The BEST Episodes of Bordertown (FI)
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: Dec 20, 2020
Network: YLE
Detective Inspector Kari Sorjonen is one of the most respected officers at the National Bureau of Investigation in Finland. When his wife barely survives brain cancer, Sorjonen decides to take his family to an idyllic small town near the border of Russia, to live a quiet peaceful life.

#1 - Cat’s Cradle (1)
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired Nov 4, 2018

#2 - Cat’s Cradle (2)
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired Nov 11, 2018

#3 - The Human Beast (1)
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired Nov 29, 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.

#4 - Without a Shadow (2)
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired Dec 9, 2018

#5 - Bloodmaid (1)
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired Nov 18, 2018

#6 - Without a Shadow (1)
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired Dec 2, 2018

#7 - The Rite of Spring (2)
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired Oct 28, 2018

#8 - Sons and Lovers (2)
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired Nov 29, 2019
The week's events play out from a different angle, revealing new dynamics within the family. Meanwhile, Kari grapples with his own father issues.

#9 - The Human Stain
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired Nov 29, 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.

#10 - Bloodmaid (2)
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired Nov 25, 2018

#11 - Five Finger Exercise (2)
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired Oct 14, 2018

#12 - The End Game (Part One)
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired Dec 18, 2016
orjonen's worlds collide when Janina wakes up spattered in blood and finds herself at the center of a murder investigation.

#13 - The Human Beast (2)
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired Nov 29, 2019
As the team races to track down potential victims, Kari scours the country for news of the killer's daughter. A disturbing video captures a new crime.

#14 - The Rite of Spring (1)
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired Oct 21, 2018

#15 - Five Finger Exercise (1)
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired Oct 7, 2018

#16 - The End Game (Part Two)
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired Dec 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

#17 - Chess Story (2)
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired Nov 29, 2019
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.

#18 - Sons and Lovers (1)
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired Nov 29, 2019
When a man is murdered inside his room at a retirement home, Kari and team question his three very different sons and his much younger girlfriend.

#19 - The Dolls' House (Part Three)
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired Oct 30, 2016
Lena tracks down a crucial clue to the kidnapper's identity. Johanna's secrets catch up with her. Degerman reaches out to Pauliina.

#20 - Chess Story (1)
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired Nov 29, 2019
A mysterious outbreak leaves Kari locked down in a hospital ward — just as he and the team brace for the return of Lasse Maasalo.

#21 - Dragonflies (Part Two)
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired Nov 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.

#22 - The Lady in the Lake (Part Two)
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired Dec 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.

#23 - The Lady in the Lake (Part One)
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired Dec 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.

#24 - Sons and Lovers (3)
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired Nov 29, 2019
After another key figure in the case is found dead, Kari revisits a suspicious tragedy in the family's past. Janina interrogates Jarkko on camera.

#25 - Dragonflies (Part One)
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired Nov 6, 2016
As Sorjonen investigates the suspicious death of a drug squad officer, Janina is drawn into a circle of teens planning an epic, drug-fueled party.