Talent Suomi


Talent Suomi is the Finnish version of the Got Talent format of the program and airs on Nelonen. The idea behind the programme is to search for the most talented and promising entertainment. Talent contest took off for the first time in Finland at the end of September 2007. The programme was originally hosted by Susanna Laine and Martin Coulter and had contemporary magazine editor Katja Ståhl, television presenter and film director Timo Koivusalo, as well as the Finnish National Ballet dancer and choreographer Sami Saikkonen as judges. The prize was €30,000
Auditions were held in three locations in Tampere, Oulu and Helsinki. Forty talents continued from the qualifiers to the semi-finals, where eight passed on to the finals which aired on 9 December. Spectators had the possibility to vote. Talent Suomi 2007 winner was 18-year-old beat boxer Aleksi Vähäpassi.

Series

Series 1 (2007)

A total of 40 semi finalists and only eight got to the finals, which was held at the House of Culture in Helsinki.
ContestantsFinal Selection ofTalent/Act
Sini Eriksson ja Sonic-koiraViewer's choiceDancing dog
Santeri KoivistoJudge's choiceFourteen-year-old agility acrobatics
Vilhem and JayViewer's choiceTwo men band
Manmeet SinghJudge's choiceNine years old Indian dancer
Ramin SohrabViewer's choiceCombat species stage talent
Aleksi VähäpassiJudge's choiceBeat boxer
Capoeira Ação LiberdadeViewer's choiceFive people's capoeira-group
Saara AaltoJudge's choiceSinger & Pianist

Series 2 (2009)

The finale was broadcast live on 22 November and the winner was Miikka Mäkelä, or motor skills, Miikka. Second, was ten years old singer Iina Kangasharju. And Markku Laamanen finished third. The finale was watched by over a million viewers, and broke Channel Four's new box office records.
ContestantsFinal Selection ofMuuta
Joona LeppäläViewer's choiceIlmaveivaaja
Markku LaamanenViewer's choiceSinger
Natural HypeJudge's choiceDance
Iina KangasharjuViewer's choice10-year-old Singer
Miikka ”Motoriikka-Miikka” MäkeläViewer's choicePantomiimitaiteilija
Will Funk for FoodJudge's choiceLocking-Dance
Flying CircusViewer's choiceIndoor Aerobatics Group
Elmeri RantalainenViewer's choiceTricking
Osku ”Matti Nysä” PienimäkiJudge's choice11-year-old Matti Näsä -imitator

Series 3 (2011)

The third series began airing in September 2011 and ended in November of that year. Program presenter as well as the jury remained the same. Initial Qualification was held in Helsinki, Tampere and Kuopio. The final was held in Espoo Barona Arena.
ContestantsFinal Selection ofMuuta
Perttu Tuomaala Viewer's choiceDJ-kisaaja
UnitoJudge's choiceTrikkausryhmä
Henriikka RinneJudge's choiceTankotanssija
VIP BartendersViewer's choiceFlairtending-kaksikko
MinimiesJudge's choiceStand up comedy
Duo FlowViewer's choiceTulitaiteilijat
Jari TapanainenJudge's choiceKahlekuningas / miekannielijä
Jouko LukkonenViewer's choiceSinger
Molly RosenströmViewer's choiceSinger
Mika Pennanen & Mija SchreyJudge's choiceStunttiduo

Series 4 (2012)

The fourth series began production in autumn 2012.

Series 5 (2016)

After a four-year hiatus, the fifth series returned in 2016. Heikki Paasonen and Elina Kottonen hosted the show with Sami Hedberg, Jari Sillanpää, Sara Forsberg, and Riku Nieminen as judges. David Hasselhoff was a guest judge.