The best TV programs and their creators will be awarded again at the Kultainen Venla gala on January 17.
The finalist candidates for the Golden Venla competition have now been announced. The finalists of the Kultainen Venla gala, which lists the year’s best television programs and their creators, have been chosen by members of the Television Academy. They have voted on the basis of the lists selected by the pre-juries of the top three candidates in each category.
In the competition, prizes will be awarded in a total of 23 categories, just like last year. In addition to the winners voted by the members of the Television Academy, the gala awards the performer of the year and the program of the year based on public voting. Public voting starts on December 17 and ends on January 14.
The winners of the Kultainen Venla of the year will be announced on January 17 at a gala organized in the Alminsal of the National Opera.
Golden Venla 2024 finalists by category
Program and documentary series
Arma and the 7 deadly sins (MTV Katsomo and MTV3, Arma’s world)
Lähiöbotox: African Metal Tour (Yle Areena and Yle Teema, Mediawan Finland)
Tsunami – Return to paradise (Ruutu ja Nelonen, Aller Studios)
Drama series
Jarno and me (Yle Areena and Yle TV1, Funfar)
Konflikti (MTV Katsomo and MTV3, Backmann & Hoderoff)
Pasila poison – Manni (Elisa Viihde, Yellow Film & TV)
Event program
Golden Venla gala (MTV Katsomo and MTV3, Banijay Finland)
Pentulive 4 (Yle Areena, Yle Tiede and the environment)
UMK24 (Yle Areena and Yle TV1, Yle Nuoret and entertainment)
Game Show
Do you want to be a millionaire? (Ruutu and Nelonen, Rabbit Films)
Hanging out (Yle Areena and Yle TV1, Mediawan Finland)
Great Master (MTV Katsomo and MTV3, Rabbit Films)
Talk show
Arto Nyberg (Yle Areena and Yle TV1, Production House)
Friday (Yle Areena and Yle TV1, Yle Uutis- and current affairs)
Tabu (MTV Katsomo and MTV3, Moskito Television)
Competition reality
Amazing Race Finland (Ruutu and Nelonen, Moskito Television)
The traitors (Ruutu and Nelonen, FremantleMedia Finland)
Dancing with the stars (MTV Katsomo and MTV3, Banijay Finland)
Sitcom
Modern men (Yle Areena and Yle TV1, Moskito Television)
The Second Coming (Elisa Viihde, Just Republic)
Tuurenmäki 98 (Elisa Viihde, Warner Bros. International Television Production Finland)
Children and youth program
HS Children’s news (Ruutu ja Nelonen, Helsingin Sanomat)
Crazy – crazier – middle school (Yle Areena, Tarinapaja)
Supernormalia (Yle Areena and Yle TV2, Yle Lapset)
Lifestyle program
Home for the dog (Ruutu and Nelonen, Warner Bros. International Television Production Finland)
Dreams in Italy (MTV Katsomo and MTV3, Mediawan Finland)
VanLife (Yle Areena and Yle TV1, Van Van Films)
Musical entertainment
My Life Song (Yle Areena and Yle TV1, Yellow Film & TV)
Record board (MTV Katsomo and MTV3, MTV Studios)
Only life (Ruutu and Nelonen, Banijay Finland)
Monitoring reality
Homeless (Yle Areena and Yle TV2, Revul Media Group)
Special Forces (Ruutu and Nelonen, Banijay Finland)
Kirjolla (Yle Areena and Yle TV2, FremantleMedia Finland)
Sports program
EURO2024 European football championships (Yle Areena and Yle TV2, Yle Urheilu i events)
MTV Champions League (MTV Katsomo and MTV3, MTV)
Paris Olympic Games (Yle TV2, Yle Sports and events)
News and current affairs program
A-studio (Yle Areena and Yle TV1, Yle News and Current Affairs)
MOT (Yle Areena and Yle TV1, Yle News and Current Affairs)
MTV’s Presidential Election production unit (MTV Katsomo and MTV3, MTV)
Entertainment program
The evening of a hard week (Yle Areena and Yle TV1, Yle Luovat content and media)
Couch Potatoes (Yle Areena and Yle TV2, EndemolShine Finland)
Vik and Köpi’s travel program (Yle Areena and Yle TV2, Rabbit Films/Yle)
Presenter
Antti Holma from the program Do you want to be a millionaire? (Ruutu and Nelonen, Rabbit Films)
Vappu Pimiä from the programs Tanssii tähtien se, Maajussille morsian (MTV Katsomo and MTV3, Banijay Finland, FremantleMedia Finland)
Katja Ståhl from the program Elämäni Biisi (Yle Areena and Yle TV1, Yellow Film & TV)
Screenplay (Fiction)
Jemina Jokisalo from the series Another coming (Elisa Viihde, Just Republic)
Aku Louhimies, Andrei Alén, Helena Immonen & Jari-Olavi Rantala from the series Konflikti (MTV Katsomo and MTV3, Backmann & Hoderoff)
Laura Suhonen from the series Sekunnit (Yle Areena and Yle TV1, Fire Monkey)
Script (entertainment and fact)
Helena Hyvärinen & Lotta Stenroos from the program Sukuni salat (MTV Katsomo and MTV3, Warner Bros. International Television Production Finland)
Jukka Lindström, Yasir Gaily, Anders Helenius, Ursula Herlin & Janne Zareff from the program Kovan sekku ilta (Yle Areena and Yle TV1, Yle Luovat content and media)
Sarri Schonert from the program Amazing Race Suomi (Ruutu ja Nelonen, Moskito Television)
Directing (Fiction)
Aku Louhimies from the series Konflikti (MTV Katsomo and MTV3, Backmann & Hoderoff)
Teemu Niukkanen from the series Another coming (Elisa Viihde, Just Republic)
Marja Pyykkö from the series Paradise (Yle Areena and Yle TV1, ReelMedia)
Direction (entertainment and factual)
Jussi Korva & Olli Horttana from the program Amazing Race Suomi (Ruutu ja Nelonen, Moskito Television)
Jan-Aslak Leino & Janne Rehmonen from the show Dancing with the Stars (MTV Katsomo and MTV3, Banijay Finland)
Juha-Matti Valtonen from the program UMK24 (Yle Areena and Yle TV1, Yle Nuoret and entertainment)
The main actor
Riitta Havukainen from the series Paradise (Yle Areena and Yle TV1, ReelMedia)
Leena Pöysti from the series Sekunnit (Yle Areena and Yle TV1, Fire Monkey)
From Elias Salonen’s series Pasila myrkky – Manni (Elisa Viihde, Yellow Film & TV)
Supporting actor
Katariina Kaitue from the series Pasila myrkky – Manni (Elisa Viihde, Yellow Film & TV)
Mikko Kauppila from the series Sekunnit (Yle Areena and Yle TV1, Fire Monkey)
Kati Outinen from the series Utö (Ruutu and Nelonen, Lucy Loves Drama)