In this Finnish version of popular British format "Taskmaster," Jaakko Saariluoma will be seen in the role of Taskmaster, with Pilvi Hämäläinen as his right hand. They will be judging the stars competing as they explore the limits of their insight in a variety of tasks that require intelligence, skill, and wit. Guests will be visiting the studio and joining the fun.
Air date: 2022-04-16
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: In this first episode of a new season, a fresh batch of contestants must bring in the most undervalued item, move ping-pong balls from one bucket to another, impress a professor of theoretical physics, make cream-based art, and imitate one another live on stage. The guest contestant is Pekka Strang.
Air date: 2022-04-23
Overview: In this episode the contestants must bring in something which they find hard to give up, put spaghetti into a grapefruit, hide aubergines from Pilvi, deflate a pack a pink flamingo, and sort objects using their feet. The guest contestant is Vappu Pimiä.
Air date: 2022-04-30
Overview: In this episode the contestants must bring in the most inspiring pocket-sized thing, find the size 42 wellies, order birthday balloons for the Taskmaster, attempt to stand eggs upright, and shove their fishes across the stage. The guest contestant is Pasi Siitonen (aka Stig).
Air date: 2022-05-21
Overview: In this episode, the contestants must bring in the most impressive gift for a dentist, make two scales read the same specific weight, find out what's in a briefcase, create a task of their own for the Taskmaster, and then create and explain the history of a decorative arrangement. The guest contestant is Mikko Kuoppala (aka Pyhimys).
Air date: 2022-05-27
Overview: In this episode the contestants have to bring in the most pointless thing, make a statue of the Taskmaster, tie themselves to a chair, put 50 different things in a bin, and imitate animal sounds. The guest contestant is Minna Haapkyla.
Air date: 2022-06-04
Overview: In this episode the contestants must bring in the best wallet replacement, score a goal from the greatest distance, design an album cover, make the biggest soap bubble and burst it with their nose, and mash potatoes with a randomly selected object. The guest contestant is Jarno 'Jarppi' Leppälä.
Air date: 2022-06-11
Overview: In this episode the contestants must bring in the most glitzy think beginning with a 'G', remove a tablecloth from a table without breaking eggs, paint a rowboat while rowing a boat, buy a gift for the Taskmaster, and guess how many 'S's were in a task brief. The guest contestant is Anna Puu.
Air date: 2022-06-18
Overview: In this episode the contestants must bring in the best cat-sized thing, make themselves as much like Pilvi as possible, hide something unusual inside a plastic lemon container, transfer feathers to a goal, and make a tower from some buckets. The guest contestant is Dennis Nylund.
Air date: 2022-06-25
Overview: In this episode the contestants must bring in the most interesting blue object, move a playhouse as far as possible, construct the tallest playing card structure, get a potato into a hole, and translate a Finnish proverb. The guest contestant is Erika Vikman.
Air date: 2022-07-02
Overview: In this episode the contestants must bring in the best thing to take to a desert island, make the most unusual thing from a beanie hat, write and perform lyrics to the Taskmaster theme tune, throw a Finnish item as far as possible, and draw and name a fictional animal described by the Taskmaster. A secret, hidden task is also revealed. The guest contestant is Mikko Kuustonen.
