# Yle TV2

Yle TV2 (Finnish: Yle TV Kaksi; Swedish: Yle TV Två) is a Finnish television channel owned and operated by Yle. TV2 was launched in 1965 as the successor to the former television channels TES-TV (Tesvisio) and Tamvisio and broadcasts public service programming, sports, drama, children's, youth, and music programmes. With Yle TV1, it is one of the three main television channels of Yle.
An HD simulcast of Yle TV2 began broadcasting in January 2014.

## History

Kakkoskanava, or TV Programme 2, originated with the purchase of Tesvisio by Yleisradio in 1964, which was unable to compete with Yle's Suomen Television for viewers and with Mainostelevision for advertising revenue and was running into bankruptcy. A few weeks later, Yle also bought Tamvision in Tampere. The deal, considered overpriced, weakened Yle's finances for a long time. Finland was the first in the Nordic countries to have a second television channel, while in Sweden, SVT2 (then TV2) did not start until four years later, in December 1969. In Norway and Denmark, only one channel remained until the mid-1980s and 1990s. TV2's reach gradually extended throughout Finland, and it was not until the late 1980s that the channel reached the entire Finnish population.

### 1964-1975: Operation to Tampere, management to the Coalition Party

TV2's first manager was docent Helge Miettunen, who favoured locating the channel in Helsinki. However, because of regional policy, the Board of Directors of Yle decided to locate the station in Tampere. In terms of party politics, TV2 was initially under the mandate of the National Coalition Party, whose alternatives for the management of the channel were TV and radio personality Niilo Tarvajärvi [fi] and film director and set designer Hannu Leminen, who was then elected. The channel was running at a loss of ten million markka a year. In 1967, the director-general of Yle, Eino S. Repo, proposed that the production units of the two television channels should be separated from their channels so they could produce programmes for both channels. The proposal was narrowly defeated by the board of directors of Yle. The future of Channel Two was unclear until 1969, when, after the threat of closure, the YLE Board finally decided to expand the channel's transmission network.

## Current programming
### Original programming

* Ajankohtainen kakkonen (1967–2015)
* Akuutti
* Galaxi (cartoons for children aged 7 and up)
* Jopet Show
* Kummeli
* Pasila
* Pikku Kakkonen (cartoons for children aged 0–6)
* Se on siinä
* Tankki täyteen
* Tartu mikkiin (ended, date unknown)
* Uusi Päivä (ended sometime between 2017 and 2021)
* Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (Finnish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest)

### Imported programming

* Broken Finger
* Criminal Record
* Crusha
* Dead Man
* Doctor Who (Revived series only)
* Öddman la Helsinki
* Eletino Post
* Man in Berlin
* Port of Summer
* Rabbit Hole
* Sprinter Call un Finland
* Stelinko Lost 4Ever
* Tell Me Lies (TV series)
* The Last of Us

### Pikku Kakkonen

* Elinor Wonders Why
* Palomies Sami (Fireman Sam)
* Guess How Much I Love You
* Pipsa Possu (Peppa Pig)
* Ryhmä Hau (Paw Patrol)
* Thomas & Friends
* Tuuri (Bluey)

### Galaxi

* Bakugan: Battle Planet
* Beyblade Burst
* Danger Mouse
* It's Pony
* Late Lammas (Shaun the Sheep)
* Näin meillä (The Loud House)
* Kawak
* Poika Tyttö Koira Kissa Hiiri Juusto (Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese)
* Slugterra
* Supersisarukset (50/50 Heroes)
* Ruli (Toot the Tiny Tugboat)

### Sport programming

* European Championships
* FIFA World Cup
* FIFA Women's World Cup
* FSI (Cross-Country, Alpine Ski, Freestyle skiing, Nordic Combined, Snowboarding, & Ski Jumping)
* International Biathlon Union
* International Skating Union
* IBSF (bobsleigh, skeleton)
* IIHF World Championship
* UEFA European Championship
* UEFA Women's Championship
* UEFA European Qualifiers
* UEFA Champions League (1992–2018)
* National Hockey League (2022–present)
* Summer Olympic Games (2028, 2032)
* Winter Olympic Games (2026, 2030, 2034)
* Veikkausliiga
* World Rally Championship (2021 and 2022)
* World Athletics Championships

### Upcoming programming

* Maximo Life
* Maxton Hall — The World Between Us

## Previous programming
### Original programming

* Soi soitto soi (1990s music show)

### Imported programming

* Aetier Colosseum
* Amerikkalainen rikoskertomus (American Crime Story)
* Berliinin koirat (Dogs of Berlin) (aired on Yle Teema & Fem)
* Bones
* Dawn
* Ihana Elisa (Elisa di Rivombrosa)
* Ihanan Elisan tytär (La figlia di Elisa – Ritorno a Rivombrosa)
* ER
* Game of Thrones
* Girls
* Hädän hetkellä (Third Watch)
* Hello Ladies
* Inside No. 9
* Kahden keikka (Ein Fall für Zwei)
* Kettu (Der Alte)
* Kova laki (Law & Order)
* Kova laki: Erikoisyksikkö (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)
* Kova laki: Los Angeles (Law & Order: Los Angeles)
* Kova laki: Rikollinen mieli (Law & Order: Criminal Intent)
* Kunnian hinta (Orgoglio)
* Matkapassi (Globe Trekker)
* McLeodin Tyttäret (McLeod's Daughters)
* Misfits
* Muistin vanki (Unforgettable) (aired on Yle Teema & Fem)
* Mies korkeassa linnassa (The Man in the High Castle (TV series))
* Muumilaakson tarinoita (Moomin (1990 TV series))
* Narcos (aired on Yle Teema & Fem)
* Nolojen tilanteiden mies (Mr. Bean)
* Ovela Pete (Sneaky Pete)
* Onnen Päivät (Happy Days)
* Patriot (aired on Yle Teema & Fem)
* Pokémon (1999–2004, 2008–2014, 2017–2020)
* Pirunpelto (TV series)
* Ragnarokki (Ragnarok (TV series)) (aired on Yle Teema & Fem)
* Regular Show
* Seikkailuhetki (Adventure Time)
* Servant of the People
* Seitsemäs Taivas (7th Heaven)
* Uusi Sherlock (Sherlock)
* Sopranos (The Sopranos)
* Taivaan tulet (TV series)
* The Golden Girls
* The Goldbergs
* True Blood
* True Detective
* The Wire
* You Are Wanted (aired on Yle Teema & Fem)
* Voltaiee High
* Without a Trace

### Pikku Kakkonen

* Angelina Ballerina
* Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps
* Jim Henson's Animal Show
* Pettson and Findus
* Caillou
* Chuggington
* Dot.
* Hei, Taavi (Hey Duggee)
* Hurray for Huckle
* Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
* Kipper
* Postimies Pate (Postman Pat)
* Roary the Racing Car
* Sarah & Duck
* Napero (Pocoyo)
* Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!
* It's A Big Big World

### Galaxi

* 6teen
* Ace Lightning
* Aika härdelli! (Looped)
* Bakugan Battle Brawlers
* Beywheelz
* B-Daman Crossfire
* Big Blue
* Dino Dan
* Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed!
* DreamWorks Dragons
* Karvinen ja ystävät (Garfield and Friends)
* Karvinen (The Garfield Show)
* Grizzy & the Lemmings
* Minä, Elvis Riboldi (I, Elvis Riboldi)
* Hirveä Henri (Horrid Henry)
* Itch
* If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
* Linnoituksen kuningas: Elämän maaginen valtakunta (King of Fortress: The Magical Kingdom of Life)
* Little Big Awesome
* OK K.O.! Ollaan sankareita (OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes)
* Roni Neutroni (The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius)
* Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy
* Sharks and Dolphins (TV Series)
* Sherlock Yack
* The Blocks
* The Deep
* Madagascarin Pingviinit (The Penguins of Madagascar)
* Mecardin kääntäminen (Turning Mecard)
* Tintin seikkailut (The Adventures of Tintin)
* The Big Knights
* The Strange Chores
* Tenavat (Peanuts)
* Tervetuloa Tapaan (Welcome to the Wayne)
* Yo-kai Watch

## Logos and identities

* Yle TV2 logo bug from 2005 to 2007
* Yle TV2's tenth and previous logo used from May 2007 to 4 March 2012
* Yle TV2's eleventh and current logo since 5 March 2012
* HD logo since 2012