The BEST episodes of Arctic Circle season 1

Every episode of Arctic Circle season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Arctic Circle season 1!

Arctic Circle is set in the unforgiving polar region, amidst the icy landscapes of Finnish Lapland. After Nina Kautsalo, a Finnish police officer, finds a dying prostitute in an old cabin in the wilderness, the ensuing criminal investigation takes a surprise twist when a deadly virus is discovered in the prostitute's blood. However, when Thomas Lorenz, a German virologist, travels to Lapland to investigate the virus, he and Nina suddenly find themselves in the middle of an exceedingly unusual criminal investigation that ends up forcing them outside the law.

Last Updated: 4/21/2024Network: Elisa ViihdeStatus: Continuing
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Traces in the Snow
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7.35
86 votes

#1 - Traces in the Snow

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/21/2018

Authorities locate Raunola’s snowmobile but he remains missing. Meanwhile, Nina is ordered to meet with Thomas and assist with the investigation into the Yemeni virus. As a result, all pregnant women in the area are ordered to get tested.

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God is Good
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7.33
78 votes

#2 - God is Good

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/28/2018

A pregnant woman from a local religious Laestadian sect arrives at the health center but Thomas’ attempt to deliver her baby results in tragic consequences. In Russia, Raunola agrees to help Cevikovic.

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Carriers
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7.28
76 votes

#3 - Carriers

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/4/2019

A man named Marcus contacts Thomas and Nina to describe his reason for seeking revenge on Cevikovic. The incident he describes, which occurred during The Bosnian War, gives them insight into not only the virus but also Cevikovic’s warped intentions. Nina's daughter Venla is taken ill.

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Predator
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7.25
75 votes

#4 - Predator

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/28/2018

Nina arrives at Hamari’s house, where she is surprised by Raunola. He ties her up, sets the house ablaze and leaves her to die, before he heads to the hospital to fulfill the mission Cevikovic gave him in Murmansk --- the murder of Irina.

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The Storm Rises
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7.24
88 votes

#5 - The Storm Rises

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/21/2018

Nina tries to elicit a confession from Raunola for three murders, while Tomas continues testing pregnant women. However, when they try to test the women at an infamous ‘prostitution bus,’ they find themselves face-to-face with an uncooperative guard.

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An Eye for an Eye
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7.22
76 votes

#6 - An Eye for an Eye

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/28/2018

Nina and Thomas comb through the list of Marita’s sexual partners and focus in on a peculiarity in the year 2012, which they are intent to ask her about. Meanwhile, in Russia, Raunola is captured by the mysterious Maxim.

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Murmansk
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7.21
75 votes

#7 - Murmansk

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/4/2019

Nina informs the strike team that they have a very small window to complete their task. As they infiltrate Cevikovic’s alleged Russian address, they release they’ve walked straight into an ambush. At the hospital, Venla’s condition gets worse.

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Venla
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7.20
76 votes

#8 - Venla

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/4/2019

Nina is unconscious after crashing her snowmobile. Thomas manages to pull her onto his but with angry Russian officials pursuing them, and his vehicle low on gas, he is desperate to cross the border back to Finland.

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The First Victim
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7.19
77 votes

#9 - The First Victim

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/28/2018

Irina is only willing to talk to Nina, as she opens up her past as a sex slave to a Russian oligarch and the events that brought her to Finland. But, after ratting out one of her former captors, Irina becomes terrified that he might be after her.

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Cellar
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7.09
102 votes

#10 - Cellar

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/21/2018

A Finnish police officer discovers a dying Russian sex worker being held captive in a farm cellar, carrying a deadly virus. Meanwhile in Helsinki, the case comes to the attention of the European Center of Disease Control and its German virologist.

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