Towns & cities
Lieksa
town in the region of North Karelia in Finland
Finland · 63.3181, 30.0250
Lieksa is recorded as a filming location for 3 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Lieksa, rather than at one identified spot. Published sources name it for more, each listed below with its publisher.
2 productions were filmed at 1 place inside Lieksa rather than at Lieksa itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.
Movies filmed in Lieksa
- Red Line 1959
- We are the Pirates of the Roads 2015
- Kätkäläinen 1980
Movies filmed elsewhere in Lieksa
2 productions shot at 1 place inside Lieksa, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Lieksa itself.
- Doctor Zhivago Koli per Wikipedia 1965
- Dead of Winter Koli 2025
From published sources
Productions a newspaper, a film office, a broadcaster, a national film archive, a city filming permit or the production itself says were filmed at Lieksa, where no wiki records it. Each one below says where it comes from, with its source linked beside it.
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The Unknown Soldier
2017
2 film archive records: Lieksa: Sutkanvaara Kolin kylässä“Rokka ja Susi kuorma-auton lavalla taustanaan Laatokka” Elonet, National Audiovisual Institute
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The Last Wedding
1995
6 film archive records: Lieksa: Ollilan perinnetilan heinälato Kolin kansallispuistossa Kolintien varrella“Pekka ja Ritva heinäladossa” Elonet, National Audiovisual Institute
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Unna and Nuuk
2006
Film archive record: Lieksa: Kolin kansallispuiston Havukanahon koillispäässä oleva metsäinen hakamaamäki“Pöllökallion laki, Karhumiesten leiri, Unna kohtaa Nuukin, Karhumiehet ottavat Unnan ja Nuukin vangiksi, Unna näkee karhuperheen leikkivän metsässä” Elonet, National Audiovisual Institute
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Tuftland
2017
Film archive record: Lieksa: Kolin kansallispuisto (Ukkokoli, Akkakoli)“kuvituskuvaa alkuteksteihin ja Irinan karkumatkalle, Pertti vaeltaa Kyrsyältä ulkomaailmaan” Elonet, National Audiovisual Institute
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Sampo
1959
Film archive record: Lieksa: Kolin vaara“Karjala-maisemia” Elonet, National Audiovisual Institute
Filming locations nearby
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Landmarks & buildings
Vuonislahti
Finland·19 km south
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Landscapes & nature
Koli
Finland·27 km south-west
mountain in Lieksa, Finland
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Landscapes & nature
Koli National Park
Finland·30 km south
national park in North Karelia region, Finland
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Landscapes & nature
Kukkosaari
Finland·37 km west
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Towns & cities
Juuka
Finland·40 km west
municipality in the region of North Karelia in Finland
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Lieksa?
5 productions are recorded as filmed in Lieksa, 2 of them at places inside it, including Red Line (1959), We are the Pirates of the Roads (2015) and Kätkäläinen (1980).
Which is the best known production filmed in Lieksa?
Red Line (1959), covered by 3 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Lieksa?
Lieksa is in Finland. Its coordinates are 63.3181, 30.0250.
What other filming locations are near Lieksa?
Vuonislahti (19 km south), Koli (27 km south-west), Koli National Park (30 km south), Kukkosaari (37 km west) and 1 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. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Evpeikko, CC BY-SA 4.0.