The Autocrats , also known as Itse Valtiaat is a animation television series that premiered on Yle TV1 on April 14, 2001. It ended on January 5, 2008. It was created by Riina Hyytiä, Olli Haikka.
The Autocrats was a Finnish political satire TV series, which takes the viewer behind the scenes of the politics of Finland. The series is produced by Filmiteollisuus and is made using 3D computer animation. The original idea for the series came from producer Olli Haikka. As of 5 January 2008, 233 episodes – comprising approximately 30 hours of footage – have been aired.
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Premise
The Autocrats was a Finnish political satire TV series, which takes the viewer behind the scenes of the politics of Finland. The series is produced by Filmiteollisuus and is made using 3D computer animation. The original idea for the series came from producer Olli Haikka. As of 5 January 2008, 233 episodes – comprising approximately 30 hours of footage – have been aired.
Episodes
This series spans 14 seasons with 233 episodes.
Season
Episodes
First aired
Last aired
Season 1 12
April 14, 2001
June 30, 2001
Season 2 21
August 11, 2001
December 29, 2001
Season 3 20
January 5, 2002
May 25, 2002
Season 4 16
September 7, 2002
December 21, 2002
Season 5 18
January 18, 2003
May 17, 2003
Season 6 15
September 13, 2003
December 20, 2003
Season 7 18
January 10, 2004
May 8, 2004
Season 8 16
September 4, 2004
December 18, 2004
Season 9 18
January 15, 2005
May 14, 2005
Season 10 16
September 3, 2005
December 17, 2005
Season 11 16
January 14, 2006
May 6, 2006
Season 12 15
September 9, 2006
December 16, 2006
Season 13 20
January 6, 2007
June 2, 2007
Season 14 12
October 20, 2007
January 5, 2008
Season 1 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Pääministerin mahtikäsky
April 14, 2001
2
Erkki vastaan Paavo
April 21, 2001
3
Saukko älä jännitä
April 28, 2001
Season 2 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Hirviövoimala
August 11, 2001
2
Lipposen burnout
August 18, 2001
3
Ben loikkaa
August 25, 2001
Season 3 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Sponsoroitua politiikkaa
January 5, 2002
2
Demarien puheenjohtajakisa
January 12, 2002
3
Tuomioja joutuu vastaamaan sanoistaan
January 19, 2002
Season 4 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Voittajien paluu
September 7, 2002
2
Keskusta käy vaalitaistoon
September 14, 2002
3
Halonen vastaan Jäätteenmäki
September 21, 2002
Season 5 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Yhtiöitystä
January 18, 2003
2
Ryhdy itselliseksi
January 25, 2003
3
Holhousyhteiskunta
February 1, 2003
Season 6 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Ruusunnuppu
September 13, 2003
2
Vahva pääministeri
September 20, 2003
3
Kokoomuksen ahdinko
September 27, 2003
Season 7 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Tappajatomaatit
January 10, 2004
2
Demareiden imu
January 17, 2004
3
Eurovaalihuumaa
January 24, 2004
Season 8 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Pohjoinen ulottuvuus
September 4, 2004
2
Matin painajainen
September 11, 2004
3
Kuka lohduttaisi Tanjaa?
September 18, 2004
Season 9 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Jyrki Boy
January 15, 2005
2
Tohtori Frankenmauri
January 22, 2005
3
Korpilammen kutsu
January 29, 2005
Season 10 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Vaalitaiston virallinen aloitus
September 3, 2005
2
Punakoneen liittymätarjous
September 10, 2005
3
Päivä peruskoulussa
September 17, 2005
Season 11 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Viimeinen sanasota
January 14, 2006
2
Mihin menet, Suomi-neito?
January 21, 2006
3
Kepun miesten luonto
January 28, 2006
Season 12 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Yksi pieni kysymys
September 9, 2006
2
Eeron imagokampanja
September 16, 2006
3
Erkin poliittinen historia
September 23, 2006
Season 13 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Vaalien pelko
January 6, 2007
2
Kassakaappisopimus
January 13, 2007
3
Vallankaappaus
January 20, 2007
Season 14 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Puppusanageneraattori
October 20, 2007
2
Via dolorosa Lipponensis
October 27, 2007
3
Pyydä anteeks!
November 3, 2007
Release
Original network/platform
Yle TV1
First aired
April 14, 2001
Last aired
January 5, 2008
Runtime
15 minutes
Status
Ended