Ivalo: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The series is set in the polar region and follows detective Nina Kautsalo who finds a nearly dead prostitute in a cabin in the wilderness. The case takes a surprise turn when a mystery virus is found in the victim's blood, and German virologist Thomas Lorenz joins the investigation.

Series details

• Title: Ivalo
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Finnish
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2018-12-21
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Network listed by TVmaze: Yle TV1
• Network country: Finland
• Typical episode runtime: 49 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 34494
• IMDb ID: tt6800294
• TVDB ID: 167311

Cast and credited roles

• Iina Kuustonen — Nina Kautsalo
• Pihla Viitala — Marita Kautsalo
• Venla Ronkainen — Venla
• Janne Kataja — Niilo Aikio
• Taneli Mäkelä — Reino Ylikorpi
• Mikko Leppilampi — Esko Kangasniemi
• Maximilian Brückner — Thomas Lorenz
• Susanna Haavisto — Elina Kautsalo
• Kari Ketonen — Jaakko Stenius
• Clemens Schick — Marcus Eiben
• Paul Woodson — Brendan Goosen
• San Shella — Piet Venter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-12-21; final listed air date 2019-01-04; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2021-12-19; final listed air date 2022-01-16; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 2023-10-04; final listed air date 2023-11-08; episode order: 6.
• Season 4: premiered 2025-01-01; final listed air date 2025-01-29; episode order: 5.
• Season 5: premiered 2026-04-01; final listed air date 2026-05-06; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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