The Best TV Shows on Yle Areena

Every Yle Areena Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Among Yle Areena’s finest offerings are Metsolat and Kaverille ei jätetä, which debuted in 1993 and 1999, respectively. Yle Areena has over 20 shows broadcast from as early as 1993 and as recent as 2024. As of September 2025, our compilation of Yle Areena’s top-rated series boasts over 20 unique shows.

  • Metsolat
    Metsolat (1993)8.2

  • Latela
    Latela (2013)8.0

  • Kimmo
    Kimmo (2012)7.9

    The name of the person is a thirtysomething, work shy and relaxed Kimmo.

  • Unknown Soldier
    Unknown Soldier (2018)7.4

    The Unknown Soldier miniseries expands the story of the 2017 film of the same name. The World War II series based on Väinö Linna's classic novel closely follows a machine gun company of the Finnish Army on the Karelian front during the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union, from mobilization in 1941 to the Moscow Armistice in 1944. It's a story about how camaraderie, humor, and a desire to survive connect men on their journey. War upends the lives of both the individual soldiers and those left on the home front, and leaves its mark on the entire nation.

  • Moominvalley
    Moominvalley (2019)7.4

    Follow the life and adventures of curious, kind and idealistic Moomintroll. A typical hero in a coming-of-age story, Moomintroll tries to tackle the puzzle of growing up to his true, individualistic self while remaining a beloved part of the family.

  • Modernit miehet
    Modernit miehet (2019)7.3

  • Wingman
    Wingman (2016)7.1

    The series follows the lives of Juha "Juhis" Koski and Tommi Mäkinen-Renwall as neighbours. The men drift too far in their everyday challenges that lead to excessive outcomes. Unwillingly, Tommi and Juhis often find themselves in awkward and embarrassing situations where they are forced to choose one of two bad options. Tommi's wife and Juhis' good friend Harriet does her best to understand the men's antics.

  • Kaverille ei jätetä
    Kaverille ei jätetä (1999)7.0

  • Karjalan kunnailla
    Karjalan kunnailla (2007)7.0

  • Helsinki Syndrome
    Helsinki Syndrome (2022)7.0

    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.

  • White Wall
    White Wall (2020)6.7

    Three workers die in a mysterious explosion accident deep down in a mine shaft. The incident is obscured, but rumors begin to spread about a find that no one can explain.

  • The Paradise
    The Paradise (2020)6.6

    Two murders shake the Finnish community of Fuengirola, a group that made this tiny corner of Málaga their own little Finnish paradise on the shores of the Mediterranean. Hilkka Mäntymäki, a veteran crime detective aged 60, is travelling from Helsinki to help the local police on a case that will soon claim new victims. Because escaping the cold and the dark is much easier than leaving your own past behind.

  • ADULTS
    ADULTS (2019)6.0

    Oona (20-something) runs a small coffee shop in the heart of hipsteresque Kallio district in Helsinki. Oona’s is not really the classic entrepreneur type: she’s often late to work and throws out customers she dislikes. She’s also constantly in a state of existential crisis over what she should become and whether she’s a somebody or just a nobody. Oona’s best friend is Arttu, a 25 y.o. gay artist-dj-creator-whatever. Together they hate, love, party and cry and try to become adults.

  • Seconds
    Seconds (2024)6.0

    A huge train accident in an idyllic small town shocks the whole of Finland, and accident investigator Marita Kaila is faced with the most difficult case of her career. Under increasing pressure, Marita and her team try to find out what led to the death of dozens of people. But there is also a tragedy in Marita's own past, which the demanding investigation brings to the fore. Will he solve the case before the pressure becomes too much?

  • 66th North Precinct
    66th North Precinct (2023)5.0

    Police 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.

  • Taivaan tulet
    Taivaan tulet (2007)N/A

  • Tehdas
    Tehdas (2012)N/A

  • Rattikärpäset
    Rattikärpäset (2019)N/A

  • Luuserit
    Luuserit (2020)N/A

  • Kakarat
    Kakarat (2020)N/A

    Young couple, graffiti artist Asta and skateboarder Joona are planning to leave their small hometown and move abroad to study and experience the world. Things get complicated when they find out that Asta is pregnant. Is it possible to conquer the world and have a baby at the same time?