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| The Autocrats | |
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|   The initial screen of The Autocrats for the 4th and 5th seasons. Top row from left to right: Ben Zyskowicz, Päivi Räsänen, Mauri Pekkarinen, Tarja Halonen, Seppo Kääriäinen, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Pentti Arajärvi. Bottom row from left to right: Ville Itälä, Sauli Niinistö, Paavo Lipponen, Erkki Tuomioja, Suvi-Anne Siimes.  | |
| Also known as | The Autocrats | 
| Itse valtiaat | |
| Genre |  Political satire  Animation  | 
| Created by | Olli Haikka Riina Hyytiä  | 
| Voices of | Mika Ala-Panula Heikki Hilander Erja Manto Jukka Puotila Paul Westlake Mari Perankoski  | 
| Country of origin | Finland | 
| Original language | Finnish | 
| No. of seasons | 14 | 
| No. of episodes | 233 | 
| Production | |
| Running time | 11–15 min. | 
| Original release | |
| Network | YLE TV1 | 
| Release | April 14, 2001 – January 5, 2008  | 
| Related | |
| Iltalypsy | |
The Autocrats (Finnish : Itse valtiaat) was a Finnish political satire TV series, which took the viewer behind the scenes of the politics of Finland. [1] The series was produced by Filmiteollisuus and was made using 3D computer animation. The original idea for the series came from producer Olli Haikka. 233 episodes – comprising approximately 30 hours of footage – were aired.
(Original airdate)
In addition to the TV series, The Autocrats series also includes: