Towns & cities
Sotkamo
municipality in the region of Kainuu in Finland
Finland · 64.1306, 28.3833
Sotkamo is recorded as a filming location for 2 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Sotkamo, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 1 more. Published sources name it for more, each listed below with its publisher.
1 production was filmed at 1 place inside Sotkamo rather than at Sotkamo itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.
Movies filmed in Sotkamo
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Sotkamo 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 filmed elsewhere in Sotkamo
1 production shot at 1 place inside Sotkamo, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Sotkamo itself.
- Dracula: A Love Tale Vuokatti per Wikipedia 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 Sotkamo, where no wiki records it. Each one below says where it comes from, with its source linked beside it.
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Hiljaisuus
2011
Film archive record: Sotkamo: Vuosangan ampuma-alue Hyrynsalmentie 1685“ruumiiden nouto talviselta metsäaukiolta, etummainen vartiopaikka rintamalinjassa” Elonet, National Audiovisual Institute
Filming locations nearby
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Landscapes & nature
Vuokatti
Finland·6 km west
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Landmarks & buildings
Vuokatti
Finland·6 km west
village, ski resort, and hill in Sotkamo, Finland
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Towns & cities
Kontiomäki
Finland·27 km north-west
village in Paltamo, Finland
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Towns & cities
Onnela
Finland·32 km west
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Towns & cities
Kajaani
Finland·33 km west
town in the region of Kainuu in Finland
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Landscapes & nature
Tihisenniemi
Finland·35 km west
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Sotkamo?
4 productions are recorded as filmed in Sotkamo, 1 of them at places inside it, including The Worthless (1982), Off the Map (2016) and Rendel (2017). 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 Sotkamo?
The Worthless (1982), covered by 5 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Sotkamo?
Sotkamo is in Finland. Its coordinates are 64.1306, 28.3833.
What other filming locations are near Sotkamo?
Vuokatti (6 km west), Vuokatti (6 km west), Kontiomäki (27 km north-west), Onnela (32 km west) 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 Tomisti, CC BY-SA 3.0.