S01E01 Saturday
In the aftermath of the recession, devoted family man Elias Karo kidnaps four journalists to reveal how a bank robbed his family of their fortune in the 1990s.
Helsinki Syndrome
S01E06: Wednesday
The mood in the office becomes tense when Elias Karo is isolated by the police. Negotiator Jarmo Kiiski decides to change tactics. Elias and Jarmo meet for the first time.
Overview
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.
Episodes
S01E02 Sunday
Elias Karo lets journalist Hanna Raivio search for evidence to expose a crime committed by a bank in the 1990s. Negotiator Jarmo Kiiski braces himself for a long siege.
S01E03 Monday
There is not enough evidence to publish the Elias case. He asks victims of the 1990s crisis to send their stories to the editor. Jarmo Kiiski tries to negotiate the release of journalist Harri Gustafsson.
S01E04 Tuesday Midday
News of the kidnapping spreads around the world. Elias Karo's partner in crime, Lauri Ristiniemi, finally gets access to the computer of ex-bank manager Matti Puronen.
S01E05 Tuesday Evening
When Elias Karo's plans go south, he has to go back to the office and decide whether to continue. The police operation is disrupted by a protester.
S01E06 Wednesday
The mood in the office becomes tense when Elias Karo is isolated by the police. Negotiator Jarmo Kiiski decides to change tactics. Elias and Jarmo meet for the first time.
S01E07 Thursday
Elias is trying to break the police's isolation by any means necessary to connect with the outside world. Hanna demands that Jarmo let her back into the office. The end is near.
S01E08 A long weekend
The police are trying to find Elias. Jarmo suspects that Elias has had another plan all along. Hanna wants to find out what the real purpose behind the kidnapping is.
Cast
Peter Franzén
Elias Karo
Oona Airola
Hanna Raivio
Taneli Mäkelä
Jarmo Kiiski
Laura Malmivaara
Anne Laukko
Antti Luusuaniemi
Tapani Kolehmainen
Tuulia Eloranta
Eveliina Puolakka
Marketta Tikkanen
Pollux
Tuomas Nilsson
Castor
