The episode opens with a trial called "The Tomb of Terrors." The public votes for Sointu to face it. Her task is simple: lie in a sealed, dark coffin while hundreds of Huntsman spiders, mealworms, and one tarantula (named "Kullervo" by the producers) are poured in. She must last five minutes.
The episode becomes a whodunit. Security camera footage (presented as grainy, green-tinted replays) shows a figure in a hoodie—which everyone owns—sneaking to the stump at 3 AM. The suspect list narrows to three: Maria, a children’s TV host with a hidden mean streak; Teemu, a former Big Brother contestant known for hoarding snacks; and Elina, a wellness guru who claims to "transcend material needs." new olen julkkis... päästäkää minut pois! episodes
The argument starts when Jere eats two-thirds of the pâté instead of the rationed one-third. Linda calls him a "sybaritic goblin." Jere responds by calling her song "sonic porridge." Then comes the twist: the next immunity trial is a "Battle of the Banshees"—a screaming contest judged by decibel meter. The episode opens with a trial called "The Tomb of Terrors
Within four hours, it is gone.
What unfolds is pure television gold. Sointu lasts 12 seconds before screaming the title phrase: "New Olen Julkkis... Päästäkää minut pois!" (I’m a celebrity… get me out!). But the producers, being sadists, lock the lid. For the next four minutes and forty-eight seconds, viewers hear muffled sobs, frantic scratching, and a monologue in Swedish (her first language) that translates roughly to: "I have never, ever been this humiliated. My therapist will need a new yacht." The episode becomes a whodunit
When the British juggernaut I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! landed in Finland under the name New Olen Julkkis... Päästäkää Minut Pois! , few predicted just how perfectly it would translate into the Finnish soul. In a nation that celebrates sisu (stoic determination) and personal space, the show’s premise—stripping celebrities of their luxuries, forcing them into close quarters, and feeding them kangaroo anuses—was a pressure cooker of national intrigue. While every season has its moments, certain episodes have transcended the format to become living legends of Finnish reality TV history. Season 3, Episode 5: "The Crying Countess and the Tarantula" This episode is often cited as the moment the show found its brutal identity. The camp’s two dominant personalities were at war: Sointu "The Countess" Bergström, a retired socialite known for her porcelain skin and sharper tongue, and Mika "The Tank" Ranta, a former Olympic wrestler.