Helsinki Syndrome

Season 1

8 episodes · Sep 2, 2022

Entrepreneur Elias Karo takes four journalists from the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat hostage to expose how a bank stole his family's fortune in the 1990s and caused an over-generational tragedy.

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  • Saturday
    S1E1

    Saturday

    Sep 2, 202249m

    In the aftermath of the recession, devoted family man Elias Karo kidnaps four journalists to reveal how a bank robbed his family of their fortune in the 1990s.

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  • Sunday
    S1E2

    Sunday

    Sep 2, 202250m

    Elias Karo lets journalist Hanna Raivio search for evidence to expose a crime committed by a bank in the 1990s. Negotiator Jarmo Kiiski braces himself for a long siege.

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  • Monday
    S1E3

    Monday

    Sep 2, 202248m

    There is not enough evidence to publish the Elias case. He asks victims of the 1990s crisis to send their stories to the editor. Jarmo Kiiski tries to negotiate the release of journalist Harri Gustafsson.

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  • Tuesday Midday
    S1E4

    Tuesday Midday

    Sep 2, 202249m

    News of the kidnapping spreads around the world. Elias Karo's partner in crime, Lauri Ristiniemi, finally gets access to the computer of ex-bank manager Matti Puronen.

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  • Tuesday Evening
    S1E5

    Tuesday Evening

    Sep 2, 202251m

    When Elias Karo's plans go south, he has to go back to the office and decide whether to continue. The police operation is disrupted by a protester.

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  • Wednesday
    S1E6

    Wednesday

    Sep 2, 202255m

    The mood in the office becomes tense when Elias Karo is isolated by the police. Negotiator Jarmo Kiiski decides to change tactics. Elias and Jarmo meet for the first time.

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  • Thursday
    S1E7

    Thursday

    Sep 2, 202252m

    Elias is trying to break the police's isolation by any means necessary to connect with the outside world. Hanna demands that Jarmo let her back into the office. The end is near.

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  • A long weekend
    S1E8

    A long weekend

    Sep 2, 202253m

    The police are trying to find Elias. Jarmo suspects that Elias has had another plan all along. Hanna wants to find out what the real purpose behind the kidnapping is.

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