Roba (2012)

Directed by

Inari Niemi, Joona Tena, Jäppi Savolainen, Antti Heikki Pesonen

Genre

police procedural

Country

Finland

Length

6 seasons, 62 episodes

Rated

15

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The series follows the everyday work of a uniformed police unit in Helsinki. The officers patrol the streets of the Pieni Roobertinkatu area and handle a variety of cases.

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What happens

Roba is a Finnish police drama television series. The series follows the daily life of Helsinki Police Department's uniformed police unit located on the Pieni Roobertinkatu ("Roba") street. The series stars Kari Hietalahti, Aku Hirviniemi, Aarni Kivinen, Leena Pöysti, Riku Nieminen, and Tiina Lymi. Many of its episodes are directed by Joona Tena and Aleksi Mäkelä. The first season aired on MTV3 in autumn 2012, the second in autumn 2015, and the third season appeared in autumn 2016. The fourth season aired in 2019 and the fifth in 2021. The sixth season is expected to air in 2024. In 2013, Roba won the 2012 Golden Venla for Best Drama Series and Hietalahti won the 2012 Golden Venla for Best Actor. The series was also nominated for the 2015 and 2016 Golden Venlas for Best Drama Series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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