Lakeside Murders (Finnish: Koskinen) is a Finnish crime drama and Nordic noir television series created by Riku Suokas [fi] and starring Eero Aho. The series is based on the Koskinen book series by Seppo Jokinen^[1] and follows Inspector Sakari Koskinen and his team in the Violent Crimes Unit as they try to solve murders in the Finnish lakeside city of Tampere.^[2]

Lakeside Murders is produced for Nelonen by Aito Media Oy. Filming of the series began in October 2020 in Tampere, Finland.^[2][3] The first season, which consisted of ten episodes, premiered in Finland on 29 November 2021 on Ruutu+ streaming service.^[1] Season two premiered on 15 June 2022.^[4] The series has been licensed to North America, Australia and Latvia.^[5]

The series follows Inspector Sakari Koskinen and his team in the Violent Crime Unit of the Central Finland Police Department in Tampere. Koskisen's diverse team includes Ulla Lundelin, a mother of three who treats alcohol stress; Risto Pekki, who uses Tinder diligently; and the passionate Ilves fan Markku Kaatio. Half a year has passed since the events of the first season. The bomb that exploded at the wedding of Luttinen and Taru has left its mark, and the author, Kai Hurme, has fled abroad, avoiding the police. During the season, Koskinen and the team will face a series of drownings, a series of strange persecutions in the neighborhood of Kaleva's "Great Wall of China", a cycle of exploitation and vengeful violence across the country, and the head of a man found on the stairs of Tampere City Hall.

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