''Bettina S.'' is a Finnish
talk show
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, hosted by
Bettina Sågbom Bettina Maria Sågbom-Ek (born 1 September 1965 in Hanko) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish journalist. She is the host of the talk show Bettina S., which is aired on the Finnish national television network Yle Fem
Yle Fem (''Yle Five'') was Yle's ...
and produced by
Yle Fem
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. The show is also broadcast on
Yle TV2
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. However, the show is ten minutes longer on Yle Fem.
The show premiered in 2003 and in the same year won the
Venla
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The drama and entertainment judges award prizes in eleven cate ...
prize for Best Entertainment Show of 2003.
Guests
:''This list is incomplete; only the most famous guests have been mentioned here''
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Alcazar
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Bodies Without Organs
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Paulo Coelho
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Jan Guillou
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Ken Hom
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Tomas Ledin
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Helmut Lotti
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Mikael Niemi
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Tina Nordström
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Sara Nunes
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Conan O'Brien
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Outlandish
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Pandora
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Åsne Seierstad
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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
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Anna Strömberg
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(Miss Finland 2003)
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Titiyo
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Christian Walz
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Within Temptation
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Jane Fonda
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Hanoi Rocks
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Staff
* Host -
Bettina Sågbom Bettina Maria Sågbom-Ek (born 1 September 1965 in Hanko) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish journalist. She is the host of the talk show Bettina S., which is aired on the Finnish national television network Yle Fem
Yle Fem (''Yle Five'') was Yle's ...
* Producer -
Robert Portman
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Michael Cronström
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Lissu Litmanen
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Pia Stråhlman
References
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Finland-Swedish television shows
Finnish television shows
2000s Finnish television series
2003 Finnish television series debuts
Yle original programming