Amazing Race Suomi | |
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Genre | Reality competition |
Created by | Elise Doganieri Bertram van Munster |
Based on | |
Directed by | Jussi Korva Olli Horttana |
Presented by | Heikki Paasonen |
Starring | See cast |
Theme music composer | John M. Keane |
Country of origin | Finland |
Original language | Finnish |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Jesse McDonald Pauliina Koutala Petra Martikainen |
Producers | Mia Lehmusoksa Anna Väisänen Ella Kaarna Johanna Tarvainen |
Production location | see below |
Running time | 67–97 minutes |
Production companies | Moskito Television ABC Signature |
Original release | |
Network | Nelonen Ruutu |
Release | 30 September 2023 – present |
Related | |
International versions |
Amazing RaceSuomi (English: 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. The show 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 €30,000. [1]
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]
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 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.
The teams may be punished for arriving last to the Pit Stop on a non-elimination leg. This could affect their placements next leg.
Season | Broadcast | Winners | Teams | Total viewers (millions) [lower-alpha 1] | |
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 30 September 2023 | 16 December 2023 | Kaisa Mäkäräinen & Mari Eder | 12 | 2.9 [6] |
Here is the list of countries Amazing Race Suomi has visited so far:
Europe
| Asia
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Finnish television network Nelonen held talks with Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri for years on how they could make The Amazing Race format in Finland. After the rights were secured, Moskito Television obtained Jesse McDonald, a producer who had travelled internationally for almost 20 years with the original show, as an executive producer. [7]
On 12 April 2023, it was announced that filming would occur during the summer with contestants traveling around the world. [1] On 25 May 2023, it was announced that Heikki Paasonen would host the show, filming of which would start in late July. [8] [9] On 24 July 2023, the teams were announced as the race began from Töölönlahti. [3] After leaving Helsinki, teams travelled throughout Southeast Asia to Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. [10] Filming lasted for four weeks and concluded on 16 August 2023 back in Helsinki, Finland. [11]
The casting for the celebrity teams of the first season finished in early 2023. Green League MP Fatim Diarra was asked to participate but declined. [12]
The first trailer of the first season was released on 29 August, which featured a sneak peek about the season, some tasks and locations. [10]
Sponsors for this season include CamelBak, Fjällräven, Free bug repellent, HAI Group, Jack Wolfskin, Makia, Rela tablets and Superdry. [13] The participants' backpacks advert OP Pohjola, a Finnish bank service.
Each team is composed of two individuals who have some type of relationship to each other. In the first season, there are 12 Finnish celebrity teams competing. [3] [14] [15]
Contestants | Notability | Age | Relationship | Status |
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Anna Perho | Author | 52 | Mother & Son | Eliminated 1st (in Bangkok, Thailand) |
Atte Lehtiniittu | — | 22 | ||
Aino-Kaisa Pekonen | Member of Parliament | 44 | Work Partners | Eliminated 2nd (in Phuket, Thailand) |
Silvia Modig | Member of the European Parliament | 46 | ||
Lotta Hintsa | Miss Finland 2013 | 34 | Sisters | Medically removed (in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) |
Noora Hintsa | — | 32 | ||
Katariina Kaitue | Actress | 56 | Mother & Son | Eliminated 4th (in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) |
Benjamin Harima | — | 29 | ||
Jukka Rasila | Donald Duck voice actor | 53 | Cohabiting Couple | Eliminated 5th (in Manila, Philippines) |
Mirva Nieminen | — | 45 | ||
Ilmari Nurminen | Member of Parliament | 32 | Couple | Eliminated 6th (in Pampanga, Philippines) |
Aapo Hettula | — | 30 | ||
Peter Vesterbacka | Developer of Angry Birds | 55 | Mentor & Mentee | Eliminated 7th (in Yogyakarta, Indonesia) |
Thy "Anna" Nguyen | — | 18 | ||
Marcus Grönholm | WRC drivers' champion | 55 | Friends | Eliminated 8th (in Yogyakarta, Indonesia) |
Timo Rautiainen | WRC co-drivers' champion | 58 | ||
Bakari Diarra | Entrepreneur, Vitunleija | 25 | Friends | Eliminated 9th (in George Town, Malaysia) |
Samuel Chime | Social media personality | 24 | ||
Janne Lehtonen | Chief Instructor on Erikoisjoukot | 40 | Friends | Third place |
Robin Hendry | Instructor on Erikoisjoukot | 37 | ||
Tuukka Ritokoski | Radio presenter on Radio Suomipop | 28 | Father & Son | Runners-up |
Sami Ritokoski | — | 58 | ||
Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Biathlete | 40 | Friends | Winners |
Mari Eder | Biathlete & Cross-country skier | 35 |
The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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Kaisa & Mari | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th‡ | 2nd | 1st |
Tuukka & Sami | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd |
Janne & Robin | 9th | 7th | 6th | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd |
Bakari & Samuel | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 1st | 4th† | |
Marcus & Timo | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 6th | 5th | 5th | 5th† | |||
Peter & Anna | 6th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 7th | 5th | 6th‡ | 6th† | ||||
Ilmari & Aapo | 10th | 10th | 8th | 8th‡ | 5th | 7th† | ||||||
Jukka & Mirva | 8th | 8th | 7th | 7th | 8th† | |||||||
Katariina & Benjamin | 11th | 9th | 9th† | |||||||||
Lotta & Noora | 5th | 5th | † [lower-alpha 2] | |||||||||
Aino-Kaisa & Silvia | 7th | 11th† | ||||||||||
Anna & Atte | 12th† | |||||||||||
Destinations | Air travel Rail travel Water travel Bus travel Helicopter travel Bicycle travel Gondola travel |
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Route Markers | Kiertotie (Detour) Tiesulku (Roadblock) Hidaste (Speed Bump) Etapin päätepiste (Pit Stop) |
Leg | City/state | Currency | Landmark | Object | Eliminated team |
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1 | Bangkok | Baht | Wat Saket | Bell | Anna & Atte |
2 | Phuket | Baht | Wat Sri Sunthon | Coins | Aino-Kaisa & Silvia |
3 | Ho Chi Minh City | Dong | Thanh Đa | Pottery | Katariina & Benjamin |
4 | Ho Chi Minh City | Dong | Thao Cam Vien | Scorpion | No elimination |
5 | Manila | Peso | Fort Santiago | Snake | Jukka & Mirva |
6 | Pampanga | Peso | Pandacaqui | Microphone | Ilmari & Aapo |
7 | Bali | Rupiah | Sari Wisata Budaya | Panjat Pinang | No elimination |
8 | Yogyakarta | Rupiah | Prambanan | Bow | Peter & Anna |
9 | Yogyakarta | Rupiah | Benteng Vredeburg | Kebo-keboan | Marcus & Timo |
10 | Kuala Lumpur | Ringgit | Saloma Bridge | Book | No elimination |
11 | Penang | Ringgit | Hean Boo Thean | Blowpipe | Bakari & Samuel |
The show 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. [17] Filming of the show also began after the 2023 Greece wildfires on Rhodes, leading to more vocal criticism. [18] [19] 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. [7] In addition, the production team planned a route in such a way to minimise air travel with alternative forms of transportation on land. [20] 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. [21] 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. [22]
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. [23] 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. [24] 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. [25]
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, [6] with season finale picking up the highest average figures of the season for a single episode: 580,000. [26] Prior to the season finale, the season was nominated for a Golden Venla Award in the category of "Competition Reality" and "Best Director(s)" (Jussi Korva & Olli Horttana), [27] that latter which won the award. [28] [29]
The following ratings are taken from Finnpanel. [30]
No. | Air date | Episode | Weekly rank | Ratings on same day (All 4+ years old) | Ref |
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1 | 30 September 2023 | In the Heart of the Big City | 1 | 375,000 | [31] |
2 | 7 October 2023 | An Impossible Challenge | 3 | 305,000 | [32] |
3 | 14 October 2023 | Local Fun | 3 | 305,000 | [33] |
4 | 21 October 2023 | Shivering Lunch | 1 | 362,000 | [34] |
5 | 28 October 2023 | Buzzing Market | 2 | 328,000 | [35] |
6 | 4 November 2023 | The Worst Nightmare | 2 | 357,000 | [36] |
7 | 11 November 2023 | Magic of Dance | 1 | 403,000 | [37] |
8 | 18 November 2023 | Bull's Eye | 1 | 359,000 | [38] |
9 | 25 November 2023 | On the Wire | 1 | 362,000 | [39] |
10 | 2 December 2023 | The Temple Gift | 1 | 457,000 | [40] |
11 | 9 December 2023 | Street Art and Stick Fighting | 2 | 408,000 | [41] |
12 | 16 December 2023 | The Final Squeeze | 1 | 580,000 | [26] |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated | Result | Ref |
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2023 | Golden Venla | Competition Reality | Amazing Race Suomi | Nominated | [27] |
Director (Entertainment, Reality and Events) | Jussi Korva & Olli Horttana | Won | [29] | ||
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