The Best TV Shows on Yle TV2

Every Yle TV2 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

A broadcaster of distinction, Yle TV2 has aired more than 20 shows between 1978 and 2019. Highlighting Yle TV2’s quality programming, Sirkuspelle Hermanni and Fakta homma stand out, premiering in 1978 and 1986. Explore our list of the top rated shows up to date from May 2025 that includes over 20 unique series.

  • Sirkuspelle Hermanni
    Sirkuspelle Hermanni (1978)10.0

    Pelle Hermanni is a Finnish children's TV show shown on YLE TV2 in the Pikku Kakkonen children's program. The show's main character is Pelle Hermanni, a clown who lives in his own trailer at a circus trailer park. He was played by Veijo Pasanen, cousin of director and inventor Pertti "Spede" Pasanen. There is no major continuing plot, instead the episodes consist of Hermanni talking about his life and daily events in a funny, clownish, somewhat childish way. His comedic antics are further increased by the comically misproportioned props and his way of fumbling over difficult words. Hermanni would often ask questions from his children audience, and then pretend to actually hear what they answered, saying such things like "Right, Annika there knew the answer!" In by far the most of the episodes, Hermanni is the only human actor shown. Other characters include Vekkari, Hermanni's large alarm clock which starts ringing when Hermanni least wants, and Kepakko, a wooden teacher's staff who feels intellectually superior to Hermanni and often insults him by laughing at him. Hermanni is especially fond of his dear old mother and the pancakes with strawberries she makes, and he often phones her to see how she's doing. Hermanni's telephone is a large, complex contraption with its own video communications screen. Because the show predates actually feasible real-world video communication by more than a decade, this only adds to the comedy.

  • Metsolat
    Metsolat (1993)8.2

  • Kummeli
    Kummeli (1991)8.0

    Kummeli is the name of a Finnish comedy crew formed by Heikki Silvennoinen, Timo Kahilainen and Heikki Hela from Tampere. They are also the heads of Porkkana Ryhmä, the crew's production company. Other famous members have included Olli Keskinen, better known for his on-screen persona Eero Kakko, and Heikki Vihinen who replaced Keskinen in the mid-90s. Kummeli appeared on television between 1991 and 1995. After a successful three-part pilot aired they were given their own show on YLE's channel 2 with a completely new look. The Kummeli TV show was primarily composed of skits with insane characters, but would also feature musical guests as the core crew of the team were actually musicians rather than professional actors. Some episodes would also have a running set of skits that would reach a conclusion at the end of the episode. In the mid-90s, after the end of the show, the Kummeli crew would make random appearances on TV and at different events. During this time Keskinen left the crew and was replaced by Heikki Vihinen.

  • Jopet-show
    Jopet-show (2005)8.0

  • Latela
    Latela (2013)8.0

  • Docventures
    Docventures (2013)8.0

    Documents about the surrounding world and Interesting conversation with experts about documentary subjects. Your hosts: Riku Rantala and Tunna Milonoff. Welcome to the journey!

  • Kimmo
    Kimmo (2012)7.9

    The name of the person is a thirtysomething, work shy and relaxed Kimmo.

  • Pirjo
    Pirjo (2018)7.5

  • Moominvalley
    Moominvalley (2019)7.3

    Follow the life and adventures of curious, kind and idealistic Moomintroll. A typical hero in a coming-of-age story, Moomintroll tries to tackle the puzzle of growing up to his true, individualistic self while remaining a beloved part of the family.

  • Modernit miehet
    Modernit miehet (2019)7.3

  • Karjalan kunnailla
    Karjalan kunnailla (2007)7.0

  • Hooked
    Hooked (2015)7.0

    Drug Crime Detective Oskari is the envy of his colleagues. His connections to underworld and informants is unrivaled. What they don't know is the mother of his child, Krista, is a drug addict who lives in that world. And now she's back in his life, shaking his home life on one hand, and offering new connections to knocking down the rise of drug imports. If only he could trust her.

  • Deadwind
    Deadwind (2018)6.9

    When Sofia Karppi, a detective in her 30's who is trying to get over her husband's death, discovers the body of a young woman on a construction site, she triggers a chain of events that threatens to destroy her life again.

  • Pasila 2.5 - The Spin-Off
    Pasila 2.5 - The Spin-Off (2014)6.0

    An animated comedy about police officers at one of the biggest police stations in Helsinki. Personal characters fight against domestic crimes like the way they see it best. In addition they face current phenomena such as the “Guugelheim project” and children’s talent shows “Who wants to be the next orphan millionaire”.

  • Fakta homma
    Fakta homma (1986)4.8

    Fakta homma is a Finnish comedy television series. It first aired on Finnish TV in 1986 and last aired in 1998.

  • Uusi Päivä
    Uusi Päivä (2010)4.5

  • Päin perhettä
    Päin perhettä (1992)N/A

  • Pimeän hehku
    Pimeän hehku (1996)N/A

  • Taivaan tulet
    Taivaan tulet (2007)N/A

  • Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu
    Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (2012)N/A

    Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (abbreviated UMK) is an annual music contest organised by the Finnish public broadcaster Yle. UMK began in 2012 as a new concept for the Finnish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, replacing the original Finnish Eurovision Song Contest qualifying event (Suomen euroviisukarsinta) which had been held since 1961.