This is the second season of Amazing Race Suomi (), 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, competing in a race around Central Europe and Latin America to win €30,000. This season visited three continents and six countries and travelled over 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 Express Pass was introduced as a new twist for this season. The season premiered on 5 October 2024 on Nelonen and concluded on 21 December 2024.
Childhood friends Metti Forssell and Hanna Launonen won this season, while actress Mimosa Willamo and her father Patrick "Pati" Willamo finished in second place, and brothers Elias Aalto and Matias Pietilä finished in third place.
Production Development and filming
On 21 May 2024, Nelonen announced that Amazing Race Suomi was renewed for a second season. 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. Like the previous season, this season was hosted by Heikki Paasonen and feature pairs of two competing for the prize of €30,000.
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. The season saw a new "gamechanger" element. The winners of the first leg earned themselves an Express Pass (), that can be used to skip one of the many future tasks. On 14 June, many of the contestants of the season returned from social media breaks after production of this finished. The Speed Bump () was now patched as a mandatory obstacle for each team finishing last on every non-eliminating leg.
Release Broadcast Upon the start of the production, the second season of Amazing Race Suomi was announced to premiere in October 2024. Finland's most comprehensive television guide, Telsu, first stated the season premiere episode to be aired on 5 October.
The first trailer for the season was published on the show's official social media on 31 August 2024.
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.
Cast
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. ContestantsNotabilityAgeRelationshipStatusAku SipolaActor34FriendsEliminated 1st(in Kraków, Poland)Wille Komulainen42Tuure BoeliusArtist23SiblingsEliminated 2nd(in Kraków, Poland)Saana Boelius22Jani SievinenEx-medley swimmer50Married CoupleEliminated 3rd(in Bucharest, Romania)Maria Nyqvist40Mikko KekäläinenTV-presenter47Godson & GodmotherMedically removed(in Bucharest, Romania)Mervi "Meikka" Levänen65Tiina Reetta "Tinni" WikströmRadio presenter on Radio Suomipop34FriendsEliminated 5th(in Bogotá, Colombia)Antti Savinainen29Deogracias "Gracias" MasomiRapper & actor37FriendsEliminated 6th(in Cartagena, Colombia)Jeremie MaloloEx-footballer32Leea KlemolaActress & playwright59FriendsEliminated 7th(in Panama City, Panama)Kaarina HazardActress60Paulus ArajuuriFormer football player for Huuhkajat36SiblingsEliminated 8th(in San Isidro, Costa Rica)Adeliina ArajuuriActress32Elias AaltoEntrepreneur & panellist on Lion's Den Finland38BrothersThird placeMatias Pietilä41Mimosa WillamoJussi Award-winning actress29Daughter & FatherRunners-upPatrick "Pati" Willamo55Metti ForssellSocial media personality33Childhood FriendsWinnersHanna Launonen33
Future appearances Tuure Boelius competed on the fourth season of Petolliset as a Traitor in 2025.
Results The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order. A placement with a dagger (†) indicates that the team was eliminated. A 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 indicates that the team used an Express Pass on that leg to bypass one of their tasks. +Team placement (by leg) Team123456789101112Metti & Hanna2nd1st1st3rd1st1st3rd3rd3rd2nd2nd1stMimosa & Pati1st2nd2nd2nd3rd2nd2nd1st1st1st3rd2ndElias & Matias3rd4th3rd1st2nd3rd1st2nd2nd3rd1st3rdPaulus & Adeliina7th5th6th6th4th4th4th4thLeea & Kaarina6th7th8th5th4th5thGracias & Jeremie8th3rd4th4th5th5thTinni & Antti4th6th5th6thMikko & Meikka9th9th7thJani & Maria5th8thTuure & Saana10thAku & Wille Notes
Race summary
Leg 1 (Finland → Poland)
Episode 1: "The Race Begins Now" / "" (5 October 2024) Prize: The Express Pass (awarded to Mimosa & Pati) Eliminated: Aku & Wille Locations Vantaa, Finland (Tikkurila – Heureka Science Center) (Starting Line) Helsinki (Helsinki–Vantaa Airport) → Kraków, Poland (Kraków John Paul II International Airport) Kraków (Henryk Reyman Municipal Stadium) Wieliczka (Wieliczka Salt Mine) Kraków (St. Mary Magdalene Square – Piotr Skarga Monument) Kraków (Błonia Meadow) Kraków (ZPiT AGH "Krakus" Henryk Jordan Park) Kraków (Wawel Hill – Wawel Dragon Statue) Kraków (Wisla River Bank)
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. 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. This season's first Detour was a choice between Polka () or Block (). 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)
Episode 2: "New Set Ups" / "" (12 October 2024) Eliminated: Tuure & Saana Locations Kraków (AC Hotel by Marriott Krakow) Kraków (Father Bernatek Bridge ) Kraków (Kraków Barbican) Kraków (Old Town – St. Mary's Basilica) Kraków (Old Town – Kraków Cloth Hall Little Market Square) Kraków (Old Town – Plac Nowy ) Kraków (Wolf Popper Synagogue & Klezmer-Hois) Kraków (Corpus Christi Basilica)
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. This leg's Detour was a choice between Faces () or Beater Car (). 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. 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)
Episode 3: "Tough Decisions at Cooking School" / "" (19 October 2024) Eliminated: Jani & Maria Locations Kraków (Hyatt Place Krakow) Kraków (Kraków John Paul II International Airport) → Bucharest, Romania (Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport) Bucharest (Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Bucharest) Bucharest (Revolution Square – Iuliu Maniu Monument ) Bucharest (University Square University House) Bucharest (Horeca Culinary School) Bucharest (Sala Gimnastică Mariana Bitang Dinamo) Bucharest (Carol Park)
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. This leg's Detour was a choice between Melodie () or Quill Symphony (). 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. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to eat the food that they prepared before receiving their next clue. 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)
Episode 4: "Dramatic Night" / "" (26 October 2024) Prize: A vacation at the Sokos Hotel Koli in Koli National Park (awarded to Elias & Matias) Medically removed: Mikko & Meikka Locations Bucharest (Carol Park) Bucharest (Librăria Cărturești Carusel) Bucharest (Battery 1-2) Bucharest (Carol Park – Arenele Romane ) Bucharest (People's House)
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. This leg's Detour was a choice between Yarn () or Needle (). 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 Mikko & Meikka decided to withdraw from the competition following a medical examination of Meikka's leg strain. This was a non-elimination leg.