Roba
GenreCrime drama, police procedural
Directed by
Starring
Country of originFinland
Original languageFinnish
No. of seasons5
Original release
NetworkMTV3
Release1 October 2012 (2012-10-01) –
present

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.

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

  • 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

  1. ↑ Avola, Pertti (6 June 2022). "Syksyllä 10 vuotta täyttävä Roba yhdistää luontevasti poliisityön paineet ja hahmojen henkilödraaman". Seura (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Römpötti, Harri (7 September 2015). "Poliisit jatkavat valitulla tiellä". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish).
  4. ↑ Korpela, Tanja (12 August 2015). "Roba palaa ruutuun - näyttelijät ylistävät poliisien työtä". Iltalehti (in Finnish).
  5. ↑ Liukkonen, Onnimanni (2 October 2016). "Roban uusi kausi alkaa". Seura (in Finnish).
  6. ↑ Valleala, Siru (22 May 2019). "Roba-maailman rikokset synkkenevät, mutta romantiikka säilyy: "Varmaa on, että jokainen saa jotakuta pussata"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish).
  7. ↑ Romero, Rebeca (29 April 2021). "Suosikkisarja Roban odotettu uusi kausi alkaa - kauden käynnistää sekasortoinen terrori-isku". MTV Uutiset (in Finnish).
  8. ↑ Keränen, Toni (4 November 2022). "Roba-poliisisarja saa jatkoa - teemana kansalaistottelemattomuus". Seiska (in Finnish).
  9. ↑ "Putous ja Roba putsasivat Venla-pöytää - katso gaalan kuvagalleria". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 20 January 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  10. ↑ Pesonen, Mikko (15 December 2015). "Sami Yaffa - Sound Tracker jälleen Venla-ehdokas". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  11. ↑ Massa, Silja (13 January 2017). "Kultaiset Venlat jaetaan tänä iltana, Sorjonen on yksi ennakkosuosikki". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 November 2023.


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