{"id":9763,"date":"2023-06-07T10:01:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T14:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/top-gear-format-sells-finland\/"},"modified":"2023-06-07T10:01:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T14:01:47","slug":"top-gear-format-sells-into-finland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/top-gear-format-sells-into-finland\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Gear Format Sells into Finland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BBC Studios has licensed the <em>Top Gear<\/em> format to Finland\u2019s Nelonen channel and Ruutu streaming service to create a local Finnish adaptation.<\/p>\n<p>The Finnish adaptation will be presented by comedian, musician and author Ismo Leikola, former ice hockey winger Teemu Sel\u00e4nne and actor Christoffer Strandberg. It is set to air in spring 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Finland marks the 11th global adaptation of the format.<\/p>\n<p>Jan Salling, head of BBC Studios Nordic, said: \u201cA Finnish adaptation of <em>Top Gear<\/em> has been something we have wanted for a long time. Finding it a good home at Nelonen is really exciting, we are confident that with the amazing talent attached and with the very safe production hands at Rabbit Films we have the best possible chance of ensuring this is a long running success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lasse Nikkari, head of formats and branded entertainment at Nelonen, said: \u201cNelonen is thrilled to announce the addition of <em>Top Gear<\/em>, the renowned BBC Studio&#8217;s format, to our program slate. Finland, celebrated for its legendary WRC and F1 drivers, has eagerly awaited the arrival of <em>Top Gear<\/em>. With the production company Rabbit Films at the helm, we are confident this show will achieve great success in the age of digital transformation and sustain its success for years to come. Nelonen remains committed to delivering exceptional entertainment experiences to our audience. The addition of <em>Top Gear<\/em> represents a major milestone in our efforts to future-proof both our linear channel, Nelonen, and our streaming service, Ruutu.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC Studios has licensed the Top Gear format to Finland\u2019s Nelonen channel and Ruutu streaming service to create a local Finnish adaptation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":9764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[1337,3096,3097,608,2520,3098,1824],"class_list":["post-9763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bbc-studios","tag-christoffer-strandberg","tag-ismo-leikola","tag-nelonen","tag-ruutu","tag-teemu-selanne","tag-top-gear","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Top Gear Format Sells into Finland - 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