''Lakeside Murders'' ( fi, Koskinen) is a Finnish

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and

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television series created by and starring

Eero Aho Eero-Matti Aho (born 26 January 1968) is a Finnish actor who has appeared on stage, in films and on television. He plays Antero Rokka in film '' The Unknown Soldier'' (2017), and stars as Inspector Koskinen in the crime television series ''Lakesid ...

. The series is based on the ''Koskinen'' book series by

Seppo Jokinen Seppo Sakari Jokinen (born 13 April 1949) is a Finnish writer of crime fiction. His books' main character is the fictional police officer Sakari Koskinen from Hervanta, Tampere. Koskinen is divorced and has a son named Antti. The books are publi ...

and follows Inspector Sakari Koskinen and his team in the Violent Crimes Unit as they try to solve murders in the Finnish lakeside city of

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(in Finnish) ''Lakeside Murders'' is produced for

by Aito Media Oy. Filming of the series began in October 2020 in

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. The first season, which consisted of ten episodes, premiered in Finland on 29 November 2021 on

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'' (in Finnish) Season two premiered on 15 June 2022. The series permission rights to send a certain programme have been sold in North America, Australia and

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Overview

The series follows Inspector Sakari Koskinen and his team in the Violent Crime Unit of the Central Finland Police Department in Tampere. Koskisen's diverse team includes Ulla Lundelin, a mother of three who treats alcohol stress; Risto Pekki, who uses

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diligently; and the passionate

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fan Markku Kaatio. Half a year has passed since the events of the first season. The bomb that exploded at the wedding of Luttinen and Taru has left its mark, and the author, Kai Hurme, has fled abroad, avoiding the police. During the season, Koskinen and the team will face a series of drownings, a series of strange persecutions in the neighborhood of

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's "Great Wall of China", a cycle of exploitation and vengeful violence across the country, and the head of a man found on the stairs of

Tampere City Hall The Tampere City Hall ( fi, Tampereen Raatihuone; sv, Tammerfors rådhus) is a Neo-Renaissance building in Tampere, Finland, situated at the edge of the Tampere Central Square. The current city hall was built in 1890 and was designed by Georg Sc ...

Cast and characters

Main

as Inspector Sakari Koskinen *

Maria Ylipää Maria Mikaela Markuntytär Ylipää (born 8 August 1981) is a Finnish singer and actress, who has starred in the musical '' Kristina från Duvemåla'' (Helsinki 2012, Göteborg 2014, Stockholm 2015) and acted in the films ''Keisarikunta'' (2004) a ...

as Ulla Lundelin * as Risto Pekki * as Markku Kaatio

Recurring

* as Roine * as Raija Koskinen * as Antti Koskinen *

Mari Turunen Mari Turunen (born 1970 in Joensuu) is a Finnish actress. She has become known for the Kummeli comedy series from 1994 to 2000, and films '' Kummeli: Kultakuume'' from 1997 and ''Kummelin Jackpot'' from 2006. She also starred in the 2021 crime dr ...

as Tanse Niiranen * as Hokka

Episodes

Season 1 (2021–2022)

References

External links

* (in Finnish) * {{IMDb title , tt16271554
Lakeside Murders – Koskinen
at LS-Distribution 2021 Finnish television series debuts 2020s crime television series Finnish drama television series 2020s Finnish television series Finnish police procedural television series Television shows based on novels