Best Nordic Dramas on Netflix 2026
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Our pick of the best Nordic Dramas on Netflix right now, ranked by audience rating out of the 21 titles in category code 78628. Tap any title for full details and where to watch.
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1. As It Is in Heaven (2004)
Rated 7.5/10 on IMDb, from 2004, 2h 12m. This Oscar-nominated drama tells the story of Daniel Dareus, a small-town boy who escaped his tiny village to become a famous conductor.
2. Sorrow and Joy (2013)
Rated 7.1/10 on IMDb, from 2013, 1h 42m. After a woman kills her infant daughter during a tragic breakdown, her husband pleads for compassion and faces his own guilt for her fragile state.
3. While We Live (2017)
Rated 7/10 on IMDb, from 2017, 1h 37m. Traveling home to be with his dying stepfather, a young man tries to heal the wounds of an accident that tore his family apart five years earlier.
4. Key House Mirror (2015)
Rated 6.9/10 on IMDb, from 2015, 1h 30m. While caring for her paralyzed husband in a nursing home, a woman yearning for excitement and intimacy develops an affair with a new resident.
5. All Things Fair (1995)
Rated 6.9/10 on IMDb, from 1995, 2h 04m. A 15-year-old Swedish boy, Stig, falls in love with his married, 37-year-old teacher, Viola, even as World War II rages around them.
6. Tusenbröder - Återkomsten (2006)
Rated 6.8/10 on IMDb, from 2006, 1h 31m. On the run from police, escaped convict Hoffa washes up in Estonia but makes plans to return to Sweden, where his fractured family awaits.
7. Så vit som en snö (2001)
Rated 6.3/10 on IMDb, from 2001, 2h 31m. This riveting drama chronicles the life of Elsa Andersson, who defies her father in a quest to realize her dream of becoming Sweden's first aviatrix.
8. Rosita (2015)
Rated 6.3/10 on IMDb, from 2015, 1h 27m. In a remote Danish fishing village, a middle-aged widower's son is attracted to the young Filipino woman whom his father is considering marrying.
9. Klovn Forever (2015)
Rated 6.3/10 on IMDb, from 2015, 1h 34m. In this sequel to “Klown,” Casper moves to LA -- with Frank on his heels -- where the incorrigible pair proceed to trounce taboos and “go Hollywood.”
10. Cornelis (2010)
Rated 6.3/10 on IMDb, from 2010, 1h 37m. Exceptionally gifted but deeply troubled, musician Cornelis Vreeswijk lives an intense life on stage and behind the scenes as seen in this biopic.