''Big Brother Suomi'' (formerly ''Big Brother'') is the Finnish version of the

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franchise '' Big Brother''. The Finnish adaptation was broadcast on Sub (formerly SubTV) in

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from 2005 to 2014. The series premiered on Sub on 28 August 2005 and the tenth season concluded on 14 November 2014. Since season 7, the series has been produced by Endemol Finland Oy; the previous seasons were produced by

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Oy. The season winner wins €50,000. In the tenth season, the winner wins €100,000. On 5 March 2013, Sub announced that the ninth season would air in the fall of 2013 and would be the first season to feature celebrities as contestants. The ninth season was shorter than the previous season and featured only one host. On 10 January 2019,

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announced the show would be returned in fall 2019 on

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, and the series' name was changed to ''Big Brother Suomi''.

Programmes

Big Brother

''Big Brother'' is the name of the daily show. The daily show has been referred to as both "reality" and "pääohjelma" ("main show") by the hosts. From season 1 to 10, it aired every day at 10 pm. On Sundays, it is included in ''Big Brother Talk Show''. On season 11, it was aired on 9.30 pm.

Big Brother Talk Show/Live

''Big Brother Talk Show'' aired on Sundays during season 1 to 10. It included clips of the Saturday of housemates, clips from the past week, discussion about the show with varying guests (seasons 1–5) and live eviction. The show was hosted by Mari Sainio (seasons 1–2),

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(seasons 3–5), Susanna Laine (seasons 6–7), Elina Viitanen (seasons 6–8) and again by Sainio (season 9–10). On season 11, ''Big Brother Suomi Live'' aired on Sundays, hosted by Elina Kottonen.

Big Brother Extra

''Big Brother Extra'' was aired from Monday to Friday during season 1 to 10. ''Big Brother Sunnuntai Extra'' was aired on Sundays during the show's sixth season. The viewers could send SMS messages about the show. The host also interviewed Big Brother staff, evicted housemates and other guests. The show was hosted by

(seasons 1–2), Janne Kataja (seasons 3–4), Jani Toivola (season 5), Elina Viitanen (seasons 6–7), Cristal Snow (season 8), Mari Sainio (season 9) and

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(season 10).

Overview

References

External links

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