City vs Country (game show) explained

Genre:Game show
Starring:Jaakko Saariluoma
Kalle Lamberg
Country:Finland
Language:Finnish
Num Seasons:5
Num Episodes:63
Executive Producer:Olli Suominen
Tuomas Summanen
Producer:Jasmine Patrakka
Runtime:60 minutes
Company:Rabbit Films
Network:MTV3
Last Aired:present

City vs Country (Finnish: Stadi vs. Lande) is a Finnish primetime entertainment quiz show broadcast on MTV3. The show is hosted by two local hosts – one representing the city and the other one the countryside. The original Finnish format is hosted by two stand up talents Jaakko Saariluoma and .[1] [2]

An international version of the show will be broadcast in autumn 2022 in Hungary by TV2.[3] A version of the show aired previously in Lithuania on TV3. Other countries are interested in the idea of the format as well.

Format

Teams are family members, friends, co-workers or neighbours, always either from a big city or the countryside.

In the original Finnish version, in the first rounds, the teams answer to regular questions, either with multiple choice or not. From the first rounds, two teams from each side advance to semifinals, or "Duels". Here, the team with most correct answers will go to the final. In the final, the winning team choose on presenting them in the round. Then contestants haves to answer to questions fast as possible. If the contestant gets four or more correct in 90 seconds, the team wins the home country travel. If contestant can answer to eight correct, wins the team an Europe-travel, and if the contestant answers all 12 correct, they win a holiday trip to somewhere around the world.

Stadi vs. Lande

Season 1

EpisodeAir Date Winning TeamWinnings
124 February 2017CityEuropean Travel: Riga, Latvia
23 March 2017CityHome Country Travel: Koli
310 March 2017Country European Travel: Zakynthos, Greece
417 March 2017CityWorld Travel: BrazilArgentina Tour
531 March 2017Country Home Country Travel: Koli
67 April 2017Country European Travel: Mallorca, Mediterranean Sea
714 April 2017CityEuropean Travel: Saaremaa, Estonia
821 April 2017CityHome Country Travel: Koli
928 April 2017Country Home Country Travel: Turku
105 May 2017City World Travel: Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

Season 2

Episode Air Date Winning Team Winnings
17 February 2018Country European Travel: Split, Croatia
214 February 2018Country European Travel: Chania, Greece
321 February 2018CityWorld Travel: Sri Lanka
428 February 2018CityEuropean Travel: Montenegro
57 March 2018Country European Travel: Mallorca, Mediterranean Sea
621 March 2018CityEuropean Travel: Santorini, Greece
728 March 2018Country World Travel: Jordan
84 April 2018Country Home Country Travel: Relaxing and Spa
911 April 2018City European Travel: Karpathos, Greece
1018 April 2018City European Travel: Split, Croatia
1125 April 2018Country World Travel: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
122 May 2018CityHome Country Travel: Turku
139 May 2018Country European Travel: Split, Croatia

Season 3

Episode Air Date Winning Team Winnings
125 January 2019CountryHome Country Travel: Kuusamo
21 February 2019CountryWorld Travel: Oman, Arabian Peninsula
38 February 2019CityEuropean Travel: Crete, Greece
415 February 2019CountryHome Country Travel: Salla
522 February 2019CityEuropean Travel: Rhodes, Greece
628 February 2019CityWorld Travel: Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
71 March 2019CountryEuropean Travel: Mallorca, Mediterranean Sea
87 March 2019CityHome Country Travel: Tampere
98 March 2019CityWorld Travel: Sri Lanka
1014 March 2019CountryHome Country Travel: Kuusamo
1121 March 2019CityEuropean Travel: Alanya, Turkey
1228 March 2019CountryWorld Travel: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
134 April 2019CityEuropean Travel: Mallorca, Mediterranean Sea
1411 April 2019CountryEuropean Travel: Parga, Greece

Season 4

Episode Air Date Winning Team Winnings
126 February 2020CountryEuropean Travel: Makarska, Croatia
24 March 2020CityEuropean Travel: Durrës, Albania
318 March 2020CountryWorld Travel: Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
41 April 2020CountryHome Country Travel: Saimaa
58 April 2020CountryEuropean Travel: Platanias, Greece
615 April 2020CityWorld Travel: Goa, India
722 April 2020CountryEuropean Travel: Makarska, Croatia
829 April 2020CountryEuropean Travel: Lefkas, Greece
96 May 2020CityEuropean Travel: Rhodes, Greece
1013 May 2020CountryWorld Travel: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
1120 May 2020CountryEuropean Travel: Mallorca, Mediterranean Sea
1227 May 2020CountryHome Country Travel: Saimaa
133 June 2020CityEuropean Travel: Makarska, Croatia
1410 June 2020CountryWorld Travel: Doha, Qatar

Season 5

Episode Air Date Winning Team Winnings
114 April 2021CityEuropean Travel: Barcelona, Spain
221 April 2021CountryWorld Travel: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
328 April 2021CityEuropean Travel: Alanya, Turkey
45 May 2021CityHome Country Travel: Saimaa
512 May 2021CityNo Prize
619 May 2021CountryEuropean Travel: Mallorca, Mediterranean Sea
726 May 2021CityEuropean Travel: Lisbon, Portugal
82 June 2021CityWorld Travel: Tenerife, Spain
99 June 2021CountryHome Country Travel: Saimaa
1016 June 2021CityEuropean Travel: London, United Kingdom
1123 June 2021CityEuropean Travel: Alanya, Turkey
1230 June 2021CityHome Country Travel: Turku

International versions

CountryNameHostsChannelBroadcast
Finland
(Original)
Stadi vs. LandeJaakko Saariluoma
Kalle Lamberg
MTV3 - present
HungaryVáros vs VidékAttila Till
Zsolt Gáspár
TV2 - present
LithuaniaMiestas ar kaimasVitalijus Cololo
Gabrielė Martirosianaitė
TV3

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kalle Lamberg uutuusohjelmasta: Nyt selvitetään kuinka tyhmiä stadilaiset ovat . MTV Uutiset . 9 December 2016 .
  2. Web site: Stadi ja lande ottavat mittaa toisistaan: Mikä on rönttönen? Entä frappuccino? . Iltalehti .
  3. Web site: Új nagyszabású gameshow indul a TV2-n Város vs Vidék címmel. Media1. 26 February 2022 .