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.[1][2] The series stars Kari Hietalahti, Aku Hirviniemi, Aarni Kivinen, Leena Pöysti, Riku Nieminen, and Tiina Lymi.[3] Many of its episodes are directed by Joona Tena and Aleksi Mäkelä.
| Roba | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime drama, police procedural |
| Directed by | |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | Finland |
| Original language | Finnish |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 62 |
| Original release | |
| Network | MTV3 |
| Release | 1 October 2012 – present |
The first season aired on MTV3 in autumn 2012, the second in autumn 2015, and the third season appeared in autumn 2016.[4][5] The fourth season aired in 2019[6] and the fifth in 2021.[7] The sixth season is expected to air in 2024.[8]
In 2013, Roba won the 2012 Golden Venla for Best Drama Series and Hietalahti won the 2012 Golden Venla for Best Actor.[9] The series was also nominated for the 2015 and 2016 Golden Venlas for Best Drama Series.[10][11]
Cast and characters
edit- Kari Hietalahti as Sergeant Arto Mäkelä
- Aarni Kivinen as Chief Inspector Heikki "Hessu" Rantaniva (seasons 1–2)
- Aku Hirviniemi as Police Officer Jani Sjöberg
- Leena Pöysti as Police Officer Maikki Kurkela
- Riku Nieminen as Police Officer Pekka Myllymies
- Mari Perankoski as Detective Elina Sinisalo
- Ilari Johansson as Detective Markus Uusitalo
- Rauno Ahonen as Service Duty Officer, Sergeant Niilo Kobra
- Tiina Lymi as Chief Inspector Taru Valtonen (seasons 2–3)
- Markus Järvenpää as Juha Sjöberg
- Esa Latva-Äijö as Jukka Puustinen
References
edit- ^ Avola, Pertti (6 June 2022). "Syksyllä 10 vuotta täyttävä Roba yhdistää luontevasti poliisityön paineet ja hahmojen henkilödraaman". Seura (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ Charnock, Steve (24 April 2017). "13 top Netflix shows for Broadchurch fans". Dead Good. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ Römpötti, Harri (7 September 2015). "Poliisit jatkavat valitulla tiellä". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish).
- ^ Korpela, Tanja (12 August 2015). "Roba palaa ruutuun - näyttelijät ylistävät poliisien työtä". Iltalehti (in Finnish).
- ^ Liukkonen, Onnimanni (2 October 2016). "Roban uusi kausi alkaa". Seura (in Finnish).
- ^ Valleala, Siru (22 May 2019). "Roba-maailman rikokset synkkenevät, mutta romantiikka säilyy: "Varmaa on, että jokainen saa jotakuta pussata"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish).
- ^ Romero, Rebeca (29 April 2021). "Suosikkisarja Roban odotettu uusi kausi alkaa - kauden käynnistää sekasortoinen terrori-isku". MTV Uutiset (in Finnish).
- ^ Keränen, Toni (4 November 2022). "Roba-poliisisarja saa jatkoa - teemana kansalaistottelemattomuus". Seiska (in Finnish).
- ^ "Putous ja Roba putsasivat Venla-pöytää - katso gaalan kuvagalleria". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 20 January 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ Pesonen, Mikko (15 December 2015). "Sami Yaffa - Sound Tracker jälleen Venla-ehdokas". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ Massa, Silja (13 January 2017). "Kultaiset Venlat jaetaan tänä iltana, Sorjonen on yksi ennakkosuosikki". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
External links
edit- "Roba". MTV Katsomo. MTV.
- Roba at IMDb
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