The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) – Filming Locations
Thriller / Crime / Mystery · Directed by David Fincher · Starring Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara
Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.
Where was The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo filmed?
- Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm – Opening sequences and establishing shots of Stockholm's medieval old town. The atmospheric cobblestone streets and historic architecture of Gamla Stan establish the film's Nordic noir setting
- Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm – Lisbeth Salander's apartment interiors and exterior establishing shots. Fincher used this waterfront location as a key residential setting for Salander's minimalist living space
- Norrtälje, Sweden, Norrtälje – The remote island location where the Vanger family mystery unfolds and primary investigative sequences occur. The isolated Stockholm archipelago provides the bleak, claustrophobic setting essential to the film's mystery and the Vanger family estate scenes
- Värmland, Sweden, Värmland – Exterior sequences of the Vanger estate and surrounding forests. The remote forest regions of Värmland were used for establishing shots of the isolated Vanger family compound and surrounding natural landscape
- Hedemora, Sweden, Hedemora – Small-town sequences and local community establishing shots. Used for exterior scenes representing the provincial Swedish setting and community context of the mystery