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2023 Finnish television film
Estonia
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Genre
| Drama
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Created by
| Miikko Oikkonen
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Screenplay by
| Miikko Oikkonen
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Directed by
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Starring
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Country of origin
| Finland, Sweden, Belgium, Estonia
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Original languages
| Finnish, Swedish, Estonian, English
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No.
of series
| 1
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No.
of episodes
| 8
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Executive producers
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- Matti Halonen
- Johannes Lassila
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Cinematography
| J-P Passi
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Editors
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- George Cragg
- Sam Hodge
- Kenneth Klaile
- Moonika Podersalu
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Production companies
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- Fisher King Productions
- Amrion
- Karnfilm
- Panache Productions
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Budget
| c.
€15 million
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Network
| MTV Oy
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Estonia
is a
Finnish
eight-part
drama
television series
. The series tells about the
sinking of the MS
Estonia
ferry
in 1994.
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Based on the actual investigation reports, the story follows the accident investigation in Finland,
Sweden
and
Estonia
through several people, in connection with which we also see events on the car ferry, the sinking and its rescue efforts.
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The series is created by Miikko Oikkonen and directed by Mans Mansson and Juuso Syrja.
[1]
[2]
The series was released on the
C More
streaming service on 12 October 2023.
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[5]
The series has also been selected for the primetime program of the
2023 Toronto International Film Festival
.
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Cast
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Production
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According to
MTV Oy
's announcement,
Estonia
is so far the most expensive drama series produced in Finland.
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The budget of the series is around €15 million.
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It has been financed by C More, MTV Oy and the Swedish television channel
TV4
.
[2]
[8]
The
Finnish Film Foundation
has granted the project development support in the years 2020?2022 totaling €225,000.
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The actors of the series are from Finland, Sweden, Estonia and
Germany
.
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Filming of the series began in June 2022 and ended in October of the same year.
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Filming takes place in Finland, Sweden, Estonia and
Turkey
. The sea scenes are shot at studios in
Belgium
that focus on water scenes.
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The
special effects
are made, for example, in the
United Kingdom
and
Canada
.
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See also
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