''Estonia'' is a

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eight-part

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. The series tells about the sinking of the MS ''Estonia'' ferry in 1994. Based on the actual investigation reports, the story follows the accident investigation in Finland,

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and

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through several people, in connection with which we also see events on the car ferry, the sinking and its rescue efforts. The series is created by Miikko Oikkonen and directed by Måns Månsson and Juuso Syrjä. The series was released on the

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streaming service on 12 October 2023. The series has also been selected for the primetime program of the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.

Cast

Jussi Nikkilä Jussi Nikkilä (born 28 June 1982 in Lahti) is a Finnish actor and director. Selected filmography *''Young Gods'' (2003) *''Beauty and the Bastard'' (2005) *'' Ganes'' (2007) *'' Sixpack'' (2011) *''Love and Other Troubles'' (2012) *''Estonia ...

as Henri Peltonen * as Johan Bildgren * Seidi Haarla as Kati Peltonen * Kaspar Velberg as Janek Tamm * as Pasi Toukola * Peter Andersson as Jörgen Berglund * as Erik Claeson * as Ari Luoma-Aho * as Lasse Aihinen * as Grete Kukk * as Axel * as Lucas * as Ermo Raud *

Rain Simmul Rain Simmul (born 18 August 1965, in Tartu) is an Estonian actor. In 1988 he graduated from the Tallinn State Conservatory's Performing Arts Department. 1988–1999 he worked at Vanemuine Theatre. Since 1999 he is working at Tallinn City Theatr ...

as Mattias Vint *

Egon Nuter Egon Nuter (born on 23 September 1955 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actor. In 1980 he graduated from Tallinn Pedagogical Institute in stage managing speciality. From 1980 until 2002, he worked at the Vanalinnastuudio. Since 2019, he has been an acto ...

as Arnold Rooste * as Gustav Keipp * as Korhonen * as Peter Ekblom * as Seppo Lehtinen * as Henrik Lapin * as Birgitta Lindqvist *

Emil Almén Lars Emil Almén (born June 30, 1980, in Sala, Sweden) is a Swedish actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern me ...

as Oscar Berg * Simo Reilimo as Finnish TV-reporter

Production

According to

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's announcement, ''Estonia'' is so far the most expensive drama series produced in Finland. The budget of the series is around €15 million. It has been financed by C More, MTV Oy and the Swedish television channel

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. The

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has granted the project development support in the years 2020–2022 totaling €225,000. The actors of the series are from Finland, Sweden, Estonia and

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. Filming of the series began in June 2022 and ended in October of the same year. Filming takes place in Finland, Sweden, Estonia and

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. The sea scenes are shot at studios in

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that focus on water scenes. The

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are made, for example, in the

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and

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References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=27600236
''Estonia'' Trailer , TIFF 2023
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