Filming locations near Helsinki

171 places within 100 km of the city centre where films and television series were shot: every one on the interactive map, with photographs, distances and what was filmed there. The closest is Helsinki metropolitan area, 1 km south; the most filmed is Espoo with 17 recorded productions.

Everything recorded against Helsinki itself (rather than at a named spot near it) is on its own page.

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Within 100 km · 171 83 towns & cities · 41 landmarks, buildings & interiors · 22 landscapes, coasts & wilderness · 20 streets, squares & public space Closest · Helsinki metropolitan area · 1 km Most famous · Tallinn

Within 25 km of Helsinki

1. Helsinki metropolitan area · 1 km south · Towns & cities

   2 productions, per Wikipedia: Billion Dollar Brain, The Wedding Waltz. Metropolitan area in Uusimaa, Finland

2. Hotel Vaakuna · 1 km east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production: Return to Plainlands. Hotel in Helsinki, Finland

3. Yrjönkatu · 1 km south · Streets & squares

   1 production: The Moonlight Sonata. Street in Helsinki, Finland

4. National Museum of Finland · 1 km north-west · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Gorky Park. Museum in Helsinki, Finland

5. University of Helsinki Botanical Garden · 1 km east · Landscapes & nature

   1 production: The Snow Queen. Botanical garden in Helsinki, Finland

6. Kaisaniemi · 1 km east · Towns & cities

   1 production: Gorky Park. Area in Kluuvi, Helsinki, Finland

7. Kaisaniemi Park · 1 km north-east · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Gorky Park. Park in Helsinki, Finland

8. Pohjoisesplanadi · 1 km south-east · Streets & squares

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Gorky Park. Street in Helsinki, Finland

9. Bulevardi · 1 km south · Streets & squares

   2 productions: Gorky Park, Never Alone. Street in Helsinki, Finland

10. Kappeliesplanadi · 1 km south-east · Landscapes & nature

    1 production: Inspector Palmu's Mistake. Park in Helsinki, Finland

11. Helsinki Cathedral · 1 km east · Landmarks & buildings

    1 production: The Unknown Soldier. Cathedral in Helsinki, Church of Finland

12. Senate Square · 1 km east · Streets & squares

    1 production: Inspector Palmu's Mistake. Square in Helsinki, Finland

+ 62 more in this range: every one is on the interactive map.

Day trips: 25 to 60 km

1. Klaukkala · 26 km north-west · Towns & cities

   1 production: Off the Map. Urban area in Nurmijärvi, Finland

2. Tuusula · 26 km north · Towns & cities

   3 productions: Matti: Hell is for Heroes, The Icebreaker. Municipality in the region of Uusimaa in Finland

3. Kerava · 27 km north · Towns & cities

   1 production: Mother Wanted. Town in the region of Uusimaa in Finland

4. Kirkkonummi · 28 km west · Towns & cities

   7 productions: Pelicanman, Hayflower and Quiltshoe. Municipality in the region of Uusimaa in Finland

5. Palojoki · 28 km north · Towns & cities

   1 production: Off the Map. Village in Nurmijärvi, Finland

6. Sipoo · 29 km north-east · Towns & cities

   10 productions: Christmas Story, Matti: Hell is for Heroes. Municipality in the region of Uusimaa in Finland

7. Nikkilä Hospital · 29 km north-east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production: Return to Plainlands. Former psychiatric hospital in Sipoo, Finland

8. Perttula · 33 km north-west · Towns & cities

   1 production: Red Line. Village in Nurmijärvi, Finland

9. Nurmijärvi · 33 km north · Towns & cities

   5 productions: Little Wing, Tsamo. Municipality in the region of Uusimaa in Finland

10. Nurmijärvi · 33 km north · Towns & cities

    1 production, per Wikipedia: Hilma's Name Day. The administrative centre of the Nurmijärvi municipality, Finland

11. Järvenpää · 35 km north · Towns & cities

    3 productions: Matti: Hell is for Heroes, The Glory and Misery of Human Life. City in the region of Uusimaa in Finland

12. Porkkala · 35 km south-west · Landscapes & nature

    1 production, per Wikipedia: No Tomorrow. Peninsula in Kirkkonummi, Finland

+ 18 more in this range: every one is on the interactive map.

Further out: 60 to 100 km

1. Nummi-Pusula · 63 km north-west · Towns & cities

   1 production: The Moonlight Sonata. Former municipality of Finland, now part of Lohja

2. Riihimäki · 63 km north · Towns & cities

   1 production: Matti: Hell is for Heroes. Town in the region of Tavastia Proper in Finland

3. Pukkila · 63 km north-east · Towns & cities

   1 production: Off the Map. Municipality in the region of Uusimaa in Finland

4. Fagervik Manor · 64 km west · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production: The Snow Queen. Manor estate in Ingå, Finland

5. Loppi · 67 km north-west · Towns & cities

   1 production: Cargo. Municipality in the region of Kanta-Häme, Finland

6. Rohuneeme · 68 km south · Towns & cities

   1 production: Kutsumata külalised. Village in Viimsi Rural Municipality, Harju County, Estonia

7. Pärispea · 71 km south-east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Azrael. Village in Kuusalu Rural Municipality, Harju County, Estonia

8. Haabneeme · 74 km south · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Melchior the Apothecary. Township in Viimsi Rural Municipality, Harju County, Estonia

9. Tallinn Bay · 74 km south · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Last Sentinel. Bay in Estonia

10. Viimsi · 75 km south · Towns & cities

    1 production, per Wikipedia: Birthday Girl. Township in Viimsi Rural Municipality, Harju County, Estonia

11. Maardu · 77 km south · Towns & cities

    1 production: Kutsumata külalised. Town in Harju County, Estonia

12. Fiskars · 77 km west · Towns & cities

    1 production: Lakeuksien lukko. Village in Raseborg, Finland

+ 55 more in this range: every one is on the interactive map.

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