Big Brother (Finnish TV series)

Big Brother
Genre	Reality
Created by	John de Mol
Starring	Elina Viitanen (2010–present) Cristal Snow (2012–present) Susanna Laine (2010–2011) Vappu Pimiä (2005–2009) Jani Toivola (2009) Janne Kataja (2007–2008) Mari Sainio (2005–2006)
Voices of	Jari Karjalainen as "Big Brother"
Country of origin	Finland
Original language	Finnish
No. of seasons	7
Production
Producers	Mikko Räisänen (2006–present) Jens Helin (2005)
Running time	20 min (Big Brother Extra) 45 min (Big Brother) 70 min (Big Brother Talk Show)
Original release
Network	Sub
Release	28 August 2005 (2005-08-28) – present

The Finnish adaptation of Big Brother is broadcast on Sub (formerly SubTV) in Finland.

The series premiered in August 2005, and the seventh season concluded in December, 2011. Since Season 7, the series has been produced by Endemol Finland Oy; the previous seasons were produced by Metronome Film & Television Oy. The series has been renewed for an eight season by Sub, and it will premiere in August, 2012. The season winner wins €50,000.

Programmes

Big Brother

"Big Brother" is the name of the daily show aired every day at 10 pm, except on Mondays when a shorter 30-minute version is aired later in the evening after a movie. On Sundays it's included in "Big Brother Talk Show". The daily show has been referred as both "reality" and "pääohjelma" ("main show") by the hosts.

Big Brother Extra

"Big Brother Extra" is aired from Monday to Friday. "Big Brother Sunnuntai Extra" was aired on Sundays during the show's sixth season. The viewers can send SMS messages about the show. The host also interviews Big Brother staff, evicted house mates and other guests. The show has been hosted by Vappu Pimiä (seasons 1–2), Janne Kataja (seasons 3–4) and Jani Toivola (season 5), Elina Viitanen (seasons 6–7) and Cristal Snow (seasons 8–present).

Big Brother Talk Show

"Big Brother Talk Show" airs on Sundays. It includes clips of the Saturday of housemates, clips from the past week, discussion about the show with varying guests (seasons 1–5) and live eviction. The show has been hosted by Mari Kakko (seasons 1–2), Vappu Pimiä (seasons 3–5), Susanna Laine (seasons 6–7), and Elina Viitanen (seasons 6–present).

Overview

Season	House Guests	Days	Winner	Season Premiere Date	Season Finale Date	Hosts
						Big Brother Talk Show	Big Brother Extra
Big Brother 2005	12	96	Perttu Sirviö	August 28, 2005	December 1, 2005	Mari Sainio	Vappu Pimiä
Big Brother 2006	18	96	Sari Nygren	August 28, 2006	December 1, 2006
Big Brother 2007	20	97	Sauli Koskinen	August 28, 2007	December 2, 2007	Vappu Pimiä	Janne Kataja
Big Brother 2008	23	97	Anniina Mustajärvi	August 26, 2008	November 30, 2008
Big Brother 2009	22	97	Aso Alanso	August 25, 2009	November 29, 2009		Jani Toivola
Big Brother 2010	28	97	Niko Nousiainen	August 24, 2010	November 28, 2010	Susanna Laine Elina Viitanen	Elina Viitanen
Big Brother 2011	23	104	Janica Kortman	August 30, 2011	December 11, 2011
Big Brother 2012	TBA	TBA	TBA	August 28, 2012	TBA	Elina Viitanen	Cristal Snow

External links

• A very comprehensive Finnish fan site for the show.
• The site also features articles in English.