Amazing Race Suomi season 2

Amazing Race Suomi
Season 2
Presented byHeikki Paasonen
No. of days24
No. of teams11
No. of legs12
Distance traveled20,000 km (12,000 mi)
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkNelonen
Original release5 October 2024 (2024-10-05) –
present
Additional information
Filming dates22 May –
14 June 2024
Season chronology
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Season 1

This is the second 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, in a race around Central Europe and Latin America to win €30,000. This season visited three continents and travelled over 20,000 kilometres (12,000 mi) during twelve legs. Starting in Vantaa, racers travelled through Poland, Romania, Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica before returning to Finland and finishing in Helsinki. The season premiered on 5 October 2024 on Nelonen.

Production

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Development and filming

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The second season began outside the Heureka science center in Vantaa.

On 21 May 2024, Nelonen announced that Amazing Race Suomi was renewed for a second season.[1] The channel announced that the celebrity contestants will travel approximately the same distance by airplanes as they did in the first season (roughly 20,000 kilometres or 12,000 miles), to minimize the amount of carbon emissions produced during filming.[2] Like the previous season, this season was hosted by Heikki Paasonen and feature pairs of two competing for the prize of €30,000.[3][4]

Production of this season began on 22 May 2024 in the city of Vantaa at the Heureka science center with the eleven celebrity pairs competing on this season also revealed.[5][6][7] The season saw a new "gamechanger" element. The winners of the first leg earned themselves an Express Pass (Express–Passi), that can be used to skip one of the many future tasks.[7] On 14 June, many of the contestants of the season returned from social media breaks after production of this finished.[8]

Release

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Broadcast

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Upon the start of the production, the second season of Amazing Race Suomi was announced to premiere in October 2024.[9][3] Finland's most comprehensive television guide, Telsu, first stated the season premiere episode to be aired on 5 October.[10]

The first trailer for the season was published on the show's official social media on 31 August 2024.[11]

This season of Amazing Race Suomi had a behind-the-scenes podcast called Amazing-podcast hosted by contestants Adeliina Arajuuri and Jeremie Malolo with episodes released on Supla following the broadcast release of each television episode.[12]

Cast

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From left to right: Tuure Boelius, Jani Sievinen, Gracias Masomi, Paulus Arajuuri and Kaarina Hazard

Each team is composed of two individuals who have some type of relationship to each other. In the second season, there are 11 Finnish celebrity teams competing.[5]

Contestants Notability Age Relationship Status
Aku Sipola Actor 34 Friends Eliminated 1st
(in Kraków, Poland)
Wille Komulainen – 42
Tuure Boelius Artist 23 Siblings Eliminated 2nd
(in Kraków, Poland)
Saana Boelius – 22
Jani Sievinen Ex-medley swimmer 50 Married Couple Eliminated 3rd
(in Bucharest, Romania)
Maria Nyqvist – 40
Mikko Kekäläinen TV-presenter 47 Godson & Godmother Medically removed
(in Bucharest, Romania)
Mervi "Meikka" Levänen – 65
Tiina Reetta "Tinni" Wikström Radio presenter on Radio Suomipop 34 Friends Eliminated 5th
(in Bogotá, Colombia)
Antti Savinainen – 29
Deogracias "Gracias" Masomi Rapper & actor 37 Friends Eliminated 6th
(in Cartagena, Colombia)
Jeremie Malolo Ex-footballer 32
Leea Klemola Actress & playwright 59 Friends Participating
Kaarina Hazard Actress 60
Paulus Arajuuri Former football player for Huuhkajat 36 Siblings Participating
Adeliina Arajuuri Actress 32
Metti Forssell Social media personality 33 Childhood Friends Participating
Hanna Launonen – 33
Mimosa Willamo Jussi Award-winning actress 29 Daughter & Father Participating
Patrick "Pati" Willamo – 55
Elias Aalto Entrepreneur & panellist on Lion's Den Finland 38 Brothers Participating
Matias Pietilä – 41

Results

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The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order.

  • A red placement with a dagger (†) indicates that the team was eliminated.
  • An underlined blue placement with a double-dagger (‡) indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a Pit Stop in a non-elimination leg, and had to perform a Speed Bump task in the subsequent leg.
  • A purple ε indicates that the team used an Express Pass on that leg to bypass one of their tasks.
Team placement (by leg)
Team 1 2 3[a] 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Elias & Matias 3rd 4th 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 1st
Mimosa & Pati 1st 2nd 2ndε[b] 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd
Metti & Hanna 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 3rd
Paulus & Adeliina 7th 5th 6th 7th‡[c] 6th 4th 4th
Leea & Kaarina 6th 7th 8th[d] 5th 4th 6th‡ 5th
Gracias & Jeremie 8th 3rd 4th 4th 5th 5th 6th†
Tinni & Antti 4th 6th 5th 6th 7th†
Mikko & Meikka 9th 9th 7th 8th†[c]
Jani & Maria 5th 8th 9th†[d]
Tuure & Saana 10th 10th†
Aku & Wille 11th†
Notes
  1. ^ The third and fourth legs were combined to a "Super Leg", whereby all of the remaining teams were instructed to continue racing immediately after the third leg without a rest period.
  2. ^ Mimosa & Pati used their Express Pass to bypass the Roadblock.
  3. ^ a b Paulus & Adeliina arrived last at the Pit Stop but were spared from elimination due to Mikko & Meikka electing to withdraw from the race due to Meikka's leg strain.
  4. ^ a b Leea & Kaarina and Jani & Maria stepped onto the mat simultaneously; however, as Jani & Maria chose to quit the Roadblock, they received a two-hour penalty and were eliminated.

Race summary

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Destinations Air travel    Rail travel    Water travel    Bus travel
Helicopter travel    Bicycle travel    Gondola travel
Route Markers Kiertotie (Detour)    Tiesulku (Roadblock)    Express–Passi (Express Pass)
Hidaste (Speed Bump)    Etapin päätepiste (Pit Stop)

Leg 1 (Finland → Poland)

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The first leg of the season visited the Wieliczka Salt Mine in the town of Wieliczka, Poland.
  • Episode 1: "The Race Begins Now" / "Kilpailu alkaa nyt" (5 October 2024)
  • Prize: The Express Pass (awarded to Mimosa & Pati)
  • Eliminated: Aku & Wille
Locations
Episode summary
  • Teams set off from outside Heurekas Science Center in Tikkurila, Vantaa and had to search under 100 buckets for a red and yellow block. Teams then had to unscramble several letters until they formed the first international destination: Kraków, Poland. Once there, teams were released at Henryk Reyman Municipal Stadium in the order that they arrived at the airport and found their next clue: a postcard of the Wieliczka Salt Mine. Teams had to travel to the mine, descend 1,000 feet (300 m) and find the diamond of Casimir III the Great from a salt rock pile before receiving their next clue.
  • Roadblock: "Who can do the bookkeeping?" In this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to balance a stack of books on top of their head while holding a feather in their hand for ten minutes before receiving their next clue.
  • After the Roadblock, teams had to travel by tram to the Błonia Meadow and find their next clue.
  • Detour: Polka or Block This season's first Detour was a choice between Polka (Polkka ) or Block (Pölkky ). In Polka, teams had to perform a traditional Polish polka dance to the judge before receiving their clue. In Block, teams had to saw off a block of wood from a mark using a two-man saw before receiving their clue.
  • After the Detour, teams had to travel to the Wawel Dragon Statue and search for the Pit Stop: the Wisla River Bank outside of the Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology.

Leg 2 (Poland)

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The second leg finished outside of the Corpus Christi Basilica in Kraków.
  • Episode 2: "New Set Ups" / "Asetelmat uusiksi" (12 October 2024)[a]
  • Eliminated: Tuure & Saana
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to find their next clue at the Father Bernatek Bridge. Teams then had to travel to the Kraków Barbican, find a wooden puzzle and solve it by forming a cube before receiving their next clue: a photograph of St. Mary's Basilica.
  • Detour: Face or Beater Car This leg's Detour was a choice between Faces (Kasvot ) or Beater Car (Koslat ). In Face, teams had to count the number of faces on the Kraków Cloth Hall (110) before receiving their next clue. In Beater Car, teams had to convince locals to lift and turn a Fiat 126 around and then squeeze into the car for 20 seconds before receiving their next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams had to travel to Plac Nowy and find a obwarzanek krakowski stand with their next clue.
  • Roadblock: "Who is a foodie?" In this Roadblock, one team member had to choose a restaurant order of Jewish cuisine, pick out the correct items from a vast spread at the Wolf Popper Synagogue and deliver them to the Klezmer-Hois before receiving their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: the Corpus Christi Basilica.

Leg 3 (Poland → Romania)

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Teams visited either the University Square or the University House in Bucharest for their first leg in Romania.
  • Episode 3: "Tough Decisions at Cooking School" / "Kovia päätöksiä kokkikoulussa" (19 October 2024)[a]
  • Eliminated: Jani & Maria
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to Bucharest, Romania. Once there, teams were released in the order that they finished the previous leg and had to find their next clue at the Iuliu Maniu Monument.
  • Detour: Melodies or Quill Symphony This leg's Detour was a choice between Melodies (Suulaat Sävelet ) or Quill Symphony (Sulkakynä Sinfonia ). In Melodies, teams had to perform the song "Bun îi vinul ghiurghiuliu" ("Good is the red rose wine") in Romanian before receiving their next clue. In Quill Symphony, teams had to transcribe the musical notes of "Bun îi vinul ghiurghiuliu" onto a piece of sheet music using dip pens and then have a pianist play it before receiving their next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams had to travel to the Horeca Culinary School and prepare two Romanian dishes – creier pane and ram testicles – before receiving their next clue.
  • Roadblock: "Whose stomach can handle it?" In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to eat the food that they prepared before receiving their next clue.
    • Express Pass Mimosa & Pati used their Express Pass to bypass this Roadblock.
  • After the Roadblock, teams had to travel to the Mariana Bitang gymnastics school and perform a gymnastics routine of ribbons and floor exercises before receiving their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: Carol Park.
Additional notes
  • Although the last team to arrive at the Pit Stop was eliminated, there was no rest period at the end of the leg and all remaining teams were instead instructed to continue racing.
  • Jani & Maria elected to quit the Roadblock and receive a two-hour penalty, upon arriving at the Pit Stop.

Leg 4 (Romania)

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The second part of the Super Leg finished in front of the People's House.
  • Episode 4: "Dramatic Night" / "Dramaattinen ilta" (26 October 2024)[a]
  • Prize: A vacation at the Sokos Hotel Koli in Koli National Park (awarded to Elias & Matias)
  • Medically removed: Mikko & Meikka
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to travel to Librăria Cărturești Carusel. There, they had to replicate a book shelf by setting provided books on a self in the same order with teams tied together by their wrists before receiving their next clue.
  • Teams then had to travel to Battery 1-2 and take part in tasks related to the Romanian horror character Count Dracula. One team member had to lock themselves into a coffin, while the other person had to solve a mathematical equation to unlock the coffin. Team members then had to drink a shot of red liquid before receiving their next clue, which directed them to Arenele Romane.
  • Detour: Yarn or Needle This leg's Detour was a choice between Yarn (Lanka) or Needle (Neula). In Yarn, both team members had to manually spin yarn until they reached a required length before receiving their next clue. In Needle, both team members had to replicate a cross-stitch pattern before receiving their next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: the People's House.
Additional note
  • Although Paulus & Adeliina initially arrived last at the Pit Stop, Mikko & Meikka decided to withdraw from the competition following a medical examination of Meikka's leg strain.

Leg 5 (Romania → Colombia)

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While in Bogotá, teams had to play tejo for the "Firecracker" Detour option.
  • Episode 5: "Whistling Vocals" / "Viheliäät vuorosanat" (2 November 2024)[a]
  • Eliminated: Tinni & Antti
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to travel to Bogotá, Colombia. Once there, teams were released at Parque Ciudad Salitre Occidental in the order that they finished the previous leg and had to find their next clue at the Marquetería El Triángulo.
  • Speed Bump: Refurbish a children's bike For their Speed Bump, Paulus & Adeliina had to refurbish a children's bike, by refilling the tyres and adding some child-themed decoration, before they could continue racing.
  • Detour: Poor Coffee or Firecracker This leg's Detour was a choice between Poor Coffee (Sumppi ) or Firecracker (Sähikäinen). In Poor Coffee, teams had to search a bag of coffee beans for ones with tiny letters and unscramble the word KAHVI (Coffee) before receiving their next clue. In Firecracker, teams had to play a traditional Colombian game of tejo, which involved both team members tossing a metal disc onto a gunpowder target before receiving their next clue.
  • Roadblock: "Who can stand being fired up?" In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to throw a die and eat the corresponding number of local chili peppers before receiving their next clue.
  • After the Roadblock, teams had to travel to Barrio Palermo, learn a Colombian Spanish script for a telenovela scene and perform it in front of a director before receiving their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: Parque Virgilio Barco.

Leg 6 (Colombia)

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During their sixth leg, teams had to find the Statue of Shakira at Gran Malecón in Barranquilla.
  • Episode 6: "Searching For the Lost Hips" / "Kadonneita lanteita metsästämässä" (9 November 2024)[a]
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to Barranquilla. Once there, teams were released at the Hotel Movich Buró 51 in the order that they finished the previous leg and were instructed to travel to the Gran Malecón and find their next clue at the Statue of Shakira based only off of the hint of "Whose hips don't lie?".
  • Teams were instructed to travel to Barrio Las Flores. There, teams had to search the neighborhood on a pedicab for a marked house and paint it before receiving their next clue. Teams then had to travel to the teatrino in Plaza de la Paz and perform a Colombian-style salsa dance before receiving their next clue.
  • Detour: Flowers or Decorations This leg's Detour was a choice between Flowers (Kukat ) or Decorations (Koristeet ). In Flowers, teams had to assemble a Barranquilla Carnival "Congo" headdress and then apply face paint before receiving their next clue. In Decorations, teams had to fully decorate a tuk-tuk for Carnival before receiving their next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: Plaza de la Paz.
Additional notes
  • Teams were shown reading their Detour clue in front of Estadio Édgar Rentería. It is unknown if they performed a task at this location.
  • This was a non-elimination leg.

Leg 7 (Colombia)

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The Roadblock for this leg involved searching through sandcastles on Playa Azul La Boquilla in Cartagena.
  • Episode 7: "Some Cake Too" / "Kakkua kanssa" (16 November 2024)[a]
  • Eliminated: Gracias & Jeremie
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to travel by bus to Cartagena. Once there, teams were released from the GHL Relax Corales de Indias Hotel in the order that they finished the previous leg.
  • Speed Bump: Towels For their Speed Bump, Leea & Kaarina had to make a bed and fold two towel swans before they could continue racing.
  • Teams had to travel by taxi to Ecotours Boquilla, which had their next clue. Teams then had to paddle a boat into the estuary and plant mangrove seedlings before receiving a golden bird, which they could exchange their next clue.
  • Roadblock: "Who keeps the cake together?" In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to search among hundreds of sandcastles for one with a mask buried inside it that they could exchange for their next clue. If a sandcastle didn't have a mask, racers had to rebuild it before they could search another.
  • After the Roadblock, teams had to travel to Casa Museo Rafael Núñez and perform an Afro-Colombian drum routine before receiving their next clue. Teams then had to travel to Plaza Bolívar, retrieve a map and camera and photograph themselves with five specific statues before receiving their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: Castillo San Felipe de Barajas.

Future legs

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Leg 8 (Colombia → Panama)
  • Episode 8: "An Island Without Cars" / "Saari ilman autoja" (23 November 2024)[a]
Locations
Leg 9 (Panama)
  • Episode 9: "Sloths in Sight" / "Laiskiaisia näkyvissä" (30 November 2024)[a]
Locations
Leg 10 (Panama → Costa Rica)
  • Episode 10 (7 December 2024)[a]
Locations
Leg 11 (Costa Rica)
  • Episode 11 (14 December 2024)[a]
Locations
Leg 12 (Costa Rica → Finland)
  • Episode 12 (21 December 2024)
  • Prize: €30,000
Locations

Reception

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Critical reception

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The second season of Amazing Race Suomi has gathered mixed opinions amongst the television consumers.

While some people critiqued the length of the episodes and lack of entertaining teams, most of the fans were delighted about the much faster pace of Amazing Race Suomi compared to the first season. More diverse locations in Europe and Latin America gained praise, as the previous season only visited in Southeast Asia. The new element, the Express Pass, also gained praise on Jodel-app, and it was viewed as a freshening addition.[14] Much more complicated and difficult tasks were viewed as a positive side, and changing placements between the teams brought much more tense and exciting viewing experience. However, during the third leg in Romania, the Roadblock task requiring the teams to eat meat-based food caused heavy criticism on Finnish social media, as many of the contestants confess to be vegans.[15]

The season premiere episode debuted with very high ratings on channel Nelonen. With the highest peak of over 770,000 viewers, the episode achieved 407,000 viewers on average, making it the 2nd best performing episode of an entertainment series on the network during the week.[16]

Television ratings

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The following ratings are taken from Finnpanel.[17]

No. Air date Episode Weekly rank Viewers Ref
1 5 October 2024 The Race Begins Now 2 407,000 [16]
2 12 October 2024 New Set Ups 2 296,000 [18]
3 19 October 2024 Tough Decisions at Cooking School 2 279,000 [19]
4 26 October 2024 Dramatic Night 2 300,000 [20]
5 2 November 2024 Whistling Vocals 4 243,000 [21]
6 9 November 2024 Searching For the Lost Hips 4 267,000 [22]
7 16 November 2024 Some Cake Too
8 23 November 2024 An Island Without Cars
9 30 November 2024 Sloths in Sight

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j This episode was released one week early for purchase on Ruutu+.

References

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  1. ^ "Amazing Race Suomen 2. kausi ja lentojen ilmastovaikutukset". Nelonen (in Finnish). 21 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Amazing Race Suomen 2. kausi ja lentojen ilmastovaikutukset". Sanoma Media (in Finnish). 21 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Nelonen Median syksyn 2024 tv-ohjelmisto nyt julki!". Nelonen (in Finnish). 20 May 2024.
  4. ^ @heikkipaasonen (22 May 2024). "And so it begins. 🌎 Parhaiten tunnelmia kuvaa lapseni sanelema kirje jonka sain: Isi oli iloinen. Tsemppiä töihin. Hyvää pääsiäistä. Nähdään vajaa kuukauden päästä❤️" [And So It Begins. Best way to describe the feeling is my child's message that I've got: Dad was happy. Good luck for work. Good Easter. See You in a Month] (in Finnish) – via Instagram.
  5. ^ a b "Amazing Race Suomi -kuvaukset ovat alkaneet – Nämä 11 paria lähtevät elämänsä seikkailuun!". Nelonen (in Finnish). 22 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Tässä ovat uudet Amazing Race Suomi -kilpailijat – he jahtaavat 30 000 euron voittopottia!". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 22 May 2024.
  7. ^ a b "IL paikalla: Heikki Paasosen ilmoitus loksautti Amazing Race -parien leuat". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 22 May 2024.
  8. ^ @anttisvn (14 June 2024). "Teree! Täällä ollaan taas linjoilla ja valmiina rakkauden kesään 2024 😍 Kiitos kivoista viesteistä, ne on mahtavia!" [Hello! Here we are again on the lines and ready for the summer of love 2024. Thanks for the amazing messages!] (in Finnish) – via Instagram.
  9. ^ @amazingrace_suomi (21 May 2024). "🥁🎺 🎶 Rumpujen pärinää ja fanfaareja: Amazing Race Suomi -sarja saa jatkoa! Toinen kausi alkaa Nelosella ja Ruudussa 𝓵𝓸𝓴𝓪𝓴𝓾𝓾𝓼𝓼𝓪! 💛💛💛" [Drums roll and fanfare: The Amazing Race Suomi series continues! The second season starts on Nelonen and Ruutu in October!] (in Finnish) – via Instagram.
  10. ^ "AMAZING RACE SUOMI program info". Telsu (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 24 August 2024.
  11. ^ a b c d @amazingrace_suomi (31 August 2024). "🌎 👉 Tätä kaikkea on luvassa, kun odotettu Amazing Race Suomi -sarjan toinen kausi alkaa 5.10. Nelosella ja Ruudussa kello 19.30 👈 🌎" [All this and more to come, when the awaited second season of Amazing Race Suomi begins on 5th October on Nelonen and Ruutu] (in Finnish) – via Instagram.
  12. ^ "Amazing-podcast". Supla (in Finnish).
  13. ^ @heikkipaasonen (5 October 2024). "Kaupallinen yhteistyö @nelonen @ruutu" – via Instagram.
  14. ^ Nousiainen, Janna (5 October 2024). "Amazing Race Suomen avausjakso sai ristiriitaisen vastaanoton – yhdestä asiasta kritiikkiä". is.fi (in Finnish).
  15. ^ "Kommentti: Amazing Race Suomi, 00-luku soitti ja haluaa tehtävänsä takaisin". ilta-sanomat.fi (in Finnish). 22 October 2024.
  16. ^ a b "Katsotuimpien ohjelmien TOP-listat, vko 40, Nelonen". Finnpanel (in Finnish). 7 October 2024. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Finnpanel – TV Audiance Measurement". Finnpanel.
  18. ^ https://www.finnpanel.fi/tulokset/tv/vko/top/2024/41/nelonen.html
  19. ^ https://www.finnpanel.fi/tulokset/tv/vko/top/2024/42/nelonen.html
  20. ^ https://www.finnpanel.fi/tulokset/tv/vko/top/2024/43/nelonen.html
  21. ^ https://www.finnpanel.fi/tulokset/tv/vko/top/2024/44/nelonen.html
  22. ^ https://www.finnpanel.fi/tulokset/tv/vko/top/2024/45/nelonen.html
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