Amazing Race Suomi
Amazing Race Suomi (English: Amazing Race Finland ) is a Finnish reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race. Hosted by Heikki Paasonen and following the premise of other versions in the Amazing Race franchise, the show follows teams of two as they race around the world. The show is split into legs, with teams tasked to deduce clues, navigate themselves in foreign areas, interact with locals, perform physical and mental challenges, and travel by air, boat, car, taxi, and other modes of transport. Teams are progressively eliminated at the end of most legs for being the last to arrive at designated Pit Stops. The first team to arrive at the Finish Line wins the grand prize of €30,000.
| Amazing Race Suomi | |
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| Genre | Reality competition |
| Created by | Elise Doganieri Bertram van Munster |
| Based on | The Amazing Race by
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| Directed by | Jussi Korva Olli Horttana |
| Presented by | Heikki Paasonen |
| Starring | See cast |
| Theme music composer | John M. Keane |
| Country of origin | Finland |
| Original language | Finnish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jesse McDonald Pauliina Koutala Petra Martikainen |
| Producers | Mia Lehmusoksa Anna Väisänen Ella Kaarna Johanna Tarvainen |
| Production location | see below |
| Running time | 67–97 minutes |
| Production companies | Moskito Television ABC Signature |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nelonen Ruutu |
| Release | 30 September 2023 – present |
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The first season aired on Nelonen network on Saturdays at 19.30 pm local time and on the Ruutu streaming service starting on 30 September 2023. The first two episodes and the finale of the first season were two-hour long specials, and the remaining episodes 90 minutes. The season finale aired on 16 December 2023 simultaneously, at 19.30 pm on the streaming platform and TV channel.