48 minSeason 2 • Episode 8
LatestPolice work, boxing and family life in Lapland! Maria Pudas (Saara Kotkaniemi), a former boxing world champion, investigates crimes with her partner Samu Pajala (Karim Rapatti) in Lapland. The life of Maria's cordial and slightly chaotic family (Iina Kuustonen, Eero Saarinen, Katariina Kaitue and Heikki Ranta) changes when Maria's father Esko has a seizure and it is revealed that he has debts of 500,000 euros. In order to save her family, Maria decides to return to the ring once more, and to resolve the situation, only victory matters.
Acting
Saara Kotkaniemi's authentic boxer-turned-cop physicality
Production
Lapland landscapes that actually matter to the story
Writing
Balancing crime procedural with family melodrama
Creators
Olli Haikka, Timo Varpio, Olli Tola
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Saara Kotkaniemi is a real former boxer, not an actor learning choreography. Those punches land.
The show taps into Finland's obsession with 'sisu'—stubborn resilience—which explains why Maria solves everything by fighting.
FI
