28 minSeason 3 • Episode 10
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Oona (20-something) runs a small coffee shop in the heart of hipsteresque Kallio district in Helsinki. Oona’s is not really the classic entrepreneur type: she’s often late to work and throws out customers she dislikes. She’s also constantly in a state of existential crisis over what she should become and whether she’s a somebody or just a nobody. Oona’s best friend is Arttu, a 25 y.o. gay artist-dj-creator-whatever. Together they hate, love, party and cry and try to become adults.
Acting
Anna Airola's deadpan existential crisis is uncomfortably relatable.
Production
Kallio district is basically a character—gritty, gentrifying, gorgeous.
Writing
Dialogue that captures the specific horror of being almost-30 and aimless.
Creator
Anna Brotkin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kallio was historically Helsinki's working-class district; its rapid gentrification mirrors the characters' struggle to find authentic identity amid change.
Creator Anna Brotkin based Oona's coffee shop on actual Kallio cafés where she wrote early drafts—some customers reportedly recognized themselves and were not pleased.
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