# ‘Tango Metal’ Kickstarts Partnership Between Finland’s Helsinki-filmi and Iceland’s Glassriver (EXCLUSIVE)

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/tango-metal-kickstarts-partnership-between-finlands-helsinki-filmi-and-icelands-glassriver-exclusive/
- Published: 2026-09-22T09:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-22T09:55:37+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/global/glassriver-helsinki-filmi-tango-metal-1236871418/
- Topics: Art, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, Europe, Film, World

## Key points

- Helsinki-filmi and Glassriver launch a Nordic co-production partnership.
- “Tango Metal” follows a cross-border murder investigation.
- Production is planned for later this year.

## Summary

Finnish producer Helsinki-filmi and Icelandic company Glassriver have formed a three-title co-production partnership, beginning with the six-part crime series “Tango Metal”. The project, combining crime, romance, tango and heavy metal, reflects a wider push among European independent producers to share creative and financial risks as funding declines and international co-commissioning becomes more important.

The series follows Finnish crime reporter Paula, who travels to Reykjavík after her estranged brother is murdered in a ritualistic killing, and teams up with Icelandic detective and metal-band frontman Bjarki. Mia Ylönen created the series and is attached alongside writers Tua Harno and Jojo Erholtz; the show is in development, in advanced talks with Finnish and Icelandic commissioners, and is expected to begin production later this year. The partnership’s other projects are a Finnish near-science-fiction feature and an Icelandic television project, with details due once financing is secured.

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