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, with Jarkko Kortesoja becoming the first winner. The winner of the show received 50,000 euros on the first season and 30,000 euros in the later seasons. The first season is hosted by Heikki Paasonen, with seasons two to seven being hosted by Juuso Mäkilähde. Riku Rantala has been the host from the eighth season onwards.
After the first season ended, MTV3 did not renew the series for a second season. In 2017, Nelonen got the rights to the series and decided to make a Celebrity season, airing the following year. This is the first season of Survivor to air on Nelonen since 2005 when the last season of Suomen Robinson aired on the network. Currently there has been aired six seasons aired by channel Nelonen, and the eighth is under production.
The version uses slightly similar rules compared for the original version, but there's less contestants and no live final. However, the seasons aired on Nelonen, include a show called Selviytyjät Extra, where in each episode, the cast do collect the challenges, results and elimination of the previous episode.
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