3 September 2005 (2005-09-03) – 4 March 2007 (2007-03-04)
Network
Nelonen
Release
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) – present (present)
Haluatko miljonääriksi? (Englishtranslation: Do you want to become a millionaire?) is a Finnishgame show based on the British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The aim of the game is to win €1,000,000 (from 2001 to 2005 - €200,000 and from 1999 to 2001 1,000,000mk) by answering fifteen multiple-choice questions correctly. The show began broadcasting on Nelonen in 1999, and it moved to MTV3 in 2005, before Nelonen resurrected the show in 2016.
The largest win in the series occurred in October 2002 when 18-year-old student Markku Rikola won €70,000 of the then-maximum €200,000.[2]
Gameplay
Fastest Finger First
Before the contestant plays the game, they must beat five other contestants in a minigame known best internationally as "Fastest Finger First". Contestants have to rearrange four answers into the correct order in the fastest time out of the six contestants.
Into the Hot Seat
When playing the main game, contestants must climb up the money tree by answering fifteen multiple-choice general knowledge questions correctly. The money won is not cumulative, for example if a contestant passes the €200 mark, they win €200, not €100 + €200. The contestant can walk away with the money they have at any time. If the contestant answers incorrectly, they return to the last safety net they achieved.
To aid the contestant there are three "lifelines" - Fifty-Fifty (50:50), Phone-a-Friend (Kilauta kaverille) and Ask the Audience (Kysy yleisöltä, earlier Kysy katsomolta). If the contestant answers the fifth question correctly, they will leave with at least €1,000 (10,000 mk from 1999-2001; €2,000 from 2001-2005 and 2005-2007). If they answer the tenth question correctly, they will leave with at least €10,000 (100,000mk, 1999-2001; €20,000 from 2001-2005; €15,000 from 2005-2007).
Seasons
Season
Start date
End date
Episodes
Autumn 1999
12 November 1999
27 December 1999
21
Spring 2000
14 April 2000
14 May 2000
15
Autumn 2000
15 October 2000
3 December 2000
18
Spring 2001
4 February 2001
8 April 2001
10
Autumn 2001
7 October 2001
9 December 2001
10
Spring 2002
24 February 2002
28 April 2002
10
Autumn 2002
11 October 2002
15 December 2002
30
Spring 2003
14 February 2003
20 April 2003
30
Autumn 2003
24 August 2003
28 December 2003
20
Spring 2004
25 January 2004
23 May 2004
18
Autumn 2004
5 September 2004
5 December 2004
14
Spring 2005
30 January 2005
15 May 2005
16
Autumn 2005
3 September 2005
17 December 2005
16
Spring 2006
25 February 2006
3 June 2006
14
Autumn 2006
7 October 2006
23 December 2006
12
Spring 2007
14 January 2007
4 March 2007
8
Spring 2016
23 January 2016
9 April 2016
12
Autumn 2016
3 September 2016
3 December 2016
14
Spring 2017
11 February 2017
27 May 2017
16
Autumn 2017
2 September 2017
9 December 2017
15
Spring 2018
10 February 2018
26 May 2018
16
Autumn 2018
1 September 2018
1 December 2018
15
Spring 2019
16 February 2019
25 May 2019
15
Autumn 2019
14 September 2019
16 November 2019
10
Spring 2020
4 April 2020
30 May 2020
9
Autumn 2020
12 September 2020
17 October 2020
6
Autumn 2022
27 August 2022
29 October 2022
10
Spring 2023
16 March 2023
18 May 2023
10
Autumn 2023
13 September 2023
1 November 2023
8
Spring 2024
20 April 2024
8 June 2024
8
Autumn 2024
4 September 2024
20 November 2024
12
Total
12 November 1999
20 November 2024
441
Haluatko miljonääriksi? Payout Structure
Question number
Question value (Yellow zones are the guaranteed levels)[3]
