# Rantabaari

Rantabaari (Beach Bar) is a Finnish television soap opera series that began airing on Sub in 2019. It is a spin-off and sister series of MTV3's Salatut elämät. Johanna Puhakka (Alissa), Sofia Arasola (Lola), and Miikka Wallin (Pietari) from Salatut elämät moved to Rantabaari. The rest of the series' characters were previously unknown. In the third season, Janne Haukkala, played by Hemmo Karja from Salatut elämät, became a central character.
The events of the series were initially also followed on an Instagram account, where the characters updated their news and plot spoilers were also published.
The series has been filmed in Taivallahti in Helsinki, where the events of the series are also centrally located. The series' characters also live in Pikku Huopalahti.

## Premise

Rantabaari focuses on the intertwined relationships, conflicts, and dramatic events in the lives of a group of people in Helsinki. The series explores themes of love, betrayal, crime, and ambition, set against the backdrop of modern urban life.

## Cast

| Role | Actor | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons |
| Role | Actor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Alissa Nikkinen | Johanna Puhakka | | | | | | |
| Anssi Koski | Matti Leino | | | | | | |
| Suvi Taivalsalo | Jaana Joensuu | | | | | | |
| Ville Fränti | Jaakko Wuolijoki | | | | | | |
| Krista Eerola (formerly Eerola-Jokelainen) | Emilia Jansson | | | | | | |
| Lola Vinberg | Sofia Arasola | | | | | | |
| Milo Vinberg | Eric Barco | | | | | | |
| Perttu Männistö | Heikki Ranta | | | | | | |
| Janette ”Jartsa” Eerola | Aino Sirje | | | | | | |
| Pietari Haukkala | Miikka Wallin | | | | | | |
| Sauli Jokelainen | Heikki Slåen | | | | | | |
| Olivia Pouru | Sara Ritala | | | | | | |
| Pinja Koski | Maria Loikala | | | | | | |
| Janne Haukkala | Hemmo Karja | | | | | | |
| Lara Berger | Anni Grönberg | | | | | | |
| Minna Laurikainen | Mira Rastas | | | | | | |
| Tuomas Laurikainen | Ville Pidätys | | | | | | |
| Salem | Rami Farooq | | | | | | |
| Oskari Männistö / Oskari Patosalmi | Ilkka Olavi | | | | | | |
| Kapu | Jonas Saari | | | | | | |
| Johanna Järviaho | Sani Aartela | | | | | | |
| Luukas Eerola | Tatu Arminen | | | | | | |
| Eemeli Lammasniemi | Samuel Glassar | | | | | | |
| Riina Järviaho | Ingrid Gräsbeck | | | | | | |
| Jaakko Järviaho | Joonas Snellman | | | | | | |
| Kaapo Järviaho | Taneli Läykki | | | | | | |
| Jessi Heino | Anna Tavaila | | | | | | |
| Petteri Sund | Jon-Jon Geitel | | | | | | |
| Sofia Alho | Hennariikka Laaksola | | | | | | |
| Iiris Eerola | Saara Geitel | | | | | | |
| Mimosa Lindell | Joanna Wallinheimo | | | | | | |
| Friida Kettunen | Sara Grady | | | | | | |
| Akseli Elo | Jasper Koivisto | | | | | | |
| Venla Kortelainen | Jessica Öystilä | | | | | | |
| Olavi Kangas | Misa Nirhamo | | | | | | |
| Mikael Tuominen | Jarno Jussila | | | | | | |
| Patrik Merivirta | Ilkka Hautala | | | | | | |
| Imatra Koski | Venla Wallenius | | | | | | |
| Ilari Koski | Nikolas Ilola | | | | | | |
| Nooa Järviaho | Anton Varpama-Taittonen | | | | | | |
(Black - lead, grey - supporting, white - not appearing)

## Production and broadcast

Filming for the first season of the series began in April 2019 and continued until August 2019. A total of 100 episodes were filmed during the summer of 2019, which were released as two separate seasons during the fall of 2019 and spring of 2020. With the start of the second season on the C More streaming service in January 2020, Rantabaari became one of the C More original series.
The first season (episodes 1–39) was broadcast during the fall of 2019 three nights a week, from Tuesday to Thursday on the mtv streaming service and on television on the Sub channel at 8 pm. The week's episodes were released in advance on the paid C More service on Tuesdays. The episodes of the second season (40–100) were released on C More so that six episodes were released at a time on Mondays, starting on January 20, 2020. On television, on the Sub channel and on the MTV service, the episodes were shown in the fall of 2020 from Monday to Wednesday.
The third season was filmed in the summer of 2020 and its release began on C More on September 14, 2020. Four new episodes of the series were released on Mondays at 00.01. In 2020, Rantabaari was C More's third most-watched series. On television, the third season was shown in the spring of 2021.
C More confirmed in April 2021 that the series would continue for a fourth season. The season was filmed in the summer of 2021 and its release began on C More in September 2021. The season started airing on MTV Katsomo and Sub in the spring of 2022.
The fifth season of the series was filmed in the summer of 2022 and its release began in the fall of the same year. The season started airing on MTV Katsomo and MTV Sub in the summer of 2023.
The sixth season of the series was originally announced to begin in the fall of 2023, but due to broadcast changes made by MTV, the season ultimately began only at the end of May 2024.

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Originally released |
| 1 | 39 | 2019 |
| 2 | 61 | 2020 |
| 3 | 40 | 2020 |
| 4 | 60 | 2021–2022 |
| 5 | 60 | 2022–2023 |
| 6 | 60 | 2024 |