''Ajankohtainen kakkonen'' was a

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current affairs

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from 1969 to 2015. Aired every Tuesday at 21.00

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Notable episodes

''A2 Teema: Homoilta''

On October 12, 2010, the program had a special panel discussion episode, ''A2 Teema'', with the title ''Homoilta'' (literally "Gay Night", loosely "From Gay People"). The 18 guests included opponents and proponents of a gender-neutral marriage law allowing gay marriages, including

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, Bishop of

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Matti Repo,

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' MP

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, Bible teacher Pasi Turunen (all four opponents), pastor Leena Huovinen (who has blessed lesbian couples), openly gay

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, board member of

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and Mr Gay Finland

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(all four proponents). The following week saw an unprecedentedly high number of people leaving the Evangelical Lutheran Church through the website

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. On March 16, 2011, ''Homoilta'' won the award for Finnish Journalistic Contribution of the Year, awarded by the media company Bonnier.

References

External links

Homepage of Ajankohtainen kakkonen

Official Facebook group for Ajankohtainen kakkonen

Great Journalistic Award Finland winners 2010
* Finnish television news shows Yle original programming {{Finland-tv-prog-stub