BIISIKÄRPÄNEN
Are you a walking jukebox? Do you know the lyrics to hits new and old like the back of your hand? Do you love to sing along to songs? Then Biisikärpänen is your show!
Biisikärpänen is a positive and and fun program for the entire family. It airs on Saturday nights on channel MTV3 in Finland. Biisikärpänen is not a singing contest, but a lyrics contest. You do not need to have a voice like Celine Dion or Pavarotti. All you need to do is sing the lyrics, in your own voice and style, to the letter.
The winner of each episode will make it to the final and the winner of the final will be the ultimate lyrics champion! The show is hosted by dancer Sanna Hirvaskari and actor Lari Halme. The legendary lyricist, Vexi Salmi, serves as the competition’s gentle but precise judge.
Biisikärpänen is based on the American format, Singing Bee, which has been a flyaway success around the world. There is some version of the Bee airing in every continent. It is a format devised by Juma Entertainment and The Gurin Company, and licensed by Zeal Entertainment.
All of the episodes can also be viewed at www.mtv3.fi/biisikarpanen.
B-studio
The best thoughts of the day are presented daily on B-studio.
B-Studio is topical, hilarious, provocative, interesting, entertaining… Every viewer might have his or her own interpretation about the show and B-studio will surely make people talk.
The hosts are stand up-comedian and columnist Lotta Backlund and rapper and author Seppo Lampela. Humor, self-irony, burning ideology, attitude, a few neurosis and obsessions as their weapons, Lotta and Seppo delve into current affairs such as ideologies, politics and people and the differences between all of them.
The program lasts about 4 minutes and airs daily on Channel Four in Finland.
www.nelonen.fi/b-studio
A BIT OF FIXING
A Bit of Fixing is a lifestyle program which aired on the Finnish channel MTV3 for the first time on October 26th, 2006. The idea of the program is to show how renovation and a bit of fixing and styling can increase the value of your home.
The homes have been chosen out of several hundred applicants, showing a variety of people, life situations and Finnish living, from small studio apartments to large family homes.
Three interior designers are chosen for each episode, they listen to the wishes of the owner/s and are given a budget within which to work. After some time to work on their plans, they pitch their ideas showing how they would use the owners’ money to refurbish the site. Sometimes the budget is small and consists mainly of cleaning and clearing more space and some locations have a large budget allowing more work to be done. The emphasis of the plan must be on bringing the best out of the home and getting the best possible price for it within a short time span – once the decision is made, most people want to sell their homes quickly and with ease.
The designers are varying from long-time professionals to trendy young talents and amateurs with a sense of style. After the owner has chosen the plan they wish to go with, the face lift is made and a new real-estate agent brought in to evaluate the apartment. After this it is put on sale with a new price tag. The selling of the homes is either shown on the program or followed on the program’s website.
A Finnish website is available on http://www.mtv3.fi/pientapintaremonttia.
Ruuvari
How long has your car waited to be waxed, because you’re not sure which wax to use? Who could show you how to fill the hole you made in the wall, testing your brand new golf club inside the house? Well, Ruuvari (= ”screwdriver”) gives you the solutions to these and so many other questions!
Ruuvari is a TV-program for men about fixing, tuning, learning, creating, questioning, enjoying, relaxing, building, laughing... and home improvement. The idea of the series is about learning handyman skills that every man should know by heart. And you do not have to learn these skills alone: the host, Aleksi Sariola, is given advice, instructions and hints by professional handymen. He only needs to follow their tips.
Ruuvari shows how simple home improvement makes you feel a lot better – to feel like a man with a capital M.
