The Voice of Finland is a Finnish reality singing competition and local version of The Voice first broadcast as The Voice of Holland. The series premiered on Nelonen on 30 December 2011 and the first season concluded in April 2012. A second season started on 4 January 2013 and concluded on 26 April 2013. The series was further renewed for a third season, which premiered on 3 January 2014.
One of the important premises of the show is the quality of the singing talent. Four coaches, themselves popular performing artists, train the talents in their group and occasionally perform with them. Talents are selected in blind auditions, where the coaches cannot see, but only hear the auditioner.
The series is mainly shot at the Logomo cultural venue in Turku with few exceptions made in regards of blind auditions or battles.
Format
The series consists of three phases: a blind audition, a battle phase, and live performance shows. Four judges/coaches, all noteworthy recording artists, choose teams of contestants through a blind audition process. Each judge has the length of the auditioner's performance (about one minute) to decide if he or she wants that singer on his or her team; if two or more judges want the same singer (as happens frequently), the singer has the final choice of coach.
Each team of singers is mentored and developed by its respective coach. In the second stage, called the battle phase, coaches have two of their team members battle against each other directly by singing the same song together, with the coach choosing which team member to advance from each of four individual "battles" into the first live round. Within that first live round, the surviving six acts from each team again compete head-to-head, with public votes determining one of two acts from each team that will advance to the final eight, while the coach chooses which of the remaining acts comprises the other performer remaining on the team.
In the final phase, the remaining contestants compete against each other in live broadcasts. The television audience and the coaches have equal say 50/50 in deciding who moves on to the semi-final. In the semi-final, the results are based on a mix of the public vote, advance vote on the previous week's performances, and voting of coaches. Each carries an equal weight of 100 points for a total of 300 points.
With one team member remaining for each coach, the final 4 contestants compete against each other in the finale with the outcome decided by the advance and the public vote, both with equal weight of 100 points for a total of 200 points.
Coaches' timeline
Coach Seasons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Michael Monroe colspan="10" Elastinen colspan="8" colspan="14" Lauri Tähkä colspan="14" Mira Luoti colspan="2" colspan="13" Anne Mattila colspan="2" colspan="13" Redrama colspan="3" colspan="6" Olli Lindholm† colspan="3" colspan="8" Tarja Turunen colspan="3" colspan="11" Anna Puu colspan="5" colspan="4" Toni Wirtanen colspan="6" colspan="4 Sipe Santapukki colspan="8" colspan="3" Juha Tapio colspan="8" colspan="5" Maija Vilkkumaa colspan="9" colspan=2 Sanni colspan="12" Arttu Wiskari colspan="12" Jenni Vartiainen colspan="14"
Coaches Gallery
Line-up of Coaches + Coaches' line-up by chairs order Season Year Coaches 1 2 3 4 1 2011 Elastinen Lauri Paula Michael 2 2013 3 2014 Mira Anne 4 2015 Olli Redrama Tarja 5 2016 6 2017 Anna 7 2018 Anna Toni Redrama 8 2019 Toni Olli Redrama Anna 9 2020 Juha Anna Toni & Sipe Redrama 10 2021 Maija Toni & Sipe Redrama Juha 11 2022 Anna Juha Toni & Sipe Maija 12 2023 Elastinen Anna 13 2024 Maija Arttu Sanni Elastinen 14 2025 Sanni Elastinen Maija Arttu 15 2026 Arttu Sanni Jenni Elastinen 16 2027 Jenni Elastinen Sanni Sipe
Series overview Warning: the following table presents a significant amount of different colors.
+ Teams color key Artist from Team Elastinen Artist from Team Tarja Artist from Team Juha Artist from Team Michael Artist from Team Olli Artist from Team Maija Artist from Team Paula Artist from Team Redrama Artist from Team Sanni Artist from Team Lauri Artist from Team Anna Artist from Team Arttu Artist from Team Anne Artist from Team Toni Artist from Team Jenni Artist from Team Mira Artist from Team Toni & Sipe
+ The Voice of Finland series overview Season Aired Winner Runner-up Third place Fourth place Winning coach Presenter(s) Backstage presenter(s) 1 2011 Mikko Sipola Saara Aalto Jesse Kaikuranta Kim Koskinen Elastinen Axl Smith Kristiina Komulainen 2 2013 Antti Railio Emilia Ekström Suvi Aalto Ikenna Ikegwuonu Paula Koivuniemi Tea Khalifa 3 2014 Siru Airistola Emma Schnitt Jussi Kari Tuuli Okkonen Michael Monroe Jenni Alexandrova 4 2015 Miia Kosunen Jani Klemola Jennie Storbacka Jesper Anttonen Tarja Turunen 5 2016 Suvi Åkerman Riikka Jaakkola Meri Vahtera Ilona Gill Smith, Heikki Paasonen 6 2017 Saija Saarnisto Aksel Kankaanranta Andrea Brosio Tiina Nyyssönen Redrama Heikki Paasonen Tinni Wikström 7 2018 Jerkka Virtanen Mia Suszko Wanqiu Long Fiona Krüger Elina Kottonen 8 2019 Markus Salo Jasse Jatala Roope Palmu Sara Jagrouny Olli Lindholm 9 2020 Juffi Seponpoika Henry Friman Maritza Palmroth Etni Khan Toni & Sipe 10 2021 Kalle Virtanen Elise-Juliette -Dwyer Ira MikkonenJuha Tapio Wikström &Kottonen 11 2022 Sussu Erkinheimo Leppänen Keira Lundström Paavo Laapotti Toni & Sipe 12 2023 Onni Kivipelto Eemeli Nissi Timmy Tattari Emmi Saunders 13 2024 Laura Ruusumaa Lisa Dumchieva Toni Taipale Jaromir Jokinen Elastinen Wikström & Jaana Pelkonen 14 2025 Oliver Rosenholm Janina Suihkola Julia Janakka Mohammad Riazat Arttu Wiskari 15 2026 Jose Carlos Kreetta Sihvola Saw Shane Arthur Rinne Elastinen
Coaches' results Considering the final placement of the contestants who are members of their team (not the final placement of the coaches):
+ Coaches' results Coach Winner Runner-up Third place Fourth place Elastinen Thrice (1, 13, 15) Once (3) Once (12) Twice (2, 14) Toni Wirtanen & Sipe Santapukki Thrice (9, 11-12) — Once (10) — Redrama Twice (6-7) Once (10) Twice (5, 8) Twice (4, 9) Tarja Turunen Twice (4-5) — — — Michael Monroe Once (3) Twice (1, 5) Thrice (2, 4, 6) — Olli Lindholm Once (8) Twice (4, 7) — Twice (5-6) Juha Tapio Once (10) Once (9) — Once (11) Paula Koivuniemi Once (2) — Once (1) — Arttu Wiskari Once (14) — — Twice (13, 15) Anna Puu — Twice (6, 12) Twice (9, 11) Twice (7-8) Maija Vilkkumaa — Twice (11, 14) Once (13) Twice (10, 12) Sanni — Once (13) Twice (14-15) — Toni Wirtanen — Once (8) Once (7) — Lauri Tähkä — Once (2) — Once (1) Jenni Vartiainen — Once (15) — — Anne Mattila — — Once (3) — Mira Luoti — — — Once (3)
Coaches semifinalists and finalists Winner Runner-up Third place Fourth place First names listed are the finalists: winners in bold and other finalists in italic.
Season Coaches and their teams for the live shows 1 Elastinen Lauri Tähkä Paula Koivuniemi Michael Monroe Mikko SipolaLauri MikkolaEveliina TammenlaaksoTaru RatilainenIsabella HammarstenKaroliina Kallio Kim KoskinenAmanda LöfmanAntti MatikainenSanna SänttiSelja FelinValerie Nyholm Jesse KaikurantaAki LouhelaTanja VähäsarjaNelli PetroAnfisa ProskuryakovaSophie Aittola Saara AaltoMikko HerranenKimmo HärmäToni HiltunenJ-P SaloKrista Siegfrids 2 Ikenna IkegwuonuTomas HöglundInga SöderNiina KähönenJepa LambertLaura Savio Emilia EkströmDennis FagerströmEve HottiKaapo KokkonenJohanna PekkarinenMaria Tauriainen Antti RailioOsku KetolaLaura AlajääskiKirsi LehtosaariReetta KaartinenToni Savolainen Suvi AaltoGary Revel Jr.Christian CasagrandeJone UllakkoRegina ChevakovaLuca Sturniolo 3 Elastinen Mira Luoti Anne Mattila Michael Monroe Emma SchnittErik NiemiAnni SaikkuJohanna Johnson Tuuli OkkonenSofia TarkkanenCamilla BäckmanMaya Kurki Jussi KariJuho SchroderusSini AlataloVille Pyykönen Siru AiristolaTiia ErämeriLee AngelRoni Leppä 4 Olli Lindholm Redrama Tarja Turunen Michael Monroe Jani KlemolaMaria HöglundMinna HautakangasAri Puro Jesper AnttonenKaisa LeskinenSini JärvinenKiia Kullberg Miia KosunenAvin AlyasiPaolo RibaldiniRiina Ammesmäki Jennie StorbackaKevin StocksKimmo BlomBjörn Suomivuori 5 Ilona GillSuhyun KimJessica UussaariLilja Tzoulas Meri VahteraAnna KarlssonAlex IkonenMargarita Kondakova Suvi ÅkermanIlari HämäläinenKerttu SuonpääAlisa Manninen Riikka JaakkolaTuomas JunnikkalaDaniel SanzJarkko Kujanpää 6 Olli Lindholm Redrama Anna Puu Michael Monroe Tiina NyyssönenA-J. KeskinenSeungjae KimEmmi Bodganoff Saija Saarnisto Juuso VuorinenMariia KharlamovaSaija Saarinen Aksel KankaanrantaAnna IjäsViola PöyhönenJessica Timgren-Forss Andrea BrosioSara KurkolaVictoria Shuudifonya Plamen de la Bona 7 Olli Lindholm Redrama Anna Puu Toni Wirtanen Mia SuszkoElli TolkkiViivi SopanenRoberto Brandão Jerkka VirtanenOdee EquereTeija VaaraEveliina Määttä Fiona KrugerIida Yli-MäenpääJenna SchleiferFrancis Asis Wanqiu LongSaija VäisänenBertta SeppäläTaneli Läykki 8 Markus SaloLinda SmirnovaVeera VentoWilma Avanto Roope PalmuJoli MalkiOliver BrinyRiitta Piirainen Sara JagrounyJhayden AleoAstrid NicoleIlkka Lipasti Jasse JatalaSarina KettunenLilian YoungRafaela Truda 9 Juha Tapio Anna Puu Toni & Sipe Redrama Henry FrimanAada AdayaKarla LamminheimoSandra Dovalo Maritza PalmrothEmilia AlmMeri JämsenVeikko Paasi Juffi SeponpoikaEmilia VirlanderMatias NissinenSanna Solanterä Etni KhanMatilda AliinaJessica TünnNoora Karppanen 10 Maija Vilkkumaa Toni & Sipe Redrama Juha Tapio Ira MikkonenVictoria LindqvistAntti ArvolaIndra Ramirez Milla Kotilainen-DwyerNisse NordlingJenny GrönthalJocke Levälampi Elise-JulietteSusanna WendelinRobin AlexanderSissi Uotinen Kalle VirtanenClarissa GrönstrandSiret TuulaJouni SoininenWalle Wahlsten 11 Anna Puu Juha Tapio Toni & Sipe Maija Vilkkumaa Keira LundströmVertti JokelaAino MeroBella May Paavo LaapottiAleksi AromaaAnastasia PeshevaOlga Wilhelmiina Sussu ErkinheimoPyry LintunenArgjenda AliuSonja Lindberg Roosa-Maria LeppänenDaniel MasonAnniina HenttonenMatleena Junttanen 12 Elastinen Anna Puu Toni & Sipe Maija Vilkkumaa Timmy TattariAku KeinonenSara PaakkariSarlotta Soininen Eemeli NissiAlina KolehmainenAntti AlatörmänenDaisy Bolt Onni KivipeltoHeikki PöyhiäErika NyströmJenny Mulenga Emmi SaundersArto PesonenJami KontturiVeli-Pekka Vaari 13 Maija Vilkkumaa Arttu Wiskari Sanni Elastinen Toni TaipaleHeidi SimeliusEetu-Pekka HeiskanenSanna Peltomäki Jaromir JokinenHelmi TammenpääJuho VäliahoMira Taskinen Lisa DumchievaTina SandqvistIsabel ChikotiMarkus Perttula Laura RuusumaaMarko TurunenChrisu RombergYannick Schuurmans 14 Janina SuihkolaRisto PiirainenHanna KanasuoJohanna Sandell Oliver RosenholmRosita MäntyniemiOlli HartonenTatu Tossavainen Julia JanakkaAdele OkkonenJimmy MartinTais Delia Mohammad RiazatRosa Kumar SaarinenArttu KauppinenOliver Hurrell 15 Arttu Wiskari Sanni Jenni Vartiainen Elastinen Arthur RinneDorcas LusajoMerette BrandtViivi-Maria Grosvenor Saw ShaneOnni HytönenFlora Ann HeinäsuoKristian Meurman Kreetta SihvolaJaakko SeppäläTara HasanEhea Kunelius-Laukkanen Jose CarlosJustiina LuukaslammiSelma LepistöLeeni Pihlakoski
Season synopses Season 1 (2011–12)
The first season premiered on Nelonen on 30 December 2011 and the final was on 20 April 2012. The winner of the series was Mikko Sipola from coach Elastinen's team.
Performer Song Result Mikko Sipola "Stuck Inside My Head" Winner Saara Aalto "My Love" Runner-up Jesse Kaikuranta "Vie mut kotiin" 3rd/4th place Kim Koskinen "Särkyneiden tie"
Season 2 (2013)
The second season premiered on Nelonen on 4 January 2013, the final being broadcast on 26 April 2013. The winner of the second season was Antti Railio from Paula Koivuniemi's team.