Ragnorak
This six-episode Netflix commission is the balmiest show on this list: It was filmed amid the magnificent scenery of Odda, which is practically the tropics where Norway is concerned. Its also, surprisingly, the only one with an overt environmental theme. The villains of the piece run the towns paper mill, contributing to the climate change thats shrinking the local glacier (and in the process exposing old secrets fundamental to the plot).
And then theres the biggest difference, which may help to explain Netflixs interest: Its a Scandinavian spin on a teenage superhero story, with a hunky but awkward high schooler (David Stakston) moving to his moms hometown and suddenly discovering he can throw a hammer for very long distances. This puts him on the radar of the towns alpha family, an unusually polished and attractive bunch who are not, we soon find out, strictly human. Thats where the title Ragnarok in Norse mythology, the apocalyptic final battle of the gods comes in.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/03/arts/television/new-nordic-tv-series.html
The 1st season is only 6 episodes. I didn't think I would like it, but it almost immediately captured my attention. Just the beauty of the Nordic landscape. It's in Norwegian with subtitles. Filmed in Odda Norway. By the end of the 6th episode, it really began to delve in to the whole Thor mythology.
I found your post from 2012 when I did a site search to see if anyone else had posted about the Ragnarok series.