Towns & cities
Espoo
city in the region of Uusimaa in Finland
Finland · 60.2056, 24.6556
Espoo is recorded as a filming location for 17 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Espoo, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 1 more.
4 productions were filmed at 6 places inside Espoo rather than at Espoo itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.
Movies and TV series filmed in Espoo
- Matti: Hell is for Heroes 2006
- The Snow Queen 1986
- The Summer Book 2024
- Pelicanman 2004
- Right On, Man! 1980
- Hayflower and Quiltshoe 2002
- Men Can't Be Raped 1978
- The Glory and Misery of Human Life 1988
- Where Once We Walked 2011
- Teddy Uppo 1991
- The Romanov Stones 1993
- Underbara kvinnor vid vatten 1998
- The South 2000
- Things We Do for Love 2013
- Mother Wanted 1989
- Kansan mies 2013–2014
- V for Vesta 2022–
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Espoo as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Espoo
4 productions shot at 6 places inside Espoo, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Espoo itself.
- Red Line Nuuksion Pitkäjärvi 1959
- The Moonlight Sonata Vermo 1988
- Joseph of Ryysyranta Otaniemi 1955
- Off the Map Hotel Korpilampi 2016
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Landmarks & buildings
Nokia head office
Finland
building in Espoo, Finland
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Landscapes & nature
Lake Bodom
Finland
lake in Espoo, Finland
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Landscapes & nature
Nuuksion Pitkäjärvi
Finland
lake in Espoo, Finland
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Landmarks & buildings
Vermo
Finland
horse racing venue in Espoo, Finland
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Landmarks & buildings
Hotel Korpilampi
Finland
hotel in Espoo, Finland
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Towns & cities
Otaniemi
Finland
city district in Espoo, Finland
Filming locations nearby
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Towns & cities
Kauniainen
Finland·4 km east
town in the region of Uusimaa in Finland
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Landscapes & nature
Lake Bodom
Finland·6 km north
lake in Espoo, Finland
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Towns & cities
Otaniemi
Finland·10 km east
city district in Espoo, Finland
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Landmarks & buildings
Vermo
Finland·10 km east
horse racing venue in Espoo, Finland
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Landmarks & buildings
Nokia head office
Finland·10 km east
building in Espoo, Finland
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Landscapes & nature
Nuuksion Pitkäjärvi
Finland·11 km north-west
lake in Espoo, Finland
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Espoo?
22 productions are recorded as filmed in Espoo, 4 of them at places inside it, including Matti: Hell is for Heroes (2006), The Snow Queen (1986) and The Summer Book (2024). 1 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Espoo?
Matti: Hell is for Heroes (2006), covered by 9 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Espoo?
Espoo is in Finland. Its coordinates are 60.2056, 24.6556.
What other filming locations are near Espoo?
Kauniainen (4 km east), Lake Bodom (6 km north), Otaniemi (10 km east), Vermo (10 km east) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Drefer, CC BY-SA 4.0.