Some scenes were filmed in the "Bahnhof" server storage cave; most famous for being the wiki leaks server's base.
In the briefing scene where the black crab operation is explained, colonel Raad is seen drinking from a whiskey glass. The design of the glass was made famous from the movie Blade Runner (1982) where the protagonist, Rick Deckard, played by Harrison Ford, is seen drinking from it.
The final scene was filmed outside Filmhuset, the Swedish Film Institute Foundation in Stockholm, in the middle of the summer. The goods delivery bay door is visible in the scene.
The character Malik expresses his desire to watch the Stanley Cup finals in which the competing teams are the Capitals versus the Rangers. Normally these two teams would face each other prior to the Finals
Noomi Rapace and David Dencik where both in original Mænd Der Hader Kvinder ( The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo)