The Best TV Shows on Yle Areena

Every Yle Areena Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Boasting a rich catalog, Yle Areena features more than 20 shows, with broadcasting dates ranging from 1992 to 2021. Premiering in 1992 and 1993, Päin perhettä and Metsolat are among Yle Areena’s most celebrated shows. Stay up-to-date with over 20 of Yle Areena’s elite series, with our list refreshed for May 2025.

  • Metsolat
    Metsolat (1993)8.2

  • Jopet-show
    Jopet-show (2005)8.0

  • Latela
    Latela (2013)8.0

  • Kimmo
    Kimmo (2012)7.9

    The name of the person is a thirtysomething, work shy and relaxed Kimmo.

  • Ihmisten puolue
    Ihmisten puolue (2008)7.5

  • Moominvalley
    Moominvalley (2019)7.3

    Follow the life and adventures of curious, kind and idealistic Moomintroll. A typical hero in a coming-of-age story, Moomintroll tries to tackle the puzzle of growing up to his true, individualistic self while remaining a beloved part of the family.

  • Modernit miehet
    Modernit miehet (2019)7.3

  • Kaverille ei jätetä
    Kaverille ei jätetä (1999)7.0

  • Karjalan kunnailla
    Karjalan kunnailla (2007)7.0

  • Siskonpeti
    Siskonpeti (2014)7.0

  • Wingman
    Wingman (2016)7.0

    The series follows the lives of Juha "Juhis" Koski and Tommi Mäkinen-Renwall as neighbours. The men drift too far in their everyday challenges that lead to excessive outcomes. Unwillingly, Tommi and Juhis often find themselves in awkward and embarrassing situations where they are forced to choose one of two bad options. Tommi's wife and Juhis' good friend Harriet does her best to understand the men's antics.

  • The Paradise
    The Paradise (2020)6.7

    Two murders shake the Finnish community of Fuengirola, a group that made this tiny corner of Málaga their own little Finnish paradise on the shores of the Mediterranean. Hilkka Mäntymäki, a veteran crime detective aged 60, is travelling from Helsinki to help the local police on a case that will soon claim new victims. Because escaping the cold and the dark is much easier than leaving your own past behind.

  • ADULTS
    ADULTS (2019)6.0

    Oona (20-something) runs a small coffee shop in the heart of hipsteresque Kallio district in Helsinki. Oona’s is not really the classic entrepreneur type: she’s often late to work and throws out customers she dislikes. She’s also constantly in a state of existential crisis over what she should become and whether she’s a somebody or just a nobody. Oona’s best friend is Arttu, a 25 y.o. gay artist-dj-creator-whatever. Together they hate, love, party and cry and try to become adults.

  • Piece of My Heart
    Piece of My Heart (2021)5.0

  • Päin perhettä
    Päin perhettä (1992)N/A

  • Pimeän hehku
    Pimeän hehku (1996)N/A

  • Taivaan tulet
    Taivaan tulet (2007)N/A

  • Tehdas
    Tehdas (2012)N/A

  • Kansan mies
    Kansan mies (2013)N/A

    The life of Aki Honkala, a blindly dedicated Member of the European Parliament, takes a radical turn during one scandal-plagued election night. The fall from grace is no surprise to anyone but himself. The people have spoken, let the chatter go - but what remains of a man who has lived and breathed politics for most of his adult life?

  • Justimus presents: Duo
    Justimus presents: Duo (2019)N/A

    Samu and Joona are an inseparable couple, each other's only friends. They don’t leave each other in the lurch, even if they run the risk of getting fired from school or a badge in their buttocks. In fact, the boys are so intertwined that they are willing to do anything to be together. Like breaking into the principal’s office, lapping at millionaires, escaping half-brother Mark from the grenade, or being buried alive.