Helsinki Syndrome

Family man Elias Karo takes four journalist hostage at their newspaper’s headquarters, in a desperate attempt to get them to reveal the wrongdoing wreaked on his family during the 90's recession.

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1. Saturday

Air Date: 2022-09-02

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.

2. Sunday

Air Date: 2022-09-02

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.

3. Monday

Air Date: 2022-09-02

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.

4. Tuesday Midday

Air Date: 2022-09-02

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.

5. Tuesday Evening

Air Date: 2022-09-02

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.

6. Wednesday

Air Date: 2022-09-02

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.

7. Thursday

Air Date: 2022-09-02

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.

8. A long weekend

Air Date: 2022-09-02

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.

1. Week 1

Air Date: 2024-11-21

Elias Karo's sons arrive at their father's hideaway to meet him in secret. The boys are followed by the police. Jarmo Kiiski launches an investigation to catch the fugitive. Hanna Raivio tries to verify the authenticity of a secret recording made in the 90s.

2. Week 2

Air Date: 2024-11-21

Activists in support of Karo attack the Parliament and detonate a smoke bomb. One of the radicals arrested by the police is the daughter of Jarmo, the head of the investigation. Detective Kolehmainen finds a clue in the video and Elias is forced to flee.

3. Week 3

Air Date: 2024-11-21

Hanna finds out who's on a secret recording from the 90s. Ristiniemi is taken to the dentist. Elias has a plan.

4. Week 4

Air Date: 2024-11-21

The deadline is tightening for the implementation of Elias' plan and retreating is no longer an option. The public debate about Elias' guilt is fierce.

5. The Beginning of The Week

Air Date: 2024-11-21

Jarmo Kiiski tries to set a trap for Elias, with a net tightening around him on all sides. Hanna Raivio's article crosses the international news threshold. Hackers working with Elias are in danger.

6. The Last Day

Air Date: 2024-11-21

Elias seems suicidal as he gives his last interview to Hanna. He misses his children. Everything seems to be over, but are things really as they seem?

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