Shadow Lines

Shadow Lines

Nyrkki
Ended First aired 04/Oct/2019 FI FI 2 season(s) 18 episode(s)
DramaWar & Politics
During the 1950s, Helsinki was the focal point of the Cold War, as global powers and their intelligence agencies coalesced in the small neutral country that stood between the East and the West. Shadow Lines is an international spy thriller that follows a secret intelligence team whose mission is to defend the independence of Finland no matter the cost.
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Season 2 · Season 2
8 episode(s) · Air date: 06/Sep/2021
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Year 1956. Kekkonen has been elected as the President of Finland. As the Republic struggles in the pressure of the Eastern and Western superpowers, the secret intelligence unit Nyrkki faces a threat from its own past.

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Year 1956. Kekkonen has been elected as the President of Finland. As the Republic struggles in the pressure of the Eastern and Western superpowers, the secret intelligence unit Nyrkki faces a threat from its own past.

S2E7
The Devil's Deal
Air date: 27/Sep/2021 · Runtime: 42 min
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Helena meets her father and Tabe meets an old friend. Helena makes a deal with the devil. Olavi is on his way to hell. Nyrkki must save Finland, but is it too late?

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Helena meets her father and Tabe meets an old friend. Helena makes a deal with the devil. Olavi is on his way to hell. Nyrkki must save Finland, but is it too late?

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S2E6
Life Or Death
Air date: 20/Sep/2021 · Runtime: 42 min
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While Helena fights with her past and Yrjö for his life, Olavi makes a hard decicion. Aune enjoys the power she has gained and Tabe decides to turn over a new page in her life.

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While Helena fights with her past and Yrjö for his life, Olavi makes a hard decicion. Aune enjoys the power she has gained and Tabe decides to turn over a new page in her life.

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S2E5
Betrayers And The Betrayed
Air date: 20/Sep/2021 · Runtime: 42 min
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Nyrkki is on the verge of falling apart and is questioning who it can trust. Helena takes a huge risk to save Finland and find the truth about her mother. Olavi pays a high price for his loyalty.

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Nyrkki is on the verge of falling apart and is questioning who it can trust. Helena takes a huge risk to save Finland and find the truth about her mother. Olavi pays a high price for his loyalty.

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S2E4
With Two Cards
Air date: 13/Sep/2021 · Runtime: 42 min
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Nyrkki finds out that the government is about to attend a top secret meeting, and fears for the worst. Helena and Olavi resort to old tricks and Tabe saves the day.

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Nyrkki finds out that the government is about to attend a top secret meeting, and fears for the worst. Helena and Olavi resort to old tricks and Tabe saves the day.

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S2E3
Old And New
Air date: 13/Sep/2021 · Runtime: 42 min
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The strike ends and Kekkonen rewards Yrjö by sending him on leave. Helena and Olavi have a fun evening together while Tabe meets a new acquaintance. Aune visits an old friend.

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The strike ends and Kekkonen rewards Yrjö by sending him on leave. Helena and Olavi have a fun evening together while Tabe meets a new acquaintance. Aune visits an old friend.

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Strikebreakers
Air date: 06/Sep/2021 · Runtime: 42 min
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Helena discovers a shocking secret about her mother. Helena and Olavi are tasked with finding out who is behind the general strike while Aune and Yrjö search for their enemy.

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Helena discovers a shocking secret about her mother. Helena and Olavi are tasked with finding out who is behind the general strike while Aune and Yrjö search for their enemy.

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S2E1
On the Edge of the Grave
Air date: 06/Sep/2021 · Runtime: 45 min
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Kekkonen takes office and the Nyrkki buries one of its members. Helena is still searching for answers about her past. A routine gig turns into a war zone when a new enemy appears on the scene.

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Kekkonen takes office and the Nyrkki buries one of its members. Helena is still searching for answers about her past. A routine gig turns into a war zone when a new enemy appears on the scene.

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Season 1 · Season 1
10 episode(s) · Air date: 04/Oct/2019
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Helsinki 1955: During the upcoming presidential election, the KGB, CIA and other intelligence services will do their utmost to ensure that the president will be of their chosen. Nyrkki, secret team of Finnish spies effectively protects Finland's independence when the newest member of the group compromises everything in search for the truth about their own past.

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Helsinki 1955: During the upcoming presidential election, the KGB, CIA and other intelligence services will do their utmost to ensure that the president will be of their chosen. Nyrkki, secret team of Finnish spies effectively protects Finland's independence when the newest member of the group compromises everything in search for the truth about their own past.

S1E10
Kekkonen, Kekkonen, Kekkonen
Air date: 18/Oct/2019 · Runtime: 42 min
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On the eve of the presidential election, Helena and Julius confide in each other. CIA agent Lisa has decided not to leave Fagerholm's victory to a chance, but Nyrkki will stand their ground.

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On the eve of the presidential election, Helena and Julius confide in each other. CIA agent Lisa has decided not to leave Fagerholm's victory to a chance, but Nyrkki will stand their ground.

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S1E9
Return to Porkkala
Air date: 18/Oct/2019 · Runtime: 45 min
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The return of Porkkala and the presidential election getting closer. Will CIA agent Lisa succeed in makingJulius an ally? Helena organizes the defect of Sergejev and her children to the west.

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The return of Porkkala and the presidential election getting closer. Will CIA agent Lisa succeed in makingJulius an ally? Helena organizes the defect of Sergejev and her children to the west.

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S1E8
The Last Mission
Air date: 18/Oct/2019 · Runtime: 44 min
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Julius is beaten and trapped, but Helena reconciles her sins with Sergejev’s gifts. Operation Baba Yaga kicks off at Christmas when Yrjö surprises Helena and Julius with his Christmas present.

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Julius is beaten and trapped, but Helena reconciles her sins with Sergejev’s gifts. Operation Baba Yaga kicks off at Christmas when Yrjö surprises Helena and Julius with his Christmas present.

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S1E7
The Price of Freedom
Air date: 18/Oct/2019 · Runtime: 43 min
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Fagerholm's election campaign gets a sizeable remittance from the U.S, that Nyrkki gets a lead on. The struggle between the members of the CIA agents is getting harder and mistrust is growing inside Nyrkki too.

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Fagerholm's election campaign gets a sizeable remittance from the U.S, that Nyrkki gets a lead on. The struggle between the members of the CIA agents is getting harder and mistrust is growing inside Nyrkki too.

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S1E5
Murder in Moscow
Air date: 11/Oct/2019 · Runtime: 42 min
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President Paasikivi and Prime Minister Kekkonen will pay an official visit to Moscow. Tabe Slioor and his mannequins also travel unofficially there to present Finnish fashion to the mistresses of the Soviet elite.

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President Paasikivi and Prime Minister Kekkonen will pay an official visit to Moscow. Tabe Slioor and his mannequins also travel unofficially there to present Finnish fashion to the mistresses of the Soviet elite.

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S1E4
Woman's instinct
Air date: 11/Oct/2019 · Runtime: 43 min
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The CIA and the KGB are furiously investigating the agent's death and Porkkala's security breach. As a member of the team, Helena follows the wife of KGB agent Sergejev and faces against Hertta Kuusinen.

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The CIA and the KGB are furiously investigating the agent's death and Porkkala's security breach. As a member of the team, Helena follows the wife of KGB agent Sergejev and faces against Hertta Kuusinen.

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S1E3
Escape From Porkkala
Air date: 04/Oct/2019 · Runtime: 42 min
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While the U.S. embassy investigates the strange death of its CIA agent and receives surprising assistance from Washington, Nyrkki decides to strike directly at the Porkkala military base, closely guarded by the Red Army.

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While the U.S. embassy investigates the strange death of its CIA agent and receives surprising assistance from Washington, Nyrkki decides to strike directly at the Porkkala military base, closely guarded by the Red Army.

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S1E2
The other side of the coin
Air date: 04/Oct/2019 · Runtime: 42 min
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Big money is always involved whenever there is top secret information for sale. What is going on at the Porkkala military base leased to the Soviet troops, which is only twenty kilometers away from Helsinki?

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Big money is always involved whenever there is top secret information for sale. What is going on at the Porkkala military base leased to the Soviet troops, which is only twenty kilometers away from Helsinki?

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S1E1
Fists In Blood
Air date: 04/Oct/2019 · Runtime: 45 min
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In the summer of 1955, the Cold War heats up in Helsinki. Both the Soviet Union that the United States accelerate intelligence activities, as both are afraid Finland sliding into enemy's side in the face of presidential elections. The CIA supports Fagerholm, KGB supports Kekkonen, but who would take Finland's side?

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In the summer of 1955, the Cold War heats up in Helsinki. Both the Soviet Union that the United States accelerate intelligence activities, as both are afraid Finland sliding into enemy's side in the face of presidential elections. The CIA supports Fagerholm, KGB supports Kekkonen, but who would take Finland's side?

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Emmi Parviainen
Emmi Parviainen
Helena Korhonen
Olavi Uusivirta
Olavi Uusivirta
Julius Boije
Sampo Sarkola
Sampo Sarkola
Olavi Suominen
Katja Küttner
Katja Küttner
Aune Lyytinen
Hannu-Pekka Björkman
Hannu-Pekka Björkman
Yrjö Ylitalo
Jessica Grabowsky
Jessica Grabowsky
Tabe Slioor
Eero Ritala
Eero Ritala
Martti Luoto
Ivan Mathias Petersson
Ivan Mathias Petersson
Ivan Sergejev
Nika Savolainen
Nika Savolainen
Irina Sergejeva
Jonna Järnefelt
Jonna Järnefelt
Lisa Salmén
Samuli Vauramo
Samuli Vauramo
John McCadden
Jevgeni Haukka
Jevgeni Haukka
Sergei Sabanov
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Rich Lyons
George K. McFall
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Maksim Pavlenko
Dmitri Sergejev
Kari Hietalahti
Kari Hietalahti
Kyösti Saarnio
Robert Enckell
Robert Enckell
Bror Svensson
Rafael Edholm
Rafael Edholm
Donald Walker
Elina Knihtilä
Elina Knihtilä
Hertta Kuusinen

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Jarmo Kiuru
Jarmo Kiuru
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Sari Aaltonen
Sari Aaltonen
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Alli Haapasalo
Alli Haapasalo
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Antti-Jussi Annila
Antti-Jussi Annila
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Tapio Liukkonen
Tapio Liukkonen
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Katri Manninen
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Kirsti Manninen
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