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| Mogadishu Avenue | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama comedy |
| Written by | Jari Tervo |
| Starring | Juha Veijonen Petri Manninen Minna Turunen Kari Hietalahti Pirkka-Pekka Petelius Mateus Tembe |
| Country of origin | Finland |
| Original language | Finnish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Suvela, Espoo, Finland |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | Säihky |
| Release | |
| Original network | MTV3 |
| Original release | 2006 |
Mogadishu Avenue is a Finnish drama comedy TV series written by Jari Tervo. The series deals with the everyday life of immigrants in Finland.
The name Mogadishu Avenue comes from a nickname of various streets in eastern Helsinki, particularly the main street in Meri-Rastila, where many Somali immigrants live. The nickname itself comes from Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.
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