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Following the premise of the original, British adaption, a group of celebrities are put into a shortened version of the Special Forces’ selection course. Over the course of two weeks, the recruits must face their fears and complete in various tasks designed for those who aspire for the Finland's Defence Forces' Special Forces. At the end of the course, the Head Instructor and his fellow Directing Staff will decide, who has passed the selection process. The conditions of the recruits during the course are considered rudimental as they reflect a real combat base. They are accommodated at the Abandoned Limestone Factory in the town of Lohja, the surrounding environment of which is not only versatile, but one of the roughest in the country. The recruits will not receive any special treatment, but will be completely at the mercy of the Directing Staff. Unlike many other reality competition series, there are no straight eliminations. However, the recruits can be culled by the Staff, or withdrawn, in case of any injuries or medical reasons to be quitted from the course. The recruits can also decide themselves, to voluntarily withdraw from the competition, if the pressures are getting too high – and hand their armband to one of the Directing Staff instructors. == Cast ==

The Directing Staff consists of four ex-Special Forces soldiers of the Finnish Defence Forces, with the combined experience of over four decades of war fighting and operations. The Head Instructor () is Janne Lehtonen, an ex-Finnish Navy Special Forces Sergeant, Combat Diver, Scout Sniper and Combat Medic in Counter-Terrorism contracts, with over 13 years of experience on the fronts. The other Directing Staff instructors are: Jan Knutti, a former Navy Combat Diver and Finnish Border Guard's Officer for the Counter-Terrorism unit; Matias Petäistö, a former Pioneer and team leader for the Finnish Army's Utti Jaeger Regiment; and Robin Hendry, a former Navy's Combat Diver and Combat Medic. Keeping up the medical supervising of the recruits is Antti Oksanen, ex-military, and professional surgeon. == Seasons ==

Series overview Winners Season 1 (2023) The filming began on early August 2021 at Abandoned Limestone Factory, in the city of Lohja, Finland. 14 well-known finnish Celebrities took part in this Season. At the end of the season, there is an "Aftermath" episode, in which the recruits and instructors gather to discuss about their journey. Recruits Episodes Season 3 (Spring 2025) The third season was filmed at the factory on Lohja in October of 2024, and is airing in Spring 2025. Seventeen celebrity recruits took part in this season. As a gamechanging feature for the season, one of the recruits, Jessica Reiman is the "spy" or "mole" set by the Directing Staff, whose mission is to constantly keep up with the recruits, and leak information about them to the staff. During the airing of the season, the show became the most watched finnish Original series on Ruutu service with over 400,000 monthly launches, whilst the live TV channel viewing numbers decreased notably. For this season, the staff also follow the recruits' well-being more close than ever, including with real-time heart rate monitoring and recovery statistics, to get a larger-scale view on the recruits. Recruits Episodes Season 5 (2026) 15 new Celebrity recruits undergo 11-day Special forces training camp. The season was filmed after the fourth season in June of 2025, at Lohja. New psychologist Vilho Ahola joins the instructors, with a duty of ensuring nobody quits this season with ease. Recruits Episodes == Reception ==

Critical reception The show has formed mixed reception. While some television viewers have been pleased and open minded towards the format, many people disagree with the physical and mental pain the recruits will have to go through in the series. Some authors of Helsingin Sanomat have criticed for the pointless "maltreatment" of the recruits, and that it "won't raise one's health". For the response, the Head Instructor of the program, Sergeant Janne Lehtonen has said, that "everything on the program has a purpose", and that "by stretching the limits of human body, people can find new sides and characteristics from themselves". Awards and nominations ==See also==