The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) – Filming Locations
Drama / Thriller / Crime / Mystery · Directed by Niels Arden Oplev · Starring Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace
Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson's novel about a male journalist and a young female hacker. In the opening of the movie, Mikael Blomkvist, a middle-aged publisher for the magazine Millennium, loses a libel case brought by corrupt Swedish industrialist Hans-Erik Wennerström. Nevertheless, he is hired by Henrik Vanger in order to solve a cold case, the disappearance of Vanger's niece
Where was The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo filmed?
- Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm – Lisbeth Salander navigates the narrow streets and alleyways of Stockholm's medieval old town. The historic old town district serves as a key setting for establishing Stockholm as Lisbeth's home territory and the criminal underworld she inhabits
- Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm – Interior scenes in a historic Stockholm church setting. The medieval cathedral provides an atmospheric backdrop for several key interior scenes in the film
- Dalecarlia, Sweden, Dalecarlia – The remote island setting where the Vanger family mystery unfolds. The isolated Swedish countryside provides the isolated, claustrophobic setting essential to the mystery plot involving the Vanger family estate
- Uppsala, Sweden, Uppsala – Scenes involving the investigation and character backstories. Swedish university city used for establishing scenes and investigation sequences related to the case
- Various locations, Sweden, Sweden – General establishing shots and chase sequences throughout the film. The entire film was shot on location across Sweden, with Stockholm serving as the primary urban setting and rural locations providing the isolated island atmosphere crucial to the narrative