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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1974-07-20

Place of Birth

Hamina, Finland

Riku Rantala

Biography

Riku Rantala (born 20 July, 1974) is a Finnish journalist, best known as the co-creator of the traveling show Madventures, as well as Docverntures.

Known for

The Good and the Bad News

The Good and the Bad News

The Good and the Bad News is a Finnish comedy panel game television show airing on channel Nelonen on Wednesday evenings.

Kovan viikon ilta

Kovan viikon ilta

Selviytyjät Suomi

Selviytyjät Suomi

Selviytyjät Suomi is a Finnish reality show based on Survivor. It started on MTV3 in 21 February 2013. First season was filmed from May 2012 to July 2012 in Malaysia. 16 contestants participated in the competition. Winner of the show received 50,000 euros. The program is hosted by Heikki Paasonen. Winner of the first season was Jarkko Kortesoja.

Pitääkö olla huolissaan?

Pitääkö olla huolissaan?

Docventures

Docventures

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

Hengaillaan

Hengaillaan

Hengaillaan is a Saturday night entertainment programme that combines quizzes, live music and taste tourism. Hosted by Jenni Poikelus and judged by Riku Rantala. Celebrity contestants will be taken on a journey to destinations in Finland, Europe and the world to test their knowledge in a series of changing questions. The topics include everything from contemporary entertainment to history, music, sport and geography. Master chef Kozeen Shiwan will put the teams' taste buds to the test with food questions inspired by the destinations. An intermittent live band will bring its own rhythm to the tracks.

Dirty Snow

Dirty Snow

The 2001 World Ski Championships in Lahti, Finland, lead to the biggest scandal in Finnish sporting history.

Madventures

Madventures

Riku and Tunna travel around the globe on a shoestring budget, carrying nothing but their backpacks and a camera, on a quest to reveal the most bizarre and dangerous secrets of the planet. No crew, no security, no limits.

Mad Cook Show

Mad Cook Show

Mad Cook Show is a smart and witty food show by mad chefs Riku Rantala and Tunna Milonoff, that invites Finland's most interesting guests to their table to eat, drink and chat - with a guaranteed Madventures twist.

Likaista lunta: Lahti 2001

Likaista lunta: Lahti 2001

The Hypnotist

The Hypnotist

In 1980, Finland’s most famous hypnotist Olavi Hakasalo, a.k.a Olliver Hawk, was put on trial. His mission in life had been to spread the gospel of the power of suggestion, and he was willing to risk everything to become a player of political influence on the big stage. But in the corridors of power, with a nation’s destiny at stake, an eccentric loudmouth sitting on too many secrets is considered a liability.

M/S Mystery

M/S Mystery

Dream Driven

Dream Driven

3 young men. 19 countries. 20,000 kilometers. 1 social movement. Juho dreams of a more just world. During an operation in Asia, he has been in contact with the Nepalese Dalit population's poor conditions and have not been able to forget what he saw. Juho wants to find a way to help them.

Silent Library Suomi

Silent Library Suomi

Dark Side: Riku Rantala & Kale Puonti

Dark Side: Riku Rantala & Kale Puonti

A new Finnish true crime series in which Riku Rantala and Kalevi Puonti explore ten criminal cases from Finland. Cinematic, AI-generated dramatizations transport viewers right into the heart of the events. Keep the lights on—this is *Pimeä Puoli* (The Dark Side)!