I completely concur with the first 5 reviewers- this quirky & refreshing work has it all.
Loads of quality & charm in the production (just take the score/soundtrack) & it has the rollicking ride of a "nicer" Tarantino or Ritchie crime comedy, with a bit of umami (ie the flavour of mushrooms) of mystery, the supernatural & existentialism.
I also found parallels with the idiosyncratic & heartwarming stories of people & places, from a past period of Oz Cinema, such as Priscilla, as I did with "Mestari Cheng/ A Spice For Life- Mater Cheng" (2019). At only halfway through the second episode, there's already a bunch of interesting shifts.
I'm not familiar enough with Finnish culture to pick up on any play on it (What, no saunas?!?), apart perhaps from a general Scandi thing of initial politeness & brevity, which pretty quickly moves to honesty &/or wit. Maybe there's some connection between Finland & Japan, with the languages sounding slightly similar to an Anglo ear, the connections with nature & both their histories being somewhat defined by being at either end of "The Bear".
Good job- ReelMedia for making it, & SBS for curating it. Leaning a bit away from the Nordic Noir & into some healthy humour works well, & has got to be more fun & genuine to do, eg the Norsk "Headhunters" (2022).
Regarding my "Review Headline"- a repeating scenario made me think of a line from an ancient & obscure "Oz Rock" song- ""Working Week" by our Spy vs Spy, circa "Crazy '88" (yes, a Kill Bill reference), but the rest of those "cooee-ed" words could also apply (you have to listen to the song, as only the sung lyrics appear online). Funnily enough the band is currently doing gigs, or perhaps you'd prefer our odder still Architecture in Helsinki.
