FILMED IN LAPLAND
From commercials and viral videos to blockbuster films, filmmakers love Lapland. Below you’ll find recent productions, as well as a comprehensive list of past productions.
Savotta
Savotta By: Filmbutik Year: 2025 Savotta is a six-part observational reality series that takes viewers deep into Finland’s forests, following loggers, forestry machine operators, and entrepreneurs whose lives revolve around the woods. The series showcases both the demanding work of forest management and the complex world of timber trading, offering unique access to a vital […]
Taivaan tulet (Northern lights)
Taivaan tulet (Northern lights) By: Yle Draama Year: 2007-2013 Inspector Rauni Väänänen returns to her hometown of Kemijärvi – the city of the Northern Lights. Adjusting to the northern way of policing, especially with her laid-back partner Aimo Peltoniemi, proves challenging. Together they tackle a wave of crimes, frauds, and a carefree local gang whose […]
Best of Sodankylä
Best of sodankylÄ (Sodankylän parhaat) By: Produced by Sodankylän Elokuvafestivaali ry, Directed by Juho Kuosmanen, Heikki Kujanpää & Jouko Aaltonen | Yle | Year: 2022-2025 Best of Sodankylä is a mini documentary series of Midnight Sun Film Festival’s best moments with international and Finnish film makers.
A Reindeer’s Journey
A Reindeer’s Journey By: Director Guillaume Maidatchevsky | MRP Matila Röhr Productions, Borsalino Productions | Year: 2018 A Reindeer’s Journey follows the first migration of a young reindeer across Lapland. The production filmed in Utsjoki in 2017 and 2018.
The Grand Tour: A Scandi Flick
The Grand Tour: A Scandi Flick By: Prime Video | Year: 2022 In their first post-pandemic special, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May take their favourite rally cars on an epic adventure through the Arctic Circle. Filmed across Northern Scandinavia, including Finnish Lapland, the journey features frozen lake races, ski resort chaos, and homemade […]
The last ones
The Last ones By: Veiko Õunpuu & Homeless Bob Production, Bufo, PRPL / Estonia, Finland, Netherlands | 2020 The Last Ones is a Finnish-Estonian-Dutch co-production. The world of The Last Ones is set in a small mining village, filled with tensions between local reindeer herders and miners. As the film raises questions about the use and worth of […]
Je’vida
Je’vida By: Oktober Year: 2023 Lida, an elderly Skolt Sámi woman who has abandoned her past under the pressures of assimilation, weaving across three different historical eras to examine the fate of Finland’s Indigenous peoples in the post-war period. Je’vida is the first feature-length film entirely in Skolt Sámi. Directed by Katja Gauriloff (Baby Jane, […]
Arctic Circle (Ivalo)
Arctic Circle (Ivalo) By: Yellow Film & TV Year: 2018-2025 Arctic Circle is a crime drama running its fourth season filmed in various location in Finnish Lapland. The series is named after the village Ivalo located in the municipality of Inari.
Kyllä isä osaa lapissa
Kyllä isä osaa lapissa By: ICS Nordic Year: 2025 In the film “Kyllä isä osaa Lapissa”, the story unfolds in a wintry setting. In addition to Tampere, the adventure-filled family also explores the stunning landscapes of Finnish Lapland.
Arktiset vedet (Arctic Waters)
Arktiset vedet (Arctic Waters) By: Arktiset vedet Year: 2012 -2022 Arctic Waters is a fascinating depiction of the beautiful nature of the North and the humans role in it. The tv-series is all about wilderness, fishing, and expedition adventures in the majestic landscapes of Arctic nature and waters.
Valitut (Raptures)
Valitut (Raptures) By: Iris Film AB & Rabbit Films Year: 2025 Rakel is a strict Christian believer living in the far north of Sweden in the 1930s. When her husband forms a sectarian movement, with directions straight from God, she has no choice but to join the increasingly explicit cult. Production was partly filmed in […]
Mestari Cheng (A Spice for Life)
Mestari Cheng (A Spice for Life) By: Marianna Films & QianJi Culture Co. Ltd. Hangzhou Year: 2019 Mesteri Cheng is the story of a Chinese cook who brings his young son to a village in Lapland to connect to an old Finnish friend. The production filmed in Raattama, Kittilä, Ylläs, Sodankylä and Muonio in July and […]
A Boy Called Christmas
A Boy Called Christmas By: Blueprint Pictures, STUDIOCANAL & Netflix Year: 2021 This fantasy film follows a boy named Nikolas on a grand adventure across the north as he searches for mystical Elfhelm, home of the elves, and discovers his destiny as Father Christmas. The film took advantage of the tundra vistas of western and […]
Poromafia (Reindeer Mafia)
Poromafia (Reindeer Mafia) By: Kaiho Republic Year: 2023 Poromafia (Eng: Reindeer Mafia) is a crime drama that follows the power struggle among a northern Finnish family following a divisive inheritance. The show’s cast includes Samuli Edelmann (Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol), Anna-Maija Tuokko (Skimbagirls, Master Cheng) and Mikael Persbrandt (Sex Education, The Hobbit). Produced by […]
Suuri seikkailu (The Great Adventure)
Suuri seikkailu (The Great Adventure) By: Fremantle Year: 2024 Suuri sekkailu returns to television after 19 years! The program, mostly filmed in Muonio, is hosted by former contestant, Jaana Pelkonen. The show features 16 familiar personalities who are divided into two teams competing against each other. Over the course of a month, they will compete in skill and intelligence-demanding tasks, […]
SISU
SISU By: Director Jalmari Helander | Subzero Film Entertainment, Good Chaos Year: 2022 Directed by Jalmari Helander, Sisu is a WWII action movie set in northernmost Lapland. When a fearless ex-soldier discovers gold in the Nazi-occupied wilderness of Finland, he must fight, maim and kill to get his loot home. Helander came to Utsjoki in autumn to […]
Mácchan (Homecoming)
Mácchan (Homecoming) By: Directed by Suvi West & Anssi Kömi | Vaski Filmi Year: 2023 In the documentary, Mácchan, the emotionally broken Sámi people finally get back their stolen ancestral heritage. The indigenous film director Suvi West (Eatnameamet – hiljainen taistelumme, The Killing of Cahceravga) faces the collective pains and starts to break the outside […]
Ohjus (The Missile)
Ohjus (The Missile) By: Directed by Miia Tervo | Komeetta, Stellar Films Year: 2024 The film Ohjus (Eng: The Missile) is about Niina, a single mother turned local journalist who becomes embroiled in an international missile crisis when a Soviet missile crashes into Lake Inari. As chaos ensues in Lapland and her small village, Niina […]
Constellation
Constellation By: Created by Peter Harness | Turbine Studios Year: 2024 Constellation features Noomi Rapace (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Prometheus) as Jo, an astronaut returning from a space disaster to find key aspects of her life missing. It’s an action-packed journey into human psychology as Jo seeks the truth about space travel’s hidden […]
Let’s Bring Your Film to Life in Lapland
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Looking for a Breathtaking Filming Locat
Are you looking for a unique filming location but facing challenges like accessibility issues, bureaucracy, or high costs? Lapland offers the perfect solution – breathtaking landscapes, a smooth permit process, and up to 25% production incentives make filming here effortless. Take advantage of Lapland’s unique lighting conditions and diverse locations to bring your vision to life without compromise.