City vs Country (game show)

City vs Country (Finnish: Stadi vs. Lande) is a Finnish primetime entertainment quiz show broadcast on MTV3. The show is hosted by two local hosts – one representing the city and the other one the countryside. The original Finnish format is hosted by two stand up talents Jaakko Saariluoma and Kalle Lamberg [fi].[1][2]

City vs Country
GenreGame show
StarringJaakko Saariluoma
Kalle Lamberg
Country of originFinland
Original languageFinnish
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes83
Production
Executive producersOlli Suominen
Tuomas Summanen
ProducerJasmine Patrakka
Running time41 minutes
Production companyRabbit Films
Original release
NetworkMTV3
ReleaseFebruary 24, 2017 (2017-02-24) –
present

Format

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Teams are family members, friends, co-workers or neighbours, always either from a big city or the countryside.

In the original Finnish version, in the first rounds, the teams answer to regular questions, either with multiple choice or not. From the first rounds, two teams from each side advance to semifinals, or "Duels". Here, the team with most correct answers will go to the final. In the final, the winning team choose on presenting them in the round. Then contestants haves to answer to questions fast as possible. If the contestant gets four or more correct in 90 seconds, the team wins the home country travel. If contestant can answer to eight correct, wins the team an Europe-travel, and if the contestant answers all 12 correct, they win a holiday trip to somewhere around the world.

List of Stadi vs. Lande episodes (series 1–5)

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Series 1

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Episode Air Date Winning Team Winnings
1 24 February 2017 City European Travel: Riga, Latvia
2 3 March 2017 City Home Country Travel: Koli
3 10 March 2017 Country European Travel: Zakynthos, Greece
4 17 March 2017 City World Travel: BrazilArgentina Tour
5 31 March 2017 Country Home Country Travel: Koli
6 7 April 2017 Country European Travel: Mallorca, Mediterranean Sea
7 14 April 2017 City European Travel: Saaremaa, Estonia
8 21 April 2017 City Home Country Travel: Koli
9 28 April 2017 Country Home Country Travel: Turku
10 5 May 2017 City World Travel: Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

Series 2

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Episode Air Date Winning Team Winnings
1 7 February 2018 Country European Travel: Split, Croatia
2 14 February 2018 Country European Travel: Chania, Greece
3 21 February 2018 City World Travel: Sri Lanka
4 28 February 2018 City European Travel: Montenegro
5 7 March 2018 Country European Travel: Mallorca, Mediterranean Sea
6 21 March 2018 City European Travel: Santorini, Greece
7 28 March 2018 Country World Travel: Jordan
8 4 April 2018 Country Home Country Travel: Relaxing and Spa
9 11 April 2018 City European Travel: Karpathos, Greece
10 18 April 2018 City European Travel: Split, Croatia
11 25 April 2018 Country World Travel: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
12 2 May 2018 City Home Country Travel: Turku
13 9 May 2018 Country European Travel: Split, Croatia

Series 3

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Episode Air Date Winning Team Winnings
1 25 January 2019 Country Home Country Travel: Kuusamo
2 1 February 2019 Country World Travel: Oman, Arabian Peninsula
3 8 February 2019 City European Travel: Crete, Greece
4 15 February 2019 Country Home Country Travel: Salla
5 22 February 2019 City European Travel: Rhodes, Greece
6 28 February 2019 City World Travel: Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
7 1 March 2019 Country European Travel: Mallorca, Mediterranean Sea
8 7 March 2019 City Home Country Travel: Tampere
9 8 March 2019 City World Travel: Sri Lanka
10 14 March 2019 Country Home Country Travel: Kuusamo
11 21 March 2019 City European Travel: Alanya, Turkey
12 28 March 2019 Country World Travel: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
13 4 April 2019 City European Travel: Mallorca, Mediterranean Sea
14 11 April 2019 Country European Travel: Parga, Greece

Series 4

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Episode Air Date Winning Team Winnings
1 26 February 2020 Country European Travel: Makarska, Croatia
2 4 March 2020 City European Travel: Durrës, Albania
3 18 March 2020 Country World Travel: Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
4 1 April 2020 Country Home Country Travel: Saimaa
5 8 April 2020 Country European Travel: Platanias, Greece
6 15 April 2020 City World Travel: Goa, India
7 22 April 2020 Country European Travel: Makarska, Croatia
8 29 April 2020 Country European Travel: Lefkas, Greece
9 6 May 2020 City European Travel: Rhodes, Greece
10 13 May 2020 Country World Travel: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
11 20 May 2020 Country European Travel: Mallorca, Mediterranean Sea
12 27 May 2020 Country Home Country Travel: Saimaa
13 3 June 2020 City European Travel: Makarska, Croatia
14 10 June 2020 Country World Travel: Doha, Qatar

Series 5

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Episode Air Date Winning Team Winnings
1 14 April 2021 City European Travel: Barcelona, Spain
2 21 April 2021 Country World Travel: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
3 28 April 2021 City European Travel: Alanya, Turkey
4 5 May 2021 City Home Country Travel: Saimaa
5 12 May 2021 City No Prize [3]
6 19 May 2021 Country European Travel: Mallorca, Mediterranean Sea
7 26 May 2021 City European Travel: Lisbon, Portugal
8 2 June 2021 City World Travel: Tenerife, Spain
9 9 June 2021 Country Home Country Travel: Saimaa
10 16 June 2021 City European Travel: London, United Kingdom
11 23 June 2021 City European Travel: Alanya, Turkey
12 30 June 2021 City Home Country Travel: Turku

International versions

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Country Name Hosts Channel Premiere date
  Finland
(Original)
Stadi vs. Lande Jaakko Saariluoma
Kalle Lamberg
MTV3 February 24, 2017 (2017-02-24)
  Hungary Város vs Vidék Attila Till
Zsolt Gáspár
TV2[4] August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08)
  Lithuania Miestas ar kaimas Vitalijus Cololo
Gabrielė Martirosianaitė
TV3 2018

In November 2024, the owner of the format announced that more local versions of the show have been commissioned: for Poland, for Ukraine and for a new series in Lithuania.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Kalle Lamberg uutuusohjelmasta: Nyt selvitetään kuinka tyhmiä stadilaiset ovat". MTV Uutiset. 9 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Stadi ja lande ottavat mittaa toisistaan: Mikä on rönttönen? Entä frappuccino?". Iltalehti.
  3. ^ The team got so few correct answers in the final round that they failed to win any first prize and went home empty-handed.
  4. ^ "Új nagyszabású gameshow indul a TV2-n Város vs Vidék címmel". Media1. 26 February 2022.
  5. ^ https://www.rabbitformats.com/news/city-vs-country-scores-a-triple-in-poland-lithuania-and-ukraine/