Pikku Kakkonen

Pikku Kakkonen
The logo of Pikku Kakkonen used since 1983.
Also known asLittle Number Two
GenreChildren
Country of originFinland
Original languageFinnish
Production
Production locationTampere, Finland
Running time60 minutes
Production companyYle
Original release
NetworkYle TV2
Release11 January 1977 (1977-01-11) –
present

Pikku Kakkonen (Finnish for "the little number two") is an ongoing Finnish magazine-type children's TV show shown on Yle TV2. The first episode aired on 11 January 1977.[1] It finished with a bedtime story read by the late Lasse Pöysti (1927–2019) and an East German Sandman animation, setting the format for hundreds of later episodes. Currently the series airs twice a day (mornings and evenings) on weekdays and once a day (mornings only) on weekends.

The Pikku Kakkonen show is recorded in Tampere, and its signature melodies (The Pikku Kakkonen mail tune and the main title tune) have been made into mobile phone ringtones. On October 25, 1983, Pikku Kakkonen introduced a new logo that consists of a crescent moon, a flower, a teddybear, a doll, a ghost, a fish, and a bird which join together to form the number 2 (to denote TV2). Pikku Kakkonen's intro animation was created by Camilla Mickwitz (1937–1989) who was responsible for designing and animating the stop-motion opening and ending sequences.[2] This logo has become a trademark symbol of Pikku Kakkonen and has not changed since.[3]

A variety of live-action and animated television series, both domestic and imported, air as part of Pikku Kakkonen. The imported series are mainly animated and have all been dubbed and localized into Finnish. The domestic series are mainly live-action. Pikku Kakkonen is targeted at an audience of preschool and elementary school-aged children. Since 2005, it has a counterpart for older children called Galaxi which also airs on Yle TV2.[4][5] Galaxi broadcasts live-action and animated television series both from Finland and overseas, all in the Finnish language.

Pikku Kakkonen was awarded the Golden Venla (Kultainen Venla) in 2011 and 2012 as the "best children's TV show of the year".[6][7]

Characters and series

Many of these have been spun off as separate TV shows, theatre films or books. Currently, Ti-Ti Nalle music videos no longer air on Yle TV2 or as part of Pikku Kakkonen; rather, they air on C More Juniori between programs.

See also

References

  1. ^ Riikonen, Jose (8 January 2016). "Pikku Kakkosen ensimmäinen juontaja Pekka Salo ei katso ohjelmaa enää: "Tulee ikävä"". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Lastenohjelmien historiaa". Vintti (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  3. ^ Aunila, Seija (8 September 2006). "Pikku Kakkosen tunnukset". Yle Elävä Arkisto (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Mikä Galaxi?". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Galaxi osui murrokseen". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 22 August 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Kultainen Venla voittajat 2011" (in Finnish). Golden Venla. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Kultainen Venla voittajat 2012" (in Finnish). Golden Venla. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Reppu-Heppu ja Botti".
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