Uutisvuoto
Encyclopedia
Uutisvuoto is the Finnish
version of the popular British
television
quiz show
Have I Got News For You
. Broadcast on Saturday nights on YLE TV1
since 1998, the show receives very high viewing figures.
Uutisvuoto mainly follows the same format as Have I Got News For You. The guests are usually celebrities, and frequently politicians. In the last two presidential elections, both of the second-round candidates appeared as guests: to-be-president Tarja Halonen
and Esko Aho
in 2000, and president Halonen and Sauli Niinistö
in 2006. To date, winning the show has correlated with winning the election contest itself. In 2006 the "presidential show" broke all viewing records when it was watched by 1.4 million viewers (in a country of 5.2 million).
The show is so popular in Finland that it was even parodied in the Aku Ankka
(Finnish for Donald Duck) comic book as Uutiskuono (news nose).
"Haluatteko lukea hyvän vitsin jonka kuulin äsken Yleisradion kahvilassa?" ("Do you want to read a good joke which I just heard at the Yleisradio's cafeteria?") (ISBN 951-0-29690-2) is Peter Nyman's Uutisvuoto joke book. The book's name is a reference to Nyman's way of telling jokes. He opens with the book's name, then, ignoring all answers, continues: "Ei se mitään, kerron sen silti." ("Doesn't matter, I'll tell it anyway.")
, who took over from Peter Nyman
in 2010, and the team captains are novelist Jari Tervo
and comedian Stan Saanila
. Each team also includes one guest panelist.
Captain Tervo's original colleague was the poet Tommy Tabermann
, who left the show in spring 2007 to join the Parliament of Finland
. A series of guest captains ended in captain Saanila's instatement in the autumn of the same year.
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...
version of the popular British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
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...
Have I Got News For You
Have I Got News for You
Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. It is based loosely on the BBC Radio 4 show The News Quiz, and has been broadcast since 1990, currently the BBC's longest-ever running television panel show...
. Broadcast on Saturday nights on YLE TV1
YLE TV1
YLE TV1 is a Finnish television channel owned and operated by Finnish public broadcaster Yleisradio. It is the first and oldest Television channel in Finland. More than 70% of channel's programs are documentaries, news or educative programmes...
since 1998, the show receives very high viewing figures.
Uutisvuoto mainly follows the same format as Have I Got News For You. The guests are usually celebrities, and frequently politicians. In the last two presidential elections, both of the second-round candidates appeared as guests: to-be-president Tarja Halonen
Tarja Halonen
Tarja Kaarina Halonen is the incumbent President of Finland. The first female to hold the office, Halonen had previously been a member of the parliament from 1979 to 2000 when she resigned after her election to the presidency...
and Esko Aho
Esko Aho
Esko Tapani Aho is a statesman and former Prime Minister of Finland.-Early life and career:Aho was born in Veteli, Finland. Prior to attending university, he began a career in politics. From 1974 to 1979, he was Chairman of the Finnish Centre Youth, which had before him grown many of his...
in 2000, and president Halonen and Sauli Niinistö
Sauli Niinistö
Sauli Väinämö Niinistö is a Finnish politician from National Coalition Party. He is also President of the Football Association of Finland. A lawyer by training, he was Minister of Finance from 1996 to 2003 and the National Coalition Party candidate in the 2006 presidential election...
in 2006. To date, winning the show has correlated with winning the election contest itself. In 2006 the "presidential show" broke all viewing records when it was watched by 1.4 million viewers (in a country of 5.2 million).
The show is so popular in Finland that it was even parodied in the Aku Ankka
Donald Duck
Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created in 1934 at Walt Disney Productions and licensed by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor suit with a cap and a black or red bow tie. Donald is most...
(Finnish for Donald Duck) comic book as Uutiskuono (news nose).
"Haluatteko lukea hyvän vitsin jonka kuulin äsken Yleisradion kahvilassa?" ("Do you want to read a good joke which I just heard at the Yleisradio's cafeteria?") (ISBN 951-0-29690-2) is Peter Nyman's Uutisvuoto joke book. The book's name is a reference to Nyman's way of telling jokes. He opens with the book's name, then, ignoring all answers, continues: "Ei se mitään, kerron sen silti." ("Doesn't matter, I'll tell it anyway.")
Performers
The host of Uutisvuoto is journalist Baba LybeckBaba Lybeck
Barbara "Baba" Lybeck is a Finnish journalist. She has a Master's degree in Philosophy, majoring in General Literature. She has worked as a news presenter for the Finnish TV channel Nelonen from 1998...
, who took over from Peter Nyman
Peter Nyman
Peter Nyman is a Finnish journalist and television reporter. He is a presenter of TV program Uutisvuoto and hosts Premier league studio in Canal+. Before Uutisvuoto, Nyman was known as a host of Mediapeli....
in 2010, and the team captains are novelist Jari Tervo
Jari Tervo
Jari Tervo is a well-known Finnish author of prose. He is a major name in current Finnish literature.He writes traditional plot-driven prose, sometimes more humoristic , sometimes more like a detective story . Often he includes autobiographical elements...
and comedian Stan Saanila
Stan Saanila
Stan Saanila is a Finnish stand-up comedian. He is one of the team captains, opposite novelist Jari Tervo, in the television show Uutisvuoto, filling a vacancy left when longtime captain Tommy Tabermann stepped down in order to run for a place in the Parliament of Finland in 2007...
. Each team also includes one guest panelist.
Captain Tervo's original colleague was the poet Tommy Tabermann
Tommy Tabermann
Tommy Tabermann was a Finnish contemporary poet and politician, radio personality and journalist...
, who left the show in spring 2007 to join the Parliament of Finland
Parliament of Finland
The Eduskunta , is the parliament of Finland. The unicameral parliament has 200 members and meets in the Parliament House in Helsinki. The latest election to the parliament took place on April 17, 2011.- Constitution :...
. A series of guest captains ended in captain Saanila's instatement in the autumn of the same year.
- Baba LybeckBaba LybeckBarbara "Baba" Lybeck is a Finnish journalist. She has a Master's degree in Philosophy, majoring in General Literature. She has worked as a news presenter for the Finnish TV channel Nelonen from 1998...
(presenter 2010–) - Peter NymanPeter NymanPeter Nyman is a Finnish journalist and television reporter. He is a presenter of TV program Uutisvuoto and hosts Premier league studio in Canal+. Before Uutisvuoto, Nyman was known as a host of Mediapeli....
(presenter 1998–2010) - Jari TervoJari TervoJari Tervo is a well-known Finnish author of prose. He is a major name in current Finnish literature.He writes traditional plot-driven prose, sometimes more humoristic , sometimes more like a detective story . Often he includes autobiographical elements...
(captain 1998–) - Stan SaanilaStan SaanilaStan Saanila is a Finnish stand-up comedian. He is one of the team captains, opposite novelist Jari Tervo, in the television show Uutisvuoto, filling a vacancy left when longtime captain Tommy Tabermann stepped down in order to run for a place in the Parliament of Finland in 2007...
(captain 2007–) - Tommy TabermannTommy TabermannTommy Tabermann was a Finnish contemporary poet and politician, radio personality and journalist...
(captain 1998–2007)