Treasure Elo has been a major influence on entertainment since the 1960s.
Born in Helsinki on September 21, 1934 Aarre Elo slept away at the age of 87.
His career in entertainment began as a teenager in a movie theater, where he got to work in movies and later on television.
Treasure “Arska” Elo was one of the most important factors in Finnish television entertainment in the 1960s and 1970s, when television made a breakthrough in Finland.
Treasure Elo in 2014 when he turned 80 years old. Kari Pekonen
Elo both wrote and directed the programs.
Elo started doing entertainment together Jukka Virtanen and Matti Kuuslan with. They became a group called VEK, which did several entertainment programs. Its best-known single program was Snow Castle, which won the Golden Rose of Montreaux in 1965.
The VEK entertainment group was from 1961 to 1967.
In 1967, the Extension Time, hosted by Elo, which dealt with social themes, began in Yle.
– I developed and wrote Overtime in New York. There was no single example of Overtime on American television, but Overtime was a combination of many programs, Elo reminded Iltalehti in 2017.
VEK aka Jukka Virtanen (left), Aarre Elo and Matti Kuusla. Yle image service
The program became a collective generation experience. One of the most talked about moments was seen in September 1968, when Vesa-Matti Loiri won the fall of the unofficial Finnish championship with his wild fall.
The overtime came from Yle every other Saturday, and since it was the last program of the evening, it did not have a well-defined duration. At its longest, it lasted more than 2.5 hours and dealt with everything from politics to miniskirts.
In addition to Aho, the program featured, among other things Lenita Airisto and Hannu Taanila.
Elo was also involved in musical entertainment. Life, Apeli Halinen and Jani Uhlenius and Jukka Virtanen founded the Songilo Group in the 1970s. It also came along Jukka Kahila.
The song and instrumental ensemble Songilo was formed in 1974. From left Alpo Halinen, Heikki Kahila, Aarre Elo, Jukka Virtanen and Jani Uhlenius. Kari Pekonen
He also worked in the music industry with Olavi Virran, Laila Kinnusen and Pirkko Mannola.
Elo became Yle’s entertainment manager in the late 1960s and later TV1’s program director.
During his long career, he was involved in televising major sporting events, such as the Olympics, in Finland.
Elo was also one of the founders of the Sobriety and Sports Club Zoom.
Elo retired from the position of program director in the early 1990s.
Aarre Elo at the funeral of his friend Jukka Virtanen in 2019. John Palmén
Life was also colored by tragedies. His wife died in a car accident in 1968. Ten years later, one of his children also died in a car accident at just 24 years old.
Elo was also remarried and had a total of five children from his two unions. Daughter Maria Jungner is Yle’s television announcer.
Elo suffered from aphasia in the latter years and completely lost his ability to speak.
Elo died at the age of 87 of an illness in a nursing home in Helsinki.