Se on siinä
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Se on siinä was a Finnish
humorous
television
sport
s quiz show
shown on Sunday nights on YLE TV2 from 2001 to 2009. It was awarded the Venla
-award for the best entertainment program voted by TV-viewers.
The host of Se on siinä was a popular sports commentator Antero Mertaranta
. There were three contestants on the game. Two of them were regular: actor Risto Kaskilahti
and comedian Jukka Laaksonen
. The third contestant was a celebrity guest. There have been many well-known foreigner guests like sprinter Ben Johnson, basketball player Dennis Rodman
and ice hockey player Börje Salming
, but usually the guests were Finnish athletes or other celebrities. The show could also involve musical performances.
Maybe the most renowned regular joke of the show was so called "rabbit gag", a video clip where a rabbit makes invasion to the piste during biathlon
competition and runs a while above the group of skiers like an artificial rabbit in greyhound racing
. The clip was shown sometimes when some of the competitor asks. The ending part of the show was a night tale by Mertaranta, a parody-style little story about current events and people told in the fairy tale way.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
humorous
Humour
Humour or humor is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
sport
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
s quiz show
Quiz Show
Quiz Show is a 1994 American historical drama film produced and directed by Robert Redford. Adapted by Paul Attanasio from Richard Goodwin's memoir Remembering America, the film is based upon the Twenty One quiz show scandal of the 1950s...
shown on Sunday nights on YLE TV2 from 2001 to 2009. It was awarded the Venla
Venla
Venla is a Finnish television award similar to the American Emmy Award. It has been awarded annually since 1982.The drama and entertainment judges award prizes in eleven categories. Yleisövenla is selected by the public. Additionally both kinds of judges may award a Special Venla...
-award for the best entertainment program voted by TV-viewers.
The host of Se on siinä was a popular sports commentator Antero Mertaranta
Antero Mertaranta
Lauri Antero Johannes Mertaranta is a prominent Finnish sportscaster and TV personality and former elementary school teacher....
. There were three contestants on the game. Two of them were regular: actor Risto Kaskilahti
Risto Kaskilahti
Risto Pekka Kaskilahti is a Finnish actor.Kaskilahti has worked in the Helsinki City Theatre since 2001, but he came to the public's attention as a regular competitor on Se on siinä, a humorous sports quiz show, of which screenwriter he has also been...
and comedian Jukka Laaksonen
Jukka Laaksonen
Jukka Laaksonen is a Finnish comedian, impressionist and compere. For most of the public he is familiar as one of the regular competitors in popular YLE TV2 sports quiz show Se on siinä. In the show he often shows his impressionist skills imitating many celebrities and also the way the Estonian...
. The third contestant was a celebrity guest. There have been many well-known foreigner guests like sprinter Ben Johnson, basketball player Dennis Rodman
Dennis Rodman
Dennis Keith Rodman is a retired American Hall of Fame professional basketball player of the National Basketball Association's Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, he was nicknamed "Dennis the Menace" and "The...
and ice hockey player Börje Salming
Börje Salming
Anders Börje Salming , nicknamed "The King", is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He played for Kiruna AIF, Brynäs IF, the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Detroit Red Wings, and AIK. Salming was one of the first European players to make an impact in the National Hockey League , paving...
, but usually the guests were Finnish athletes or other celebrities. The show could also involve musical performances.
Maybe the most renowned regular joke of the show was so called "rabbit gag", a video clip where a rabbit makes invasion to the piste during biathlon
Biathlon
Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...
competition and runs a while above the group of skiers like an artificial rabbit in greyhound racing
Greyhound racing
Greyhound racing is the sport of racing greyhounds. The dogs chase a lure on a track until they arrive at the finish line. The one that arrives first is the winner....
. The clip was shown sometimes when some of the competitor asks. The ending part of the show was a night tale by Mertaranta, a parody-style little story about current events and people told in the fairy tale way.