''Selviytyjät Suomi (season 9)'' is the ninth season of the Finnish reality television series ''

Selviytyjät Suomi ''Selviytyjät Suomi'' is a Finnish reality show based on ''Survivor''. It premiered on MTV3 on 21 February 2013. The first season was filmed from May to July 2012 in Malaysia. 16 contestants participated in the competition. The winner of the ...

''. The season returns to

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where 18 Finnish celebrities compete in tribes against each other for 37 days to win the grand prize of

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30,000 and claim the title of Sole Survivor.

Riku Rantala Riku Rantala (born 20 July 1974) is a Finnish journalist, best known from traveling series Madventures. He has also co-written a book, ''Isänmaan asialla - matkaopas syrjäytettyjen Suomeen'' ( Johnny Kniga, 2004), with Ari Lahdenmäki. In 20 ...

returns to host. The season is slated to premiere on 1 September 2024 on Nelonen. In May of 2024, it was reported that one of the contestants, author Henriikka Rönkkönen was medically evacuated from the island due to serious injury from a

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. The season sees some new twists to the format. At the beginning of the competition, two team leaders: Kristian Heiskari and

Sami Helenius Sami "Helge" Helenius (born January 22, 1974) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman who played predominantly in the SM-liiga and National Hockey League. He most recently was in a coaching role with Haukat of the Suomi-sarja. Pl ...

, former winning contestants, are introduced. The "tribe leaders" have important roles on the competition, as they can choose rewards and advantages for their tribes.

Contestants

Season summary

Voting history

Notes

References

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