{"id":51309,"date":"2026-02-13T10:24:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T09:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/?p=51309"},"modified":"2026-02-14T14:27:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T13:27:05","slug":"queer-nordic-noir-on-arte-meurtres-a-varjakka-brings-a-gay-cop-back-home-to-hell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/en\/2026\/02\/13\/queer-nordic-noir-on-arte-meurtres-a-varjakka-brings-a-gay-cop-back-home-to-hell\/","title":{"rendered":"Queer Nordic Noir on ARTE: \u201cMeurtres \u00e0 Varjakka\u201d Brings a Gay Cop Back Home to Hell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you\u2019re looking for a winter binge that is both moody and unapologetically queer, ARTE\u2019s new Finnish crime series \u201cMeurtres \u00e0 Varjakka\u201d (\u201cAll the Sins\u201d)<\/a> should be on your list. Set in a hyper\u2011conservative religious community in the far north of Finland, the show combines classic Nordic noir vibes with a gay lead character forced to confront the family, faith and small\u2011town violence he tried to escape.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A gay cop, a rigid church and a town full of secrets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMeurtres \u00e0 Varjakka\u201d follows Lauri R\u00e4iha, a young criminal inspector who is sent back to Varjakka, the isolated village where he grew up, after two men from an ultra\u2011religious L\u00e6stadian Lutheran community are brutally murdered. Lauri left ten years earlier to live openly with his husband, cutting ties with his family and church; returning means stepping back into a world where queerness is a sin and silence is survival.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is paired with Sanna Tervo, an older, hedonistic and emotionally messy police officer whose very existence clashes with local puritan norms. Together, they investigate the killings while navigating a community dominated by male authority, strict Christian codes and a long history of buried abuse and hypocrisy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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