Overview
Series synopsis
Secret Lives, also known as Salatut elämät is a soap drama television series that premiered on MTV3 on January 25, 1999. It was created by Jason Daniel, Anne Harris, Greg Stevens. It stars Timo Jurkka, Olga Temonen, Sami Uotila and Sanna Luostarinen.
Salatut elämät (Secret Lives) is a Finnish television soap opera that premiered on MTV3 on 25 January 1999. The series' storylines follow the daily lives of several families who live in the same apartment block in Helsinki.
Premise
Salatut elämät (Secret Lives) is a Finnish television soap opera that premiered on MTV3 on 25 January 1999. The series' storylines follow the daily lives of several families who live in the same apartment block in Helsinki.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Timo Jurkka as Lasse Sievinen
- Olga Temonen as Noora Autio
- Sami Uotila as Aki Nikkinen
- Sanna Luostarinen as Elina Taalasmaa
- Anu Palevaara as Jenni Vainio
- Tuomas Kytömäki as Aleksi Salin
- Johanna Raunio as Tanja Jääskeläinen
- Esko Kovero as Ismo Laitela
Supporting cast
- Jarmo Koski as Seppo Taalasmaa
- Piitu Uski as Laura Kiviranta
- Teemu Lehtilä as Aaro Vaalanne
- Constantinos Mavromichalis as Romeo Aro
- Jaana Saarinen as Maarit Salin
- Sami Sarjula as Ossi Puolakka
- Oona Louhivaara as Juulia Autio
- Henna Tanskanen as Aamu Korhonen
- Miia Nuutila as Anna Järvinen
- Hanna Karjalainen as Salla Laitela
- Tommi Taurula as Kari Taalasmaa
- Venla Savikuja as Heidi Aaltonen
Guest cast
- Olga Heikkala as Mira Angervuo
- Oona Kare as Marianna Kurki
- Olga Heikkala as Mira Jokinen
- Emma Nopanen as Nella Tamminen
- Tiia Elg as Eva Tamminen
- Ronja Alatalo as Hanne Laitela
- Hanna Kinnunen as Salla Taalasmaa
- Inkeri Mertanen as Dahlia Mustavaara
- Raimo Grönberg as Gunnar Mustavaara
- Axel Milliam as Kristian Harju
- Maarit Poussa as Jutta Korhonen
- Tuure Taskinen as Henrik Ekholm
Episodes
This series spans 20 seasons with 3394 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 90 | January 25, 1999 | June 4, 1999 |
| Season 2 | 170 | August 30, 1999 | May 2, 2000 |
| Season 3 | 180 | August 28, 2000 | May 14, 2001 |
| Season 4 | 170 | August 20, 2001 | May 3, 2002 |
| Season 5 | 165 | September 2, 2002 | May 16, 2003 |
| Season 6 | 157 | September 1, 2003 | May 6, 2004 |
| Season 7 | 150 | August 30, 2004 | April 27, 2005 |
| Season 8 | 150 | August 30, 2005 | May 29, 2006 |
| Season 9 | 150 | August 14, 2006 | May 24, 2007 |
| Season 10 | 190 | August 20, 2007 | June 4, 2008 |
| Season 11 | 190 | August 18, 2008 | June 1, 2009 |
| Season 12 | 180 | August 24, 2009 | May 31, 2010 |
| Season 13 | 180 | August 30, 2010 | May 27, 2011 |
| Season 14 | 180 | August 29, 2011 | June 8, 2012 |
| Season 15 | 180 | September 3, 2012 | June 13, 2013 |
| Season 16 | 170 | September 9, 2013 | June 12, 2014 |
| Season 17 | 185 | August 25, 2014 | June 11, 2015 |
| Season 18 | 180 | August 31, 2015 | June 15, 2016 |
| Season 19 | 188 | August 16, 2016 | June 13, 2017 |
| Season 20 | 189 | August 21, 2017 | June 13, 2018 |
Season 1 preview
90 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 25, 1999 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 26, 1999 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 27, 1999 |
Season 2 preview
170 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | August 30, 1999 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | August 31, 1999 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | September 1, 1999 |
Season 3 preview
180 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | August 28, 2000 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | August 29, 2000 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | August 30, 2000 |
Season 4 preview
170 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | August 20, 2001 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | August 20, 2001 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | August 21, 2001 |
Season 5 preview
165 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | September 2, 2002 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | September 3, 2002 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | September 4, 2002 |
Season 6 preview
157 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elina pelkää itseään | September 1, 2003 |
| 2 | Aleksi tekee miehen teon | September 1, 2003 |
| 3 | Jaanalla ei ole savua ilman tulta | September 2, 2003 |
Season 7 preview
150 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sauli pelkää Pandoran lipasta, joka pysäytti Sepon sydämen | August 30, 2004 |
| 2 | Katja aloittaa julman piiloleikin | August 31, 2004 |
| 3 | Elina sivaltaa Keniä rehellisyyspiiskalla | September 1, 2004 |
Season 8 preview
150 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyssyleikit kääntyvät tragediaksi Pihlajakadulla | August 30, 2005 |
| 2 | Aaro kiristää rakkauden silmukkaa Lauran kaulassa | August 31, 2005 |
| 3 | Annika ei usko sinkkuelämään | September 1, 2005 |
Season 9 preview
150 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annikan kädet ovat sidotut, ja niin ovat Paulankin | August 14, 2006 |
| 2 | Riku sulkeutuu syyllisyyteensä | August 15, 2006 |
| 3 | Marttyyrikruunu pukee Irmaa | August 16, 2006 |
Season 10 preview
190 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | August 20, 2007 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | August 21, 2007 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | August 22, 2007 |
Season 11 preview
190 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | August 18, 2008 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | August 19, 2008 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | August 20, 2008 |
Season 12 preview
180 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | August 24, 2009 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | August 25, 2009 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | August 26, 2009 |
Season 13 preview
180 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | August 30, 2010 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | August 31, 2010 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | September 1, 2010 |
Season 14 preview
180 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | August 29, 2011 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | August 30, 2011 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | August 31, 2011 |
Season 15 preview
180 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | September 3, 2012 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | September 4, 2012 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | September 5, 2012 |
Season 16 preview
170 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 2486 | September 9, 2013 |
| 2 | Episode 2487 | September 10, 2013 |
| 3 | Episode 2488 | September 11, 2013 |
Season 17 preview
185 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 2656 | August 25, 2014 |
| 2 | Episode 2657 | August 26, 2014 |
| 3 | Episode 2658 | August 27, 2014 |
Season 18 preview
180 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | August 31, 2015 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | September 1, 2015 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | September 2, 2015 |
Season 19 preview
188 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | August 16, 2016 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | August 17, 2016 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | August 18, 2016 |
Season 20 preview
189 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 3209 | August 21, 2017 |
| 2 | Episode 3210 | August 22, 2017 |
| 3 | Episode 3211 | August 23, 2017 |
Production
Genres
Soap, Drama
Country
FI
Original language
fi
Release
| Original network/platform | MTV3 |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 25, 1999 |
| Last aired | June 26, 2026 |
| Runtime | 21 minutes |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at 19:30:00 |