Vares: Private Eye
(Vares – yksityisetsivä)

Set in FINLAND

Based on the novels by Reijo Mäki

Vares: Private Eye (Finnish: Vares – yksityisetsivä) is a 2004 Finnish crime series directed by Aleksi Mäkelä. It is based on the novel Keltainen leski by Reijo Mäki. It stars Juha Veijonen as private detective

Private investigator, ladies’ man, hard-drinking pub regular: Jussi Vares is a hero whose laid-back nonchalance belies a rock-hard determination to solve the case. Vares radiates all the vulnerability and loneliness of a man who may not have found his place in life, but can pretty much do without it.

See Episode Descriptions Below

Commercial Availabilty of DVDs
for the Home Video Market

(U.S. Format - Region 1, NTSC)
In Finnish with English Subtitles

In the United States, the DVDs are available
from MHz Networks and Amazon


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EPISODE DESCRIPTIONS

Private Eye Vares
The Kiss of Evil #101

Vares is hired by a grieving mother to investigate the unsolved murder of her daughter, Kerttu. The fact that Kerttu's best friend went missing a year earlier seems suspicious to Vares, who uncovers a second murder and some very unhealthy family ties. 2011. In Finnish with English subtitles.

Private Eye Vares
The Girls of April #102

Ten years ago, three fun-loving female students vanished one after the other. Although no bodies were ever found, the entire nation was convinced that they had been killed. Journalist Ruuhio hires his friend Vares to pick up the investigation - but his timing couldn't be worse. 2011. In Finnish with English subtitles.

Private Eye Vares
Garter Snake #103

A distinguished lawyer suspects that his wife is cheating on him with the lounge pianist Lobo. Vares keeps tabs on the pianist, but what he finds out propels him into the midst of a really big affair: Lobo is involved in the porn and drug business, which doesn't like private eyes at all. 2011. In Finnish with English subtitles.

Private Eye Vares
The Path of the Righteous Man #104

Investigating a murder in a small, secluded village, Vares discovers a town in the grip of a powerful religious sect. Drugged and locked away in the local psychiatric clinic, Vares manages to escape and must now bring down a ring involved in extortion, religious scams and much more. 2012. In Finnish with English subtitles.

Private Eye Vares
Gambling Chip #105

A man named Timo hires Vares to find his sister's killer - but Timo himself starts acting suspiciously after his wife is caught in the arms of a dubious bank manager who's involved in a gigantic financial scam. And then there's the Russian hitman. And a cat named Danny. 2012. In Finnish with English subtitles.

Private Eye Vares
Tango of Darkness #106

Series Finale! Things aren't going well for Vares: He's in the crossfire of two vindictive men, and his friend Ruuhio has disappeared. As his enemies close in on him, can Jussi unravel the mystery behind the death of a famous tango singer? 2012. In Finnish with English subtitles.

CRIME SERIES ON DVD SET IN FINLAND

Vares: Private Eye (Vares – yksityisetsivä)

CRIME SERIES ON DVD
SET IN FINLAND

Vares: Private Eye
(Vares – yksityisetsivä)