Millennium Tour

Millennium is a 21st century Nordic Noir franchise based on a book trilogy by Stieg Larsson. Most of the series takes place in Stockholm at locations open to visit.

Understand
"- What happened when you were twelve? I'm sorry, that's none of my business. - I tried to kill my father. Burned him alive. Got about eighty percent of him. - Oh. - I made some coffee."

- Stieg Larsson

The Millennium series began as a novel trilogy (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest) written by journalist Stieg Larsson (1954-2004), posthumously published from 2005 to 2007. A Swedish film trilogy was released in 2009, starring Michael Nyqvist and Noomi Rapace. An English-language remake of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, starring Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara, was released in 2011. Authorship was transferred to David Lagercrantz, who continued the series with three books (nicknamed M4, M5, and M6) released from 2015 to 2019. The first of Lagercrantz's novels, The Girl in the Spider's Web, was adapted into an English-language film starring Claire Foy, in 2018.

Prepare
Reading the original book trilogy is a good beginning. While the Swedish films conclude the trilogy, the American remake is visually superior; and could be considered for a first encounter to the series.

Destinations
Most locations in the books are on Södermalm, or other parts of Stockholm. The films have, with a few exceptions, been shot on site. Some scenes were shot at the rundown traffic hub Slussen, which was torn down in the 2010s, and is partially shut off for construction as of 2023.