| Talent Suomi | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality series |
| Created by | Simon Cowell |
| Presented by | Lorenz Backman (2012) Sebastian Rejman (2012) Jarkko Valtee (2009–2011) Osku Heiskanen (2009–2011) Martti Vannas (2007) Susanna Laine (2007) Heikki Paasonen (2016) Elina Kottonen (2016) |
| Judges | Sami Saikkonen (2007–2011) Katja Ståhl (2007–2011) Timo Koivusalo (2007) Jaana Saarinen (2009–2011) Janne Kataja (2012) Maria Sid (2012) Mikko von Hertzen (2012) Sami Hedberg (2016) Jari Sillanpää (2016) Sara Forsberg (2016) Riku Nieminen (2016) David Hasselhoff (Guest; 2016) |
| Country of origin | Finland |
| No. of series | 5 |
| Production | |
| Production company | FremantleMedia Finland |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nelonen |
| Release | September 30, 2007 |
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Talent Suomi ("Finnish Talent" or "Talent Finland") is the Finnish version of the Got Talent format of the program and airs on Nelonen. The idea behind the programme is to search for the most talented and promising entertainment. Talent contest took off for the first time in Finland at the end of September 2007. The programme was originally hosted by Susanna Laine and Martin Coulter and had contemporary magazine editor Katja Ståhl, television presenter and film director Timo Koivusalo, as well as the Finnish National Ballet dancer and choreographer Sami Saikkonen as judges. The prize was €30,000.
Auditions were held in three locations in Tampere, Oulu and Helsinki. Forty talents continued from the qualifiers to the semi-finals, where eight passed on to the finals which aired on 9 December. Spectators had the possibility to vote. Talent Suomi 2007 winner was 18-year-old beat boxer Aleksi Vähäpassi.