Amazing Race Suomi

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Amazing Race Suomi
Amazing Race Suomi logo.jpg
Genre Reality competition
Created by Elise Doganieri
Bertram van Munster
Based on
The Amazing Race
by
  • Bertram van Munster
  • Elise Doganieri
Directed byJussi Korva
Olli Horttana
Presented by Heikki Paasonen
Theme music composer John M. Keane
Country of originFinland
Original languageFinnish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producersJesse McDonald
Pauliina Koutala
Petra Martikainen
ProducersMia Lehmusoksa
Anna Väisänen
Ella Kaarna
Johanna Tarvainen
Production locationsee below
Running time67–97 minutes
Production companies Moskito Television
ABC Signature
Original release
Network Nelonen
Ruutu
Release30 September 2023 (2023-09-30) –
present
Related
International versions

Amazing RaceSuomi (English: The Amazing Race Finland ) is a Finnish reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race . Hosted by Heikki Paasonen and following the premise of other versions in the Amazing Race franchise, the show follows teams of two as they race around the world. Each season is split into legs, with teams tasked to deduce clues, navigate themselves in foreign areas, interact with locals, perform physical and mental challenges, and travel by air, boat, car, taxi, and other modes of transport. Teams are progressively eliminated at the end of most legs for being the last to arrive at designated Pit Stops. The first team to arrive at the Finish Line wins the grand prize of EUR30,000. [1]

Contents

The first season aired on Nelonen network on Saturdays at 19.30 pm local time and on the Ruutu streaming service starting on 30 September 2023. [2] [3] The first two episodes and the finale of the first season were two-hour long specials, and the remaining episodes 90 minutes. [4] The season finale aired on 16 December 2023 simultaneously, at 19.30 pm on the streaming platform and TV channel. [5] The second season, hosted by Paasonen, is set to air in late 2024 on Nelonen. [6]

The Race

Route Markers

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Route Markers are yellow and red flags that mark the places where teams must go. Most Route Markers are attached to the boxes that contain clue envelopes, but some may mark the place where the teams must go in order to complete tasks, or may be used to line a course that the teams must follow.

Clues

Clues are found throughout the legs in sealed envelopes, normally inside clue boxes. They give teams the information they need and tasks they need to do in order for them to progress through the legs.

Non-elimination legs

The teams may be punished for arriving last to the Pit Stop on a non-elimination leg. This could affect their placements next leg.

  • Speed Bump (Hidaste) : The team that finishes last in a non-elimination leg may have to perform a penalty task at some point during the next leg. This task must be completed before the team is allowed to continue racing.

In the first season, there was only two instances out of three, when a team had to perform a Speed Bump after placing last on a non-elimination leg. The other time there wasn't any penalty for the last placed non-eliminated.

Seasons

SeasonBroadcastWinnersTeamsLegsTotal viewers
(millions)
First airedLast aired
1 30 September 202316 December 2023 Kaisa Mäkäräinen & Mari Eder 12122.9 [7]
2 October 2024TBDTBD11TBDTBD

Countries visited

Countries that Amazing Race Suomi has visited are shown in colour AmazingRaceSuomi map1.png
Countries that Amazing Race Suomi has visited are shown in colour

Here is the list of countries Amazing Race Suomi has visited so far:

Notes
  1. ↑ Includes 1 Finish Line

Reception

Critical reception

When first announced, the program drew criticism for including Left Alliance politicians (Nurminen, Pekonen and Modig), who have advocated for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, on a show that includes air travel. [8] Filming of the show also began after the 2023 Greece wildfires on Rhodes, leading to more vocal criticism. [9] [10] Prior to the start of filming, producer Pauliina Koutala from Moskito Television stated that the show was made with climate change in mind and that they would be offsetting emissions used for filming, which included having teams fly on airlines that use sustainable aviation fuel and rainforest reclamation at the Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve on Borneo. [11] In addition, the production team planned a route in such a way to minimise air travel with alternative forms of transportation on land. [12] In total, all the contestants who reached the final leg travelled about 26,000 kilometres (16,000 mi) by airplanes, roughly corresponding to approximately two round trip flights from Helsinki to New York City. [13] On 14 September 2023, Nurminen, Pekonen and Modig stated at a press event that they understood the criticism and agreed to compete after learning about the flight compensations. [14]

Despite the negative social feedback, many Finnish television consumers were positive towards the first season's contestants with many praising the new and varied faces that have not been on reality television programs before. [15] The fast-paced action and comedic elements of the show were praised, and the Finnish version was very similar and relatable to its original American counterpart. [16] Even though the first season took place almost entirely in Southeast Asia and did not feature "flight drama", viewers were overall positive about how this huge format was made successfully in Finland and expressed interest for another season. [17]

According to Nelonen, the first season got a very respectful reception, with the program reach of the whole season reached the total of 2.9 million viewers from 4+ age group, if included all the streaming services and platforms. The average viewership for the season reached 429,000, [7] with season finale picking up the highest average figures of the season for a single episode: 580,000. [18] Prior to the season finale, the season was nominated for Golden Venla Awards in the category of "Competition Reality" and "Best Director(s)" (Jussi Korva & Olli Horttana), [19] that latter which won the award. [20] [21]

Awards and nominations

Summary of awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryNominatedResultRef
2023 Golden Venla Competition RealityAmazing Race Suomi S1Nominated [19]
Director (Entertainment, Reality and Events)Jussi Korva & Olli HorttanaWon [21]

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