Karpolla on asiaa
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Karpolla on asiaa was a popular Finnish television show with a journalistic touch. It was hosted by reporter Hannu Karpo
and produced by his Pallosalama OY production company. The show ran from 1981 to 2007 on MTV3
. The show also featured occasional appearances by Karpo's son, Sampo.
The show's essential idea was that Karpo would report on the various things he saw wrong about Finnish society and have "the people's story heard" by reporting how certain people in Finnish society were suffering from public oversight and abuse, and were unable to do anything to resolve their predicament. Karpo would famously and openly award his interviewees with piece of smoked reindeer
or an encased 100 mk (later 100€) bill for speaking out.
A popular contest on the show was the recurring "Santa Claus
of the Year"-contest during which a famous Finnish person posing as Santa Claus was interviewed by either Karpo or a small child, dropping hints as to the Santa's true identity with the Santa revealing his identity soon before or after Christmas Eve
. The contest was not held in 2004 due to the show being on hiatus and instead a different contest was held in November.
During the show's early run Karpo would also give financial or material aid to the various people on his show. This ended after Karpo realised that the aid was being misused.
Hannu Karpo
Hannu Karpo is a famous Finnish reporter who hosted his own show, Karpolla on asiaa, from 1981-2007. He was a reporter for Yleisradio from 1961 to 1981 before moving over to the competing network...
and produced by his Pallosalama OY production company. The show ran from 1981 to 2007 on MTV3
MTV3
MTV3 is a Finnish commercial television station owned by Bonnier. It had the biggest audience share of all Finnish TV channels until Finnish Broadcasting Company’s YLE1 took the lead. The letters MTV stand for Mainos-TV , due to the channel getting its revenue from running commercials...
. The show also featured occasional appearances by Karpo's son, Sampo.
The show's essential idea was that Karpo would report on the various things he saw wrong about Finnish society and have "the people's story heard" by reporting how certain people in Finnish society were suffering from public oversight and abuse, and were unable to do anything to resolve their predicament. Karpo would famously and openly award his interviewees with piece of smoked reindeer
Reindeer
The reindeer , also known as the caribou in North America, is a deer from the Arctic and Subarctic, including both resident and migratory populations. While overall widespread and numerous, some of its subspecies are rare and one has already gone extinct.Reindeer vary considerably in color and size...
or an encased 100 mk (later 100€) bill for speaking out.
A popular contest on the show was the recurring "Santa Claus
Santa Claus
Santa Claus is a folklore figure in various cultures who distributes gifts to children, normally on Christmas Eve. Each name is a variation of Saint Nicholas, but refers to Santa Claus...
of the Year"-contest during which a famous Finnish person posing as Santa Claus was interviewed by either Karpo or a small child, dropping hints as to the Santa's true identity with the Santa revealing his identity soon before or after Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve refers to the evening or entire day preceding Christmas Day, a widely celebrated festival commemorating the birth of Jesus of Nazareth that takes place on December 25...
. The contest was not held in 2004 due to the show being on hiatus and instead a different contest was held in November.
During the show's early run Karpo would also give financial or material aid to the various people on his show. This ended after Karpo realised that the aid was being misused.