''Masked Singer Suomi'' is a Finnish reality singing competition television series based on the ''
Masked Singer
''Masked Singer'' is an international music reality game show franchise. It originated from the South Korean program '' The King of Mask Singer'', developed by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation.
Format
The format features celebrities who perform ...
'' franchise which originated from the South Korean version of the show ''
King of Mask Singer
''The King of Mask Singer'' () is a South Korean singing competition program presented by Kim Sung-joo, with introductions by voice actor . It airs on MBC on Sunday, starting from April 5, 2015 as a part of MBC's '' Sunday Night'' programming ...
''. It premiered on
MTV3
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on 14 March 2020, and is hosted by Ilkka Uusivuori and the panelists are
Janne Kataja, Jenni Kokander and
Maria Veitola.
The inaugural season premiered in March 2020 and was successful with roughly a million viewers per episode. Season 2 started on 17 October 2020, with new panelist Christoffer Strandberg joining in.
The third season was announced in June 2021, with 16 contestants, while Uusivuori hosting and Kataja, Veitola, Kokander and Strandberg serve as panelists.
Cast
The series has been hosted by Ilkka Uusivuori all way from Season 1. The Regular panelists have been Janne Kataja, Jenni Kokander and Maria Veitola from Season 1 as well.
In Season 1, there was a changing Guest panelist in each episode. These appearances were made by Tuure Boelius, Krista Siegfrids, Aki Linnanahde, Eicca Toppinen, Christoffer Strandberg, and many others.
From Season 2, Christoffer Strandberg was replacing the Guest panelists.
From Season 5, two new panelists were announced: Benjamin Peltonen, who was previously as a Guest, and Jenni Poikelus.
In Season 6, in addition of being a guest mask, Mikko Silvennoinen was a guest panelist in episode 10.
Series overview
Season 1 (Spring 2020)
The first season of ''Masked Singer Suomi'' was aired in spring 2020. Ilkka Uusivuori served as the host, while Janne Kataja, Jenni Kokander and Maria Veitola were panelists. The guest panelists were (in episode order)
Tuure Boelius,
Aki Linnanahde,
Joonas Nordman, Jufo Peltomaa,
Krista Siegfrids
Kristin "Krista" Siegfrids (born 4 December 1985) is a Finnish singer and television presenter. She represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with her entry " Marry Me". Siegfrids' debut album, named '' Ding Dong!'', was released ...
,
Mikko Kuustonen
Ari-Mikko Kuustonen (born 4 March 1960) is a Finnish singer-songwriter and television personality.
Kuustonen was born in Leppävirta
Leppävirta () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region, south of Kuopio a ...
,
Benjamin Peltonen, Eini,
Jannika B and
Eicca Toppinen
Eino Matti "Eicca" Toppinen (born 5 August 1975) is a Finland, Finnish cello, cellist, songwriter, producer, and arranger. In 1993 he formed the quartet Apocalyptica.
Biography
Toppinen grew up in Vantaa's Hakunila and has three sisters and o ...
.
Sami Hedberg
Sami Henrik Hedberg (born 13 March 1981 in Helsinki) is a Finnish stand up comedian and actor. Hedberg became famous after winning the ''Get up, stand up'' competition on Sub TV in 2005. This victory caused him to become one of the most popular ...
won the Season as "Lion", while
Ilkka Alanko
Ilkka Tapani Alanko (born 21 November 1969) is a Finnish musician. He is a lead vocalist, co-founder, songwriter, and guitarist for the Finnish rock band Neljä Ruusua. Alanko's debut solo album '' Elektra'' was released in 2009, and it peaked a ...
, "Haystack" finished as second.
Season 2 (Autumn 2020)
The second season of ''Masked Singer Suomi'' was aired in late autumn 2020, and was hosted by Ilkka Uusivuori. Janne Kataja, Jenni Kokander and Maria Veitola continued as panelists, while Christoffer Strandberg joined them.
Marko Hietala
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won the Season as "Doctor", while Jarkko Tamminen finished as second with Masked Singer "Mouse".
Season 3 (2021)
The third season of ''Masked Singer Suomi'' was aired in late summer 2021, and was hosted by Ilkka Uusivuori. Janne Kataja, Jenni Kokander, Maria Veitola and Christoffer Strandberg continued as panelists.
Anna-Maija Tuokko won the Season as "Superhero", while Waltteri Torikka finished second as "Party Panda".
Season 4 (2022)
The fourth season of ''Masked Singer Suomi'' was aired in late autumn 2022, and was hosted by Ilkka Uusivuori. Janne Kataja, Jenni Kokander, Maria Veitola and Christoffer Strandberg continued as panelists.
Lenni-Kalle Taipale won the Season as "Black Sheep", while
Tuure Boelius finished second as "Orc".
Season 5 (2023)
The fifth season of ''Masked Singer Suomi'' was aired in late autumn 2023, and was hosted by Ilkka Uusivuori. Janne Kataja and Maria Veitola continued as panelists, while Benjamin Pelkonen and Jenni Poikelus joined them.
Bess won the season as "Hummingbird", while
Jarkko Ahola finished second as "Sauna Stove".
Season 6 (2024)
The sixth season of ''Masked Singer Suomi'' was aired in late autumn 2024, and was hosted by Ilkka Uusivuori. Janne Kataja, Maria Veitola, Benjamin Pelkonen and Jenni Poikelus continue as panelists.
For the first time in the series, the season featured two themed episodes. The season also includes a Christmas special.
Atte Kilpinen won the season as "Forest Troll", while
Arja Koriseva
Arja Koriseva (born 21 April 1965) is a Finnish singer. She first came to fame as a Finnish tango, tango singer; her repertoire now includes evergreen, pop, musical theatre, and sacred music.
Koriseva has sold over 330,000 certified records, mak ...
finished second as "Night & Day".
Season 7 (2025)
The seventh season of ''Masked Singer Suomi'' will be aired in late autumn 2025, and will be hosted by Ilkka Uusivuori. Janne Kataja, Benjamin Pelkonen and Jenni Poikelus continue as panelists. In each episode, there will be changing guest panelists who have previously either participated in the competition or performed as a guest. The guest panelists will be
Mikko Silvennoinen
Mikko Silvennoinen (14 May 1975 in Kiihtelysvaara) is a Finnish television host, journalist and producer. At 18, he started as a host of the music programme ''Jyrki''. He was one of the first well-known faces of the show.
After hosting ''Jyrki'' ...
, Viki Eerikkilä and Köpi Kallio, Niko Saarinen,
Gogi Mavromichalis, Lenni-Kalle Taipale, Veronica Verho, Atte Kilpinen, Nelli Matula, Paula Noronen, Herbalisti,
Kiti Kokkonen, and
Sami Hedberg
Sami Henrik Hedberg (born 13 March 1981 in Helsinki) is a Finnish stand up comedian and actor. Hedberg became famous after winning the ''Get up, stand up'' competition on Sub TV in 2005. This victory caused him to become one of the most popular ...
.
The season will introduce a button called "Poista maski" (''"Remove mask"''). If the panelists agree on character's identity, they can use the button once to reveal them before audience will vote. However, if the panelists guess wrong, the character will get an immunity in that episode.
Season 1
Episodes
Week 1 (14 March)
Week 2 (21 March)
Week 3 (28 March)
Week 4 (4 April)
Week 5 (11 April)
Week 6 (18 April)
Week 7 (24 April)
Week 8 (2 May)
Week 9 (9 May)
Week 10 (16 May)
Group performance: "
Don't Stop the Music" by
Rihanna
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Season 2
Episodes
Week 1 (17 October)
Week 2 (24 October)
Week 3 (31 October)
Week 4 (7 November)
Week 5 (14 November)
Week 6 (21 November)
Week 7 (28 November)
Week 8 (12 December1)
1 There were aired no episodes in the first week of December, due other local programming at the same time. The eighth episode of Season 2 was postponed to the following week.
Week 9 (18 & 19 December)
* Group performance: "Peto on irti" by
Antti Tuisku
Antti Tuisku (born 27 February 1984) is a retired Finnish pop singer. He finished third in the 2003 '' Idols'' talent show, the Finnish version of '' Pop Idol''. Tuisku has sold over 300,000 records during his career in Finland.
In 2016, Tuisku ...
Season 3
Episodes
Week 1 (28 August)
Week 2 (4 September)
Week 3 (11 September)
Week 4 (18 September)
Week 5 (25 September)
Week 6 (2 October)
Week 7 (9 October)
Week 8 (16 October)
Week 9 (23 October)
Week 10 (30 October)
* Guest performance: "Kanoottilaulu" by
Sielun Veljet performed by Mika Tommola as "Monster."
Week 11 (6 November)
Week 12 (13 November)
Week 13 (20 November)
* Group performance: "I Love You" By
Teflon Brothers &
Pandora
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Season 4
Episodes
Week 1 (3 September)
Week 2 (10 September)
Week 3 (17 September)
Week 4 (24 September)
Week 5 (1 October)
Week 6 (8 October)
Week 7 (15 October)
Week 8 (22 October)
Week 9 (29 October)
Week 10 (5 November)
Week 11 (12 November)
Week 12 (19 November)
* Group performance: "
Bad Romance
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" by
Lady Gaga
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Season 5
Episodes
Week 1 (9 September)
Week 2 (16 September)
Week 3 (23 September)
Week 4 (30 September)
Week 5 (7 October)
Week 6 (14 October)
Week 7 (21 October)
Week 8 (28 October)
Week 9 (4 November)
Week 10 (11 November)
Week 11 (18 November)
* Guest performance: "
Kids" by
Robbie Williams
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&
Kylie Minogue
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performed by Ilkka Uusivuori and Season 3 winner Anna-Maija Tuokko as "Superhero."
Week 12 (25 November)
* Guest performance: "Minä suojelen sinua kaikelta" by
Ultra Bra
Ultra Bra ("ultra good" in Swedish) was a Finnish band, formed in 1994 by Olli Virtaperko and Kerkko Koskinen and disbanded in 2001. The band will make a comeback in 2025 with two concerts at Helsinki Olympic Stadium.
Band history
In 1994, ...
performed by "Bodyguards."
Season 6
Episodes
Week 1 (31 August)
Week 2 (7 September)
Week 3 (14 September)
Week 4 (21 September)
Week 5 (28 September)
Week 6 (5 October)
Week 7 (12 October) – The Clue Songs
Week 8 (19 October)
Week 9 (26 October) – Halloween
Week 10 (2 November) – Eurovision
Week 11 (9 November) – Duets
Week 12 (16 November) – Final
Specials
Masked Singer Suomi: Pelastakaa Lasten joulu (23 November 2024)
At the end of the sixth season, a Christmas special was aired on 23 November 2024. The special was organized together with
Pelastakaa Lapset (''Save the Children Finland'').
Along with three new characters, the episode launched a Christmas fundraising for poor families.
* Opening performance: "Tämä maailma tarvitsee rakkautta" by
Suvi Teräsniska.
Notes
References
External links
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Masked Singer Suomi - program schedule
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2020 Finnish television series debuts
2020s Finnish television series
Finnish-language television shows
Finnish television series based on South Korean television series
Masked Singer
MTV3 original programming
Finnish non-fiction television series