Untold Arctic Wars Season 2 continues the journey of Finland’s most widely distributed documentary series. The new season reveals how the Cold War nearly ignited a third world war – right in our northern backyard.
BBC Alba, known for its commitment to historical and cultural programming, acquires the rights to Season 2 and brings the untold Arctic war stories to UK screens. Histoire, the leading French history channel, is set to premiere Season 1, introducing new viewers to the Arctic battlefields.

USS SKATE nuclear submarine rises through ice at the North Pole. Copyright: Naval History and Heritage Command
Finland’s most widely distributed documentary series of all time
The first season of Untold Arctic Wars has been broadcast in over 100 countries on major media outlets including The Walt Disney Company, NATGEO, BBC Alba, SBS Australia, Al Jazeera, and RTL.
NORDICS:
YLE Finland, NRK Norway, SVT Sweden, RUV Iceland, DR Denmark
EUROPE:
The Walt Disney Company Benelux, ERR Estonia, NatGeo Eastern Europe, FTV Prima Czech Republic, Polsat Poland, Telewizja Polska Poland, RTL Germany, BBC Alba, Histoire France & French speaking countries, IFC Media, Czech Republic, Games Media Turkey, LNK TV Lithuania
ASIA & AMERICAS:
Phoenix Satellite Television Co Ltd, SuccessGlo Inc China, CCII Taiwan, iQiyi, China, SBS Australia, A&E Ole Networks, Latin America, Al Jazeera Middle East, SBS Korea, Union Media Company Middle East