The Autocrats Explained

Native Name:Itse valtiaat
Alt Name:The Autocrats
Genre:Political satire
Animation
Creator:Olli Haikka
Riina Hyytiä
Voices:Mika Ala-Panula
Heikki Hilander
Erja Manto
Jukka Puotila
Paul Westlake
Mari Perankoski
Country:Finland
Language:Finnish
Num Seasons:14
Num Episodes:233
Runtime:11–15 min.
Channel:YLE TV1

The Autocrats (Finnish: Itse valtiaat) was a Finnish political satire TV series, which took the viewer behind the scenes of the politics of Finland.[1] The series was produced by Filmiteollisuus and was made using 3D computer animation. The original idea for the series came from producer Olli Haikka. 233 episodes  - comprising approximately 30 hours of footage  - were aired.

Politicians who appeared in the series

Episodes 2001–2008

(Original airdate)

The Autocrats pilot

Spring 2001 (1st season)

Fall 2001 (2nd season)

Spring 2002 (3rd season)

Fall 2002 (4th season)

Spring 2003 (5th season)

Fall 2003 (6th season)

Spring 2004 (7th season)

Fall 2004 (8th season)

Spring 2005 (9th season)

Fall 2005 (10th season)

Spring 2006 (11th season)

Fall 2006 (12th season)

Spring 2007 (13th season)

Fall 2007 (14th season)

Extra episode

Other The Autocrats publications

In addition to the TV series, The Autocrats series also includes:

Movie

TV-movies

Documentary

Pilot episode

Extra episode

CD-albums

CD-singles

DVD

Comic books

Other

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Itse valtiaat nauroi 2000-luvun poliitikoille – nämä hahmot olivat Suomen huipputehtävissä 20 vuotta sitten. Ville. Matilainen. Yle. 1 February 2021. 15 February 2024. fi.