Amazing Race Suomi 1

Amazing Race Suomi 1
Season Information
Version:	Finland
Continents Visited:	2
Countries Visited:	7
Distance Traveled:	26,000 km (16,000 mi)
Starting Line:	Töölönlahti Park, Helsinki, Finland
Finish Line:	Helsinki Velodrome, Helsinki, Finland
Filming Dates:	July 24, 2023 - August 16, 2023
Season Run	September 30, 2023 – December 16, 2023
Number of Legs:	12
Number of Teams:	12
Winners:	Kaisa & Mari
Runners-Up:	Tuukka & Sami Janne & Robin
Season Chronology
Next:	Amazing Race Suomi 2

Amazing Race Suomi 1 is the first installment of the reality television show, Amazing Race Suomi. It premiered in September 2023 on Finnish television, featuring twelve teams of two who are in a pre-existing personal relationship, and will follow the various challenges that they undertake as they race around the world to win €30,000.

Teams

1st place  Kaisa & Mari Friends	2nd place  Tuukka & Sami Father and Son	3rd place  Janne & Robin Friends	4th place  Bakari & Samuel Friends	5th place  Marcus & Timo Friends
6th place  Peter & Anna Mentor and Mentee	7th place  Ilmari & Aapo Couple	8th place  Jukka & Mirva Cohabiting Couple	9th place  Katariina & Benjamin Mother and Son	10th place  Lotta & Noora Sisters
11th place  Aino-Kaisa & Silvia Work Partners	12th place  Anna & Atte Mother and Son

Episodes

Episode		Air Date	Leg	Destination	First Place	Last Place	Finish	Viewership (millions)
1	"In the Heart of the Big City"	September 30, 2023	1	Finland → Thailand	Bakari & Samuel	Anna & Atte	1st Eliminated 12th place	0.375
2	"An Impossible Challenge"	October 7, 2023	2	Thailand	Bakari & Samuel	Aino-Kaisa & Silvia	2nd Eliminated 11th place	0.305
3	"Local Fun"	October 14, 2023	3	Thailand → Vietnam	Bakari & Samuel	Lotta & Noora	Evacuated 10th place	0.305
						Katariina & Benjamin	3rd Eliminated 9th Place
4	"Shivering Lunch"	October 21, 2023	4	Vietnam	Bakari & Samuel	Ilmari & Aapo	Non-Elimination Leg	0.362
5	"Buzzing Market"	October 28, 2023	5	Vietnam → Philippines	Marcus & Timo	Jukka & Mirva	4th Eliminated 8th Place	0.328
6	"The Worst Nightmare"	November 4, 2023	6	Philippines	Janne & Robin	Ilmari & Aapo	5th Eliminated 7th Place	0.357
7	"Magic of Dance"	November 11, 2023	7	Philippines → Indonesia	Janne & Robin	Peter & Anna	Non-Elimination Leg	0.403
8	"Bullseye"	November 18, 2023	8	Indonesia	Janne & Robin	Peter & Anna	6th Eliminated 6th Place	0.359
9	"On the Wire"	November 25, 2023	9	Indonesia	Janne & Robin	Marcus & Timo	7th Eliminated 5th Place	0.362
10	"The Temple Gift"	December 2, 2023	10	Indonesia → Malaysia	Bakari & Samuel	Kaisa & Mari	Non-Elimination Leg	0.457
11	"Street Art and Stick Fighting"	December 9, 2023	11	Malaysia	Janne & Robin	Bakari & Samuel	8th Eliminated 4th Place	0.408
12	"The Final Squeeze"	December 16, 2023	12	Malaysia → Singapore → Finland	Kaisa & Mari	Janne & Robin	3rd Place	0.580
						Tuukka & Sami	2nd Place

Leaderboard

Place	Team	Leg 1	Leg 2	Leg 3	Leg 4	Leg 5	Leg 6	Leg 7	Leg 8	Leg 9	Leg 10	Leg 11	Leg 12	Average
1	Kaisa & Mari	3	2	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	4	2	1	2.83	6-6
2	Tuukka & Sami	2	3	3	6	6	2	3	2	2	3	3	2	3.08	6-6
3	Janne & Robin	9	7	6	2	4	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	3.17	6-6
4	Bakari & Samuel	1	1	1	1	2	4	4	4	4	1	4		2.46	5-6
5	Marcus & Timo	4	4	2	3	1	6	5	5	5				3.89	4-5
6	Peter & Anna	6	6	5	5	7	5	6	6					5.75	2-5
7	Ilmari & Aapo	10	10	8	8	5	7							8.00	3-3
8	Jukka & Mirva	8	8	7	7	8								7.60	3-2
9	Katariina & Benjamin	11	9	9										9.67	2-1
10	Lotta & Noora	5	5	10										6.67	2-0
11	Aino-Kaisa & Silvia	7	11											9.00	2-0
12	Anna & Atte	12												12.00	1-0
Notes:				[1]						[2]
Legend:      The team finished in first place      The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race      The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg      The team that won The Amazing Race      The team that crossed the Finish Line second      The team that crossed the Finish Line third
Notes: 1: Lotta & Noora withdrew from the Race at the start of Leg 3 after both exhibited health difficulties. 2: Marcus & Timo elected to take a 2-hour penalty after Marcus failed to complete the second Roadblock on Leg 9.

Trivia

• This is the first new edition of The Amazing Race to launch since The Amazing Race China, 9 years earlier.
• This is also the first European version of The Amazing Race since Velyki perehony, 10 years earlier.

Franchise

• Most number of all-male teams, 5 (tied with The Amazing Race 4, The Amazing Race 23, The Amazing Race 30, The Amazing Race 32 and The Amazing Race 35).
  • This is the second time happened in the international version after HaMerotz LaMillion 5 to have the same amount of all-male teams.
    • This has filmed after The Amazing Race 35 but aired concurrently at the same time.
• First season to have all-male teams survived in Leg 6.