“It was a really schizophrenic situation”

Farmi Suomen’s fourth production season ended at the weekend with the victory of ex-villager Sampo Kaulanen. The man did not think long about joining the program, because his wife Minttu Kaulanen had competed in the series before.

However, one thing made me think before the man headed to the filming.

– Do I dare to go there when Minttu did fairly well. If I fall early, I will hear about it for the rest of my life, Sampo Kaulanen tells Iltalehte.

Janne Ahonen, known as a former golden eagle, finished second in the program.

– The nice thing about this victory is that I managed to beat Janne. However, he has a significantly larger trophy cabinet. If I had started as a hill jumper, then what would have happened? Let it remain unexplained, Kaulanen sculpts in his familiar humorous style.

The final episode saw an exciting situation when Kaulanen beat singer Mariko Pajalahti in a duel. Artistin burst into tears and left the scene for a moment in an emotional frenzy after falling.

Kaulanen was not surprised by the singer’s reaction.

– Mariko is someone who shows her feelings. She is like my wife in that there is nothing left to guess what emotional states she is going through.

However, the victory was almost unfulfilled, as Kaulanen began to hesitate on the threshold of the final.

– My main goal was to get into the top three, to do better than Minttu. Then, on the last day, I told Mariko that I wasn’t really interested in this job anymore, continues Kaulanen.

– I had a really conflicted feeling: in a way I wanted to lose and in a way I’m competitive, so you can’t give up. It was a really schizophrenic situation with Mariko. I was seriously thinking of giving up.

Ex trader

Kaulanen claimed the 30,000 euro jackpot. The clear destination of the money is already known.

– The descendants have demanded to go abroad, so I have to fulfill that promise. Next week, we’re going to visit London with the kids, and that’s when the nagging will begin. It probably won’t take long for the beak to growl when that winning amount has been destroyed.

A lot has happened in Kaulasen’s life in a short time. A significant change can be said to be that he is no longer a village merchant. The man sold his Jouni store in Äkäslompolo to Kesko earlier this year.

Kiinteistöuutiset wrote that the Kaulanen couple would have received a total of 19 million euros from the store and the plot. Kaulanen has not confirmed the exact sale price, but has admitted that there is no shortage of money.

I guess the profit amount is pocket money for you after million trades?

– Everything is relative, but yes, that winning amount is still a large amount of money. It’s good when you’ve been plowing as a persauik for a long time, you learn to appreciate it. That money still feels like a lot, assures Kaulanen.

Another significant change in life is more personal. Kaulanen has renewed his teeth. The man states that he is now smiling happily.

– The project has been running for two years. First they were straightened and then the shells were put on. My own teeth were crooked and crooked.

– It was crazy when you were asked to smile in magazine photos. It affected my self-esteem, so it was nice to get my teeth taken care of.

It is already the second victory for Kaulas in the reality TV series. In 2018, he was chosen as the winner of the Survivor series. According to the man, there was a clear difference between the programs.

– Survivors was much heavier and more difficult as a game, because it was that game around the clock. When it takes a few years, you imagine it was a nice trip, but it wasn’t, Kaulanen downloads.

The man cannot yet say about his future TV appearances. He plans to focus on his own work projects next.