This is the second season of Amazing Race Suomi (Finnish: Amazing Race Finland), a Finnish reality television game show based on the American series The Amazing Race. Hosted by Heikki Paasonen, it will feature 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. The season is set to premiere in 5 October 2024 on Nelonen.[1]
Amazing Race Suomi | |
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Season 2 | |
Presented by | Heikki Paasonen |
No. of days | 24 |
No. of teams | 11 |
No. of legs | 12 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Release | |
Original network | Nelonen |
Original release | 5 October 2024 | –
Additional information | |
Filming dates | 22 May – 14 June 2024 |
Season chronology |
Production
editDevelopment and filming
editOn 21 May 2024, Nelonen announced that Amazing Race Suomi was renewed for a second season.[2] 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.[3] Like the previous season, this season was hosted by Heikki Paasonen and feature pairs of two competing for the prize of €30,000.[4][5]
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.[6][7][8] According to the presenter, there will be some new twists in this season, with a "gamechanger" element teased.[8] On 14 June, many of the contestants of the season returned from social media breaks after production of this finished.[9]
Release
editBroadcast
editUpon the start of the production, the second season of Amazing Race Suomi was announced to premiere in October 2024.[1][4] 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]
Cast
editEach 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.[6]
Contestants | Notability | Age | Relationship | Status |
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Mikko Kekäläinen | TV-presenter | 47 | Godson & Godmother | Participating |
Mervi "Meikka" Levänen | – | 65 | ||
Tiina Reetta "Tinni" Wikström | Radio presenter on Radio Suomipop | 34 | Friends | Participating |
Antti Savinainen | – | 29 | ||
Leea Klemola | Actress & playwright | 59 | Friends | Participating |
Kaarina Hazard | Actress | 60 | ||
Paulus Arajuuri | Ex-footballer | 36 | Siblings | Participating |
Adeliina Arajuuri | – | 32 | ||
Jani Sievinen | Ex-medley swimmer | 50 | Married Couple | Participating |
Maria Nyqvist | – | 40 | ||
Metti Forssell | Social media personality | 33 | Friends | Participating |
Hanna Launonen | – | 33 | ||
Mimosa Willamo | Actress | 29 | Daughter & Father | Participating |
Patrick "Pati" Willamo | – | 55 | ||
Deogracias "Gracias" Masomi | Rapper & actor | 37 | Friends | Participating |
Jeremie Malolo | Ex-footballer | 32 | ||
Aku Sipola | Actor | 34 | Friends | Participating |
Wille Komulainen | – | 42 | ||
Elias Aalto | Entrepreneur & investor/panellist on Lion's Den Finland | 38 | Brothers | Participating |
Matias Pietilä | – | 41 | ||
Tuure Boelius | Artist | 23 | Siblings | Participating |
Saana Boelius | – | 22 |
Results
editThe 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. A dagger without a placement indicates that the team was eliminated without competing in the leg.
- 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.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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Mikko & Meikka | ||||||||||||
Tinni & Antti | ||||||||||||
Leea & Kaarina | ||||||||||||
Paulus & Adeliina | ||||||||||||
Jani & Maria | ||||||||||||
Metti & Hanna | ||||||||||||
Mimosa & Pati | ||||||||||||
Gracias & Jeremie | ||||||||||||
Aku & Wille | ||||||||||||
Elias & Matias | ||||||||||||
Tuure & Saana |
- Notes
Race summary
editDestinations | 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 1 (Finland → Poland)
edit- Episode 1: "The Race Begins Now" / "Kilpailu alkaa nyt" (5 October 2024)
- Locations
- Vantaa, Finland (Heureka – Hannu I. Miettinen's Square) (Starting Line)[8][11]
- Helsinki (Helsinki–Vantaa Airport) → Kraków, Poland (Kraków John Paul II International Airport)
- Wieliczka (Wieliczka Salt Mine)[11]
- Kraków (Main Square)[11]
- Kraków (Henryk Reyman Municipal Stadium)[12]
- Kraków (Vistula River Front)
- Episode summary
- Teams set off from outside Heureka in Vantaa and had to complete a puzzle that revealed their first international destination: Kraków, Poland.
- Upon arriving at Kraków, teams travelled to the Wieliczka Salt Mine in the historic town of Wieliczka, and had to descend 1,000 feet (300 m) into the mine with an elevator.
Leg 2 (Poland)
edit- Episode 2: "New Set Ups" / "Asetelmat uusiksi" (12 October 2024)
- Locations
Upcoming legs
editReception
editTelevision ratings
editThe following ratings are taken from Finnpanel.[13]
No. | Air date | Episode | Weekly rank | Viewers | Ref |
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1 | 5 October 2024 | The Race Begins Now | |||
2 | 12 October 2024 | New Set Ups | |||
3 | 19 October 2024 | Tough Decisions at Cooking School | |||
4 | 26 October 2024 | Dramatic Night | |||
5 | 2 November 2024 | Whistling Vocals |
References
edit- ^ a b @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.
- ^ "Amazing Race Suomen 2. kausi ja lentojen ilmastovaikutukset". Nelonen (in Finnish). 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Amazing Race Suomen 2. kausi ja lentojen ilmastovaikutukset". Sanoma Media (in Finnish). 21 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Nelonen Median syksyn 2024 tv-ohjelmisto nyt julki!". Nelonen (in Finnish). 20 May 2024.
- ^ @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.
- ^ a b "Amazing Race Suomi -kuvaukset ovat alkaneet – Nämä 11 paria lähtevät elämänsä seikkailuun!". Nelonen (in Finnish). 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Tässä ovat uudet Amazing Race Suomi -kilpailijat – he jahtaavat 30 000 euron voittopottia!". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 22 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "IL paikalla: Heikki Paasosen ilmoitus loksautti Amazing Race -parien leuat". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 22 May 2024.
- ^ @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.
- ^ "AMAZING RACE SUOMI program info". Telsu (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 24 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i @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.
- ^ @amazingrace_suomi (21 September 2024). "Kun kaikki näytti helpommalta telkkarissa" – via Instagram.
- ^ "Finnpanel – TV Audiance Measurement". Finnpanel.