Towns & cities

Vilnius

capital and largest city of Lithuania

Lithuania · 54.6872, 25.2800

Vilnius is recorded as a filming location for 7 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Vilnius, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 15 more.

1 production was filmed at 5 places inside Vilnius rather than at Vilnius itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.

“Some filming for the fourth season took place at Lukiškės Prison and nearby in Vilnius, Lithuania.”

Stranger Things (2016–2025) · Wikipedia

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Movies and TV series filmed in Vilnius

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Vilnius 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.

Chernobyl 2019–
Queen of the Gypsies 1976
“Many characters in the film were played by actors from Romen, the Moldavian film studio, or Lithuanian Film Studios due to significant filming in the cities of Vilnius and Kaunas.” Wikipedia
Transsiberian 2008
Everlasting Moments 2008
The Devil's Arithmetic 1999
“The film was shot in Vilnius, Lithuania in fall 1998 and a concentration camp set was built before shooting began and was designed to resemble Auschwitz.” Wikipedia
Catherine the Great 2019–
Invincible 2001
Elizabeth I 2005–
“The series was filmed in Vilnius, Lithuania, where massive sets were constructed inside a sports arena that was abandoned in the 1970s.” Wikipedia
The New Adventures of Robin Hood 1997–
“The show was based on the legend of Robin Hood, the English folk hero, and was filmed in Vilnius, Lithuania.” Wikipedia
Salatut elämät 1999–
The Summer of Sangailé 2015
Star City
Visit to Minotaur 1987–
Young Wallander 2020–
“Although set in Malmö, Sweden, it was shot in and around Vilnius, Lithuania.” Wikipedia
Call of the Toad 2005

Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Vilnius

1 production shot at 5 places inside Vilnius, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Vilnius itself.

Priklyucheniya Kalle-syschika Stiklių Street 1976

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Vilnius?

23 productions are recorded as filmed in Vilnius, 1 of them at places inside it, including Stranger Things (2016–2025), Sobibor (2018) and Highlander: The Source (2007). 15 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Vilnius?

Stranger Things (2016–2025), covered by 78 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Vilnius?

Vilnius is in Lithuania. Its coordinates are 54.6872, 25.2800. The day trip guide for Vilnius lists 15 filming locations within 100 km.

What other filming locations are near Vilnius?

Vilnius University (under 1 km), Great Synagogue of Vilna (under 1 km), Stiklių Street (under 1 km), Lukiškės Prison (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 BigHead, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Planning a visit? Filming locations near Vilnius: 15 places within 100 km, with distances and directions.