Finland’s Nelonen moves into Top Gear

Rabbit Films will produce the Finnish Top Gear

NEWS BRIEF: Finnish broadcaster Nelonen and its streaming service Ruutu have commissioned a local version of long-running BBC motoring format Top Gear, to be produced by Rabbit Films.

The Finnish adaptation, the 11th international version of the BBC Studios format, will be presented by comedian, musician and author Ismo Leikola, former elite Ice hockey winger Teemu Selänne and actor Christoffer Strandberg, and is set to air in the spring of 2024.