7.9/10201 votesLoading...#1 - Chess Story (2)
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 2/2/2020
With the city in crisis, Anneli faces an ultimatum, and Kari must decide just how far he's willing to go to stop his nemesis.
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7.8/10295 votesLoading...#2 - The End Game (1)
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/18/2016
Sorjonen's worlds collide when Janina wakes up spattered in blood and finds herself at the center of a murder investigation.
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7.7/10307 votesLoading...#3 - The End Game (2)
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/25/2016
Desperate to clear Janina's name, Sorjonen races to piece together fragments from different crime scenes and catch the suspected killer off guard
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7.7/10257 votesLoading...#4 - The Human Stain
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 12/1/2019
As Kari and family wrestle with devastating news, Heikkinen calls to ask for help with a kidnapping case, and Katia stands trial for attempted murder.
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7.7/10161 votesLoading...#5 - Chess Story (1)
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 1/26/2020
A mysterious outbreak leaves Kari locked down in a hospital ward — just as he and the team brace for the return of Lasse Maasalo.
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7.6/10181 votesLoading...#6 - The Lady in the Looking-Glass (2)
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 1/19/2020
Shocking news and an unsettling encounter stoke tensions in the community. Kari leaps into action after finding Janina's diary.
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7.5/10398 votesLoading...#7 - The Dolls' House (3)
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/30/2016
Lena tracks down a crucial clue to the kidnapper's identity. Johanna's secrets catch up with her. Degerman reaches out to Paulina.
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7.5/10298 votesLoading...#8 - The Lady in the Lake (1)
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/4/2016
A woman found alive in a fish trap at the bottom of the lake presents an unsettling new challenge for the team. A politician asks Taina for a favor.
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7.5/10240 votesLoading...#9 - The Rite of Spring (2)
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/2018
After learning about Susanna Lehto's past, Sorjonen is the only one who doesn't think the case is solved.
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7.5/10220 votesLoading...#10 - Cat’s Cradle (1)
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2018
Sorjonen takes a leave of absence because of his wife. Young man is shot on broad daylight. Niko Uusitalo is chosen to lead the investigations.
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7.5/10223 votesLoading...#11 - Cat’s Cradle (2)
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/2018
Rooftop killer's case comes near Sorjonen's family. Despite of his dire family situation, Kari promises to catch the killer fast.
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7.5/10209 votesLoading...#12 - Bloodmaid (1)
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/2018
Old missing person case is re-opened after dead body is found in student housing. Sorjonen must solve one of the most complicated crime scene in VARE's history.
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7.5/10190 votesLoading...#13 - The Human Beast (1)
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 12/8/2019
Over Niko's objections, Kari dives into a series of grisly crimes that yield more echoes of past cases. Janina grows frustrated with her father.
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7.4/10418 votesLoading...#14 - The Dolls' House (2)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/23/2016
While Sorjonen and team inspiect the new crime scene, Katia's mother searches for clues at the resort. A reporter begins digging into Sorjonen's past.
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7.4/10313 votesLoading...#15 - The Fury (1)
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/20/2016
The team investigates a Europol tip on a dogfighting ring, and Hannu-Pekka asks Kari for help after his date with an escort takes an alarming turn.
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7.4/10305 votesLoading...#16 - The Fury (2)
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/27/2016
Lena goes undercover at a fight club, straining her relation ship with Katia. A colleague slips Sorjonen troubling information about their target.
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7.4/10288 votesLoading...#17 - The Lady in the Lake (2)
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/11/2016
Called to the scene of a deadly crash, Sorjonen tries to connect the dots between Elina and the stolen car. Pauliina moves ahead with her secret plan.
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7.4/10262 votesLoading...#18 - Five Finger Exercise (1)
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/2018
Double homicide takes Kari Sorjonen to the other side of the border, where he finds that past isn't where he once left it.
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7.4/10233 votesLoading...#19 - Five Finger Exercise (2)
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/2018
Sorjonen needs to learn more about Lena's past in order to catch a murderer who has nothing to lose.
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7.4/10232 votesLoading...#20 - The Rite of Spring (1)
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/2018
A fetus preserved in formaline is found in head of day care center Susanna Lehto's home. Kari's investigations reveal hidden past regarding children.
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7.4/10206 votesLoading...#21 - Bloodmaid (2)
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/2018
Two dead bodies and neither of them is the missing woman. Sorjonen finds something that he's too afraid to tell to his colleagues.
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7.3/10498 votesLoading...#22 - The Dolls' House (1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/16/2016
Seeking a simpler life, detective Kari Sorjonen and his family move to a quiet lakeside town, where he's immediately called in to solve a murder.
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7.3/10182 votesLoading...#23 - The Lady in the Looking-Glass (1)
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 1/12/2020
The ritualistic murder of a young swimming instructor draws the team to a conservative religious community teeming with secrets.
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7.2/10336 votesLoading...#24 - Dragonflies (2)
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/13/2016
A second death linked to the pills prompts Sorjonen to travel to St. Petersburg with a new team member. At the party, an uncomfortable scene unfolds.
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7.2/10217 votesLoading...#25 - Without a Shadow (1)
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/2/2018
Sons of lawyer Laakkonen, Valdek and Nikolai, come to Sorjonen to find their missing mother and step daughter. Old case is re-opened after trace leads back to Russia.
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The Best Episodes of Bordertown
Every episode of Bordertown ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Bordertown!
The story of DI Kari Sorjonen of the Serious Crime Unit in Lappeenranta, his family, and his investigations into a variety of harrowing homicides around...
Genres:CrimeMysteryDramaComedy
Network:Yle TV1
Best Episodes Summary
"Chess Story (2)" is the best rated episode of "Bordertown". It scored 7.9/10 based on 201 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/2/2020. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The End Game (1)".