Best Norwegian documentary series

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In 1994, M/S Estonia sinks during its route from Tallinn to Stockholm. 852 people sink with the ship. For 26 years, survivors and relatives to the victims have asked one question: what truly happened to Estonia?

What happened to Anne-Elisabeth Hagen? Where is she, was she kidnapped by criminals for profit or is it her husband who may have made her disappear? Program leader and journalist Kenneth Fossheim sheds light on the Lørneskog case together with former detectives from Kripos Per Angel and Håvard Aksnes.

In this riveting docuseries, when Norway's top cop is suspected of drug trafficking, investigators must ask: Is he a good officer or a major criminal?

Reality series following a group of truck drivers in the mountain passes of Norway, some of the most dangerous roads in all of Europe.

Norwegian black metal is beloved by fans worldwide, but is also known for its shocking story. Now the musicians who created the grim genre, tells how it all came to be.

Interviewing several Norwegian and international scientists, the documentary series asks whether biology has been underestimated in social sciences.

What happens when you call 113? Follow the people when they take care of others on their worst days.

Marie Orderud, Kristian Orderud and their daughter Anne Orderud Paust are found brutally shot dead at Orderud Farm on Sunday, May 23, 1999. The police have no leads until an unexpected event gives the case a new twist.

Get the answers to questions you don't dare to ask.

With the 2020 election on the horizon, Thomas Seltzer embarks on a journey in a divided country to find out: What happened to the American dream?

Lars Monsen is challenged in what he does best, surviving in the wilderness. Blindfolded, he is left alone somewhere in Scandinavia. The only thing he knows is the mission: survive, and find his way to the target location within five days.

They have a single goal: to find the missing person. Regardless. When the police sound the alarm, the volunteers and their rescue dogs rush out to search.

On April 24, 1974, the brutally murdered body of Anni Nielsen Iranzo was discovered; beaten and strangled in her Oslo home. She was 3 months pregnant. There was only one witness to the crime, Anni’s four-year-old daughter, Maria. Now 48 years old, Maria sets out to find the truth about who killed her mother.

The show follows the Ingebrigtsen family, with three brothers, Henrik, Filip, and Jakob, running in international competitions, and their father is their trainer.

On September 8, 1989, 55 Norwegians died in a plane crash on board a chartered plane. Now, 32 years after the disaster, a group of journalists is investigating the accident again, with a critical eye. How did the accident become one of Norway's worst scandals?

A scientific program about puberty for the age group 8-12.

Two weeks after Norway was attacked in April 1940, the Norwegians fought a desperate battle against the world's largest military force in anticipation of the Allied aid. When it finally arrived, it was anything but expected. This is the story of when the whole country was in war, told by those who were actually present. British, French, Polish and Norwegian war veterans who participated in the campaign in Norway are interviewed about their experiences.

Lars Monsen travels across Canada, encountering wildlife around every corner.

Nordkalotten 365 was a popular eight episode TV series starring Lars Monsen and broadcast by Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation with high ratings. The broadcaster has made high-quality series episodes available for Internet users to download via BitTorrent with no digital restrictions.

123 people died when the Norwegian semi-submersible housing platform Alexander L. Kielland capsized in the North Sea in 1980. Survivors and relatives of the deceased still have many questions. What really happened?

In this "True Crime" documentary series, the murder of Birgitte Tengs in Karmøy Norway, 1995, is investigated. The case is one of the most famous murder cases in Norway.

You don't mess with "Hardingar" ! Buddies Joar & Lothepus have grown up in Sørfjorden in Hardanger, also known as "the fjord God forgot". Now they work together in the construction industry where everyday life consists of excavators, drills and dynamite, diesel, steel and sweat. They work hard to live even harder. They juggle family life with sjølrøverliv and leave nothing, absolutely nothing, to stop them from realizing their dreams.

A significant amount of tourists are traveling to Tromsø, Norway to experience The Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis). This is a documentary about the people doing their best to give this experience to the visitors.

24 ninth graders from two culturally different schools on opposite sides of Oslo come together over two weeks, with one spent at each school.

Parts of Norway's queer history are seen through the eyes and hearts of more than 50 famous Norwegians.

Petter Nyquist lives as an inmate in Halden Prison for 30 days.

A concert with Jonas Fjeld and Ole Paus at the ABC Theatre in Oslo, Norway. The show was broadcast in two part on NRK in 1997.

A documentary series about NRK, the Norwegian national broadcaster.

The story of Norway during the Cold War as it never has been told before.

Take a look at Norway's coastlines, forests and mountains and the animals who live there, including bears, elk, birds of prey, foxes and lemmings.

Sør-Vest police precinct is one of the most advanced dog units in the country, with 21 dogs that are trained to find narcotics, weapons and money, look for tracks on crime scenes, hunt suspects or rescue missing people in snow-covered mountains. The dog patrol is a documentary that follows the dog patrol unit in one of Norway's most exciting police districts. The series gives viewers an insight into the daily work of those who work in the dog unit and get up close to the officers and their four-legged companions.

Nine year old Therese disappears from Fjell in Drammen, Norway in July 1988. She has never been found. How could it happen? A family is still searching for answers, and two detectives never let the case go.

Petter Nyquist leaves the safe and good family life at Kolsås and goes out into the dark November evening. Without money, mobile phone and other than the clothes he is wearing, he gets on the subway with a course for Oslo S. In front of him are 52 days spent in the capital.