| Amazing Race Suomi | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
| | |
| Presented by | Heikki Paasonen |
| No. of days | 26 |
| No. of teams | 11 |
| No. of legs | 12 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nelonen |
| Original release | 15 November 2025 – present |
| Additional information | |
| Filming dates | 3 May – 28 May 2025 |
| Season chronology | |
This is the third season of Amazing Race Suomi (English: Amazing Race Finland), a Finnish reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race . Hosted by Heikki Paasonen, it features eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship and including at least one celebrity contestant, competing in a race around Eurasia to win €30,000. The season premiered on 15 November 2025, much later than the previous seasons due to EuroBasket 2025, on Nelonen and is set to conclude on 14 February 2026.
On 3 May 2025, Nelonen announced that Amazing Race Suomi was renewed for a third season with production beginning on the same morning at the Suvilahti cultural center in Helsinki. [1] Host Heikki Paasonen announced on his Instagram page that the filming had concluded after 26 days on 28 May 2025. [2]
The Express Pass from the previous season returned and was awarded to the first place team during two legs with the recipients having to use it within the span of three legs.
Casting for this season took place at the end of 2024. [3]
Upon the start of the production, the third season of Amazing Race Suomi was announced to premiere in November 2025. [4] Mirko Baas, the head of Nelonen's domestic content, stated that the season was delayed from its typical October premiere due to the network's coverage of EuroBasket 2025. [5] The first trailer for the season was published on the show's website on 24 October 2025. [6] The third season is set to air weekly until the sixth episode on 20 December, after which it will take a two-week hiatus before resuming its weekly airing until the finale on 14 February 2026. [7]
This season of Amazing Race Suomi had a behind-the-scenes podcast called Amazing-podcast hosted by contestants Mia "Millu" Haataja and Karoliina "Karo" Tuominen with episodes released on Supla following the broadcast release of each television episode. [8]
The cast for the third season consists of eleven Finish celebrities and their relatives and friends. [9]
| Contestants | Notability | Age | Relationship | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karri "Paleface" Miettinen | Rapper | 47 | Rap Brothers | Eliminated 1st (in Siem Reap, Cambodia) |
| Tuukka "Leijonamieli" Rihkola | Rapper | 43 | ||
| Arttu Lindeman | Singer | 28 | Childhood Friends | Medically removed (in Chiang Mai, Thailand) |
| Jaakko Parkkali | YouTuber | 29 | ||
| Tomas Grekov | Podcast host | 30 | Son-in-Law & Father-in-Law | Participating |
| Esko Rotola-Pukkila | — | 63 | ||
| Armi Toivanen | Actress | 44 | Close Friends | Participating |
| Sari Majamaa | — | 46 | ||
| Sara Sieppi | Television host & entrepreneur | 34 | Siblings | Participating |
| Artturi Sieppi | — | 31 | ||
| Paula Noronen | Writer | 51 | Best Friends | Participating |
| Kati Launiainen | — | 49 | ||
| Tuomas Peltomäki | Podcast host | 43 | Twins | Participating |
| Sini Peltomäki | — | 43 | ||
| Nina Tapio | Singer | 53 | Mother & Daughter | Participating |
| Elsa Forsberg | — | 25 | ||
| Mari Hynynen | Actress | 55 | Mother & Son | Participating |
| Joel Volanen | — | 25 | ||
| Mia "Millu" Haataja | Radio presenter on Loop | 32 | Coworkers | Participating |
| Karoliina "Karo" Tuominen | Radio presenter on Loop | 30 | ||
| Maria Guzenina | Member of the European Parliament | 56 | Senior & Junior in Politics | Participating |
| Vilma Vähämaa | Citizen of the Year 2018 | 32 |
The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nina & Elsa | 1st | 2nd | 1stε [a] | |||||||||
| Sara & Artturi | 5th | 4th | 2nd | |||||||||
| Millu & Karo | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | |||||||||
| Maria & Vilma | 2nd | 1st | 4th | |||||||||
| Armi & Sari | 9th | 8th | 5th | |||||||||
| Paula & Kati | 7th | 6th | 6th | |||||||||
| Tuomas & Sini | 10th | 10th | 7th | |||||||||
| Tomas & Esko | 3rd | 5th | 8th | |||||||||
| Mari & Joel | 6th | 9th | 9th | |||||||||
| Arttu & Jaakko | 8th | 7th | † [b] | |||||||||
| Karri & Tuukka | 11th‡ | 11th† | ||||||||||
| Destinations | |
|---|---|
| Route Markers | |
Upon releasing the contestant roster for the season, the Finnish television consumers immediately picked up on their favourite teams, and least liked pairings. Some described the season's cast "boring" or "not interesting" compared to some of the best pairs of the previous two seasons, but many still find the show watchable. [11]
The season has also raised once again critique by having two participants who have took a side on the topic of climate change. Rapper and artist Paleface and politician Maria Guzenina have both critiqued "flying for fun" before, and this has risen heavy noise on the social platforms like Jodel, X and Facebook. [12]
The following ratings are taken from Finnpanel. [13]
| No. | Air date | Episode | Weekly rank | Viewers | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 November 2025 | The Adventure Begins! | 1 | 277,000 | [14] |
| 2 | 22 November 2025 | Crickets Are Playing In The Forest | 4 | 230,000 | [15] |
| 3 | 29 November 2025 | Concentration On Test | 1 | 279,000 | [16] |
| 4 | 6 December 2025 | Challenging Details | |||
| 5 | 13 December 2025 | Manure Work | |||
| 6 | 20 December 2025 | A Lump In The Throat | |||
| 7 | 10 January 2026 | The Race Heats Up | |||