A1 Journal article (refereed)
Remote but Connected : Lapland as a Scene of Transnational Crime in Ivalo (2021)
Hiltunen, K. (2021). Remote but Connected : Lapland as a Scene of Transnational Crime in Ivalo. Akademisk kvarter, 2021(22), 124-136. https://doi.org/10.5278/ojs.academicquarter.vi22.6606
JYU authors or editors
Publication details
All authors or editors: Hiltunen, Kaisa
Journal or series: Akademisk kvarter
eISSN: 1904-0008
Publication year: 2021
Volume: 2021
Issue number: 22
Pages range: 124-136
Publisher: Aalborg Universitet
Publication country: Denmark
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5278/ojs.academicquarter.vi22.6606
Publication open access: Openly available
Publication channel open access: Open Access channel
Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/75949
Abstract
Set in a small town in the north of Finland, the crime TV series Ivalo (Arctic Circle, Finland, 2018) exemplifies the fascination of Nordic Noir with ‘remote’ locations as scenes of transnational crime. The plot seems to forebode the corona pandemic, portraying the spread of a life-threatening ‘Yemenite virus’ developed as a biological weapon from the Balkans to Lapland. In this article, I analyze how the virus narrative allows the series to bring new perspectives on Nordic Noir. The narrative emphasizes international connections while creating representations of places that can be characterized as both translocal (Greiner and Sakdapolrak 2013) and glocal (Robertson 2012). Because of its far northern location, the series can be described as an example of Arctic Noir. However, Ivalo breaks with traditional representations of both Lapland and the Russian border in Finnish audiovisual culture, striving towards a new cosmopolitan imagination.
Keywords: television series; crime series; genres; representation (mental objects); border regions; regional identity of Lapland residents; local character; internationality; transnationalism
Free keywords: Arctic noir; border; cosmopolitanism; glocality; Nordic Noir; translocality
Contributing organizations
Ministry reporting: Yes
VIRTA submission year: 2021
JUFO rating: 1
