| Amazing Race Suomi | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
 | |
| Presented by | Heikki Paasonen |
| No. of days | 24 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Winner | Kaisa Mäkäräinen & Mari Eder |
| No. of legs | 12 |
| Distance traveled | 26,000 km (16,000 mi) |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nelonen |
| Original release | 30 September – 16 December 2023 |
| Additional information | |
| Filming dates | 24 July – 16 August 2023 |
| Season chronology | |
This is the first season of Amazing Race Suomi (English: Amazing Race Finland), a Finnish reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race. Hosted by Heikki Paasonen, it featured twelve teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship and including at least one celebrity contestant, in a race around Southeast Asia to win €30,000.[1] This season visited two continents and seven countries and travelled over 26,000 kilometres (16,000 mi) during twelve legs. Starting in Helsinki, racers travelled through Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore before returning to Finland and finishing in Helsinki. The season premiered on 30 September 2023 on Nelonen and concluded on 16 December.
Friends and biathletes Kaisa Mäkäräinen and Mari Eder won this season, while father-son duo Tuukka & Sami Ritokoski finished in second place, and friends and work partners Janne Lehtonen and Robin Hendry finished in third place.[2]
- ^ "IL paljastaa: Tällainen on Suomen The Amazing Racesta on tulossa – Luvassa julkkiskausi". Iltalehti (in Finnish).
- ^ "Kaisa Mäkäräinen ja Mari Eder ovat Suomen ensimmäiset Amazing Race -voittajat!". nelonen (in Finnish). 17 December 2023.