8.560 minSeason 3 • Episode 10
LatestWith the city in crisis, Anneli faces an ultimatum, and Kari must decide just how far he's willing to go to stop his nemesis.
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.
Acting
Ville Virtanen's physicality — watch him literally walk away from feelings
Direction
Miikko Oikkonen's patient, devastating season-long reveals
Cinematography
Endless grey skies that somehow make depression look gorgeous
Creator
Miikko Oikkonen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show's 'memory palace' technique was inspired by real Finnish police interview methods, not Sherlock — Oikkonen researched actual cognitive interviewing before writing Kari's condition.
Bordertown helped crack the Nordic noir monopoly held by Sweden and Denmark; its success opened doors for Finnish-language crime drama internationally, including Netflix's first Finnish original.
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