and her second, 2019’s Force of Habit, was nominated for several Jussi Awards (Finnish … Continue reading Alli Haapasalo discusses her new film ‘Girl Picture’ which premieres as BFI FLARE this week
‘Hatching‘ is a compelling new psychological thriller and body horror film by Finnish director Hanna Bergholm with a quirky style and and even quirkier storyline. The main character, Tinja, is a adolescent gymnast who’s desperate to be perfect and please … Continue reading As dark Finnish horror ‘Hatching’ takes flight, we speak to director Hanna Bergholm about her cracking feature debut
In July I spoke with film director Suvi West, when we were both in the mad throes of moving house. Suvi was mid-flow packing, whilst I had just managed to get the internet after five days of waiting. So it … Continue reading Suvi West’s Eatnameamet educates us on the Sami
Finnish artists dumb kitsch release their new single ‘Killing It’ today – we learn some more about them and what we can expect from next. Tell us about yourselves, who you are and where did the name come from? We … Continue reading Nordic New Music: dumb kitsch