''Alivaltiosihteeri valvoo'' (''The Undersecretary of State oversees'') is a 6-part

Finnish television Television was introduced in Finland in 1955. Color television started in 1969 and was introduced gradually, with most programs in color by the late 1970s. All terrestrial analogue stations stopped broadcasting on 1 September 2007 after the int ...

series by

Yle Yleisradio Oy (Finnish, literally "General Radio Ltd." or "General Broadcast Ltd."; abbr. Yle ; sv, Rundradion Ab, italics=no), translated to English as the Finnish Broadcasting Company, is Finland's national public broadcasting company, founde ...

. It aired on Finnish TV in 1994 and 1995. The series features the members of the band

Alivaltiosihteeri Alivaltiosihteeri ("Undersecretary of State") is a Finnish comedy group currently consisting of Simo Frangén, Pasi Heikura and Jyrki Liikka. It started as a band in 1985 but has since made both the weekly radio show Alivaltiosihteeri and a few T ...

Simo Frangén Simo Juhani Frangén (born 6 September 1963 in Ulvila, Finland) is a Finnish people, Finnish TV presenter and humourist, living in Tampere. History Frangén Matriculation exam (Finland), matriculated in 1982 and graduated as a Master of Social ...

Pasi Heikura Pasi Eino Heikura (born 14 April 1963 in Karvia, Satakunta) is a Finnish humorist, musician, writer, television actor and presenter best known for his work on Alivaltiosihteeri. Heikura hosts the radio program ''Aristoteleen kantapää'' (Aristo ...

Jyrki Liikka Jyrki is a Finnish masculine given name and may refer to: People *Jyrki 69 (born 1968), the lead vocalist for Finnish rock band ''The 69 Eyes'' * Jyrki Blom (born 1962), retired Finnish javelin thrower *Jyrki Hämäläinen (1942–2008), Finnish m ...

and

Matti Toivonen Matti may refer to: * Matti (given name), people with the given name * Matti (surname), people with the surname * Matti, Karnataka, a village in India * '' Matti: Hell Is for Heroes'', a 2006 film about Matti Nykänen See also * Masa (disambigu ...

. The episodes all have distinct themes, with the cast taking roles such as the police, doctors, or amusement park employees. The main premise of the show has the cast commenting on sketches they watch from surveillance screens at work.

Cast

Matti Toivone Matti may refer to: * Matti (given name), people with the given name * Matti (surname), people with the surname * Matti, Karnataka, a village in India * '' Matti: Hell Is for Heroes'', a 2006 film about Matti Nykänen See also * Masa (disambigu ...

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