Towns & cities
Helsinki
capital and most populous city of Finland
Finland · 60.1708, 24.9375
Helsinki is recorded as a filming location for 21 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Helsinki, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 28 more.
3 productions were filmed at 14 places inside Helsinki rather than at Helsinki itself — listed below, each with the place it was shot.
Movies and TV series filmed in Helsinki
- Doctor Zhivago 1965
- The Unknown Soldier 2017
- The White Reindeer 1952
- Matti: Hell is for Heroes 2006
- Forbidden Fruit 2009
- The Snow Queen 1986
- Naked Harbour 2012
- Little Wing 2016
- Jimpa 2025
- Sleeping Beauty (1949 film) 1949
- Inspector Palmu's Mistake 1960
- Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti 1979
- Almost 18 2012
- Right On, Man! 1980
- The Worthless 1982
- Kotikatu 1995–2012
- Hayflower and Quiltshoe 2002
- Pelicanman 2004
- The Prince of Soap 2006
- Road North 2012
- Dawn of War 2020
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Helsinki 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.
- The Jackal 1997
- Reds 1981
- Night on Earth 1991
- Fallen Leaves 2023
- Moscow on the Hudson 1984
- Dark Floors 2008
- Tatort 1970–
- White Nights 1985
- The Other Side of Hope 2017
- Billion Dollar Brain 1967
- Lovers of the Arctic Circle 1998
- Telefon 1977
- The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki 2016
- Gorky Park 1983
- The Kremlin Letter 1970
- Bordertown 2016–2020
- Farewell 2009
- Shamitabh 2015
- Morgenrot 1933
- Calamari Union 1985
- Salatut elämät 1999–
- Rendel 2017
- Constellation 2024–
- Stormskerry Maja 2024
- Must Have Been Love 2012
- Never Alone 2025
- FC Venus 2005
- Tears of April 2008
Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Helsinki
3 productions shot at 14 places inside Helsinki, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Helsinki itself.
- Crime and Punishment Vallila Allotment Garden 1983
- Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods Lauttasaari 2001
- Behind Blue Skies Santahamina 2010
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Castles & palaces
Suomenlinna
Finland
sea fortress by Helsinki, Finland
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Landmarks & buildings
House of the Estates
Finland
administrative building in Helsinki, Finland
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Towns & cities
Kallio
Finland
11th neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland
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Landmarks & buildings
Puhos
Finland
shopping mall in Helsinki, Finland
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Streets & squares
Bulevardi
Finland
street in Helsinki, Finland
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Towns & cities
Vallila Allotment Garden
Finland
allotment garden in Helsinki, Finland
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Towns & cities
Santahamina
Finland
island, city district and the 51st neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland
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Landmarks & buildings
Helsinki Cathedral
Finland
cathedral in Helsinki, Church of Finland
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Towns & cities
Lauttasaari
Finland
31st neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland
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Landscapes & nature
University of Helsinki Botanical Garden
Finland
botanical garden in Helsinki, Finland
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Landmarks & buildings
Engelinaukio 8
Finland
building in Helsinki, Finland
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Landscapes & nature
Kappeliesplanadi
Finland
park in Helsinki, Finland
2 more places are inside Helsinki — see them on the map.
Filming locations nearby
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Towns & cities
Helsinki metropolitan area
Finland·under 1 km
metropolitan area in Uusimaa, Finland
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Landmarks & buildings
National Museum of Finland
Finland·under 1 km
museum in Helsinki, Finland
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Landscapes & nature
University of Helsinki Botanical Garden
Finland·under 1 km
botanical garden in Helsinki, Finland
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Towns & cities
Kaisaniemi
Finland·under 1 km
area in Kluuvi, Helsinki, Finland
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Landscapes & nature
Kaisaniemi Park
Finland·under 1 km
park in Helsinki, Finland
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Streets & squares
Pohjoisesplanadi
Finland·under 1 km
street in Helsinki, Finland
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Helsinki?
52 productions are recorded as filmed in Helsinki, 3 of them at places inside it, including Doctor Zhivago (1965), The Unknown Soldier (2017) and The White Reindeer (1952). 28 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Helsinki?
Doctor Zhivago (1965), covered by 61 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Helsinki?
Helsinki is in Finland. Its coordinates are 60.1708, 24.9375. The day trip guide for Helsinki lists 85 filming locations within 100 km.
What other filming locations are near Helsinki?
Helsinki metropolitan area (under 1 km), National Museum of Finland (under 1 km), University of Helsinki Botanical Garden (under 1 km), Kaisaniemi (under 1 km) 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 Old Pionear, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Planning a visit? Filming locations near Helsinki — 85 places within 100 km, with distances and directions.