Selviytyjät Suomi is a Finnish reality show based on Survivor. It premiered on MTV3 on 21 February 2013.
The first season was filmed from May to July 2012 in Malaysia. 16 contestants participated in the competition, with Jarkko Kortesoja becoming the first winner. The winner of the show received 50,000 euros on the first season and 30,000 euros in the later seasons. The first season is hosted by Heikki Paasonen, with seasons two to seven being hosted by Juuso Mäkilähde. Riku Rantala has been the host from the eighth season onwards.
After the first season ended, MTV3 did not renew the series for a second season. In 2017, Nelonen got the rights to the series and decided to make a Celebrity season, airing the following year. This is the first season of Survivor to air on Nelonen since 2005 when the last season of Suomen Robinson aired on the network. Currently there has been aired six seasons aired by channel Nelonen, and the eighth is under production.
The version uses slightly similar rules compared for the original version, but there's less contestants and no live final. However, the seasons aired on Nelonen, include a show called Selviytyjät Extra, where in each episode, the cast do collect the challenges, results and elimination of the previous episode.
Season overview
Season Location Host Channel Participants Winner Grand Prize First aired Last aired1 Borneo, MalaysiaHeikki PaasonenMTV316Jarkko Kortesoja€50,00021 February 201328 April 20132 Caramoan, Philippines Juuso Mäkilähde Nelonen16 VIPSampo Kaulanen€30,0003 February 201813 May 2018 3Miska Haakana3 February 201912 May 2019416 (8 VIP)Kai Fagerlund8 September 201915 December 20195Haparanda, Sweden16 VIPKristian Heiskari27 February 20215 June 20216 Dominican Republic Shirly Karvinen29 August 20215 December 20217 Langkawi, Malaysia 16 VIP (8 Returnees) Sami Helenius 27 August 2022 4 December 20228Riku Rantala 18 VIP Teemu Roivainen 27 August 2023 10 December 20239 Johor, Malaysia 18 VIP (2 Returnees) Mia "Millu" Haataja 1 September 2024 15 December 202410 16 (13 VIP) Saana Akiola 31 August 2025 14 December 202511 16 VIP (16 Returnees) TBD 30 August 2026 December 2026
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