The Face of Finnish Politics

Politicians are humans too. This series takes a fresh lookat the lives of top politicians in Finland. They talk in away never experienced before and tell open-heartedstories in a relaxed style: They smile, laugh and evencurse! Long interviews allow them to dig deep andtell stories of their younger selves when they had bigdreams how they would shape Finland. The first episodefeatures the most memorable disappointments andfailures. Paavo Väyrynen has been a important figure inpolitics for 50 years, who had always wanted to becomepresident. But in 1987, once again, he was passed over,when he called his doctor and asked the now iconicquestion: “I am so pissed off right now, can I die frombeing pissed off?” The answer being: “It is possible.”Prime Minister (PM) Alexander Stubb reveals a long listof reasons why he never liked the job: one day he faceda futile situation, when he had to cancel everything onthe daily schedule. Anneli Jäätteenmäki was the firstfemale PM of Finland - but only for 69 days.Her downfall started when she revealed secretdocuments between the US and Finland about the warin Iraq. The pain of it is still present in the interview.The series was widely praised and talked about.10 episodes had over 3.5 M. views on Yle Areena (VOD).