Yle TV2

Yle TV2 (Yle TV Kaksi; 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, which was considered to be overpriced, weakened Yle's finances for a long time to come. 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
TV 2's first manager was Docent Helge Miettunen, who was in favour of locating the channel in Helsinki. However, for reasons 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 coalition party, whose alternatives for the management of the channel were TV and radio personality Niilo Tarvajärvi and film director and set designer Hannu Leminen, who was then elected. The channel was running at a loss of ten million marks a year, and 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 that 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.

Inhouse productions

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

Imported

 * 🇫🇮 Aetier Colosseum
 * 🇬🇧 Criminal Record
 * 🇫🇮 Crusha
 * 🇫🇮 Dawn
 * 🇬🇧 Doctor Who (Revived series only)
 * 🇫🇮 Öddman la Helsinki
 * 🇫🇮 Eletino Post
 * 🇩🇪 Man in Berlin
 * 🇺🇸 Rabbit Hole
 * 🇫🇮 Sprinter Call un Finland
 * 🇺🇸 Tell Me Lies (TV series)
 * 🇺🇸 The Last of Us

Pikku Kakkonen

 * 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 Elinor Wonders Why
 * 🇬🇧 Palomies Sami (Fireman Sam)
 * 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 Guess How Much I Love You (TV series)
 * 🇬🇧 Pipsa Possu (Peppa Pig)
 * 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 Ryhmä Hau (PAW Patrol)
 * 🇬🇧 Thomas & Friends

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)

Anime Imports

 * 🇯🇵 My Hero Academia

Sport programming on Yle

 * European Championships
 * FIFA tournaments by FIFA World Cup and 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 Qualifiers
 * Mestarien liiga (UEFA Champions League) (1992-2018)
 * 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 National Hockey League (2022-present)
 * Olympic Games
 * 🇫🇮 Veikkausliiga
 * World Rally Championship (2021&2022)
 * World Athletics Championships

Upcoming programming aired on Yle TV2

 * 🇫🇮 Broken Finger
 * 🇸🇪 Dead Man
 * 🇫🇮 Port of Summer
 * 🇫🇮 Stelinko Lost 4Ever

Imported

 * 🇺🇸 Amerikkalainen rikoskertomus (American Crime Story)
 * 🇩🇪 Berliinin koirat (Dogs of Berlin) aired on Yle Teema & Fem
 * 🇺🇸 Bones
 * 🇮🇹 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
 * 🇦🇺 Bluey
 * 🇺🇸 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!

Galaxi

 * 🇨🇦 6teen
 * 🇬🇧 Ace Lightning
 * 🇨🇦 Aika härdelli! (Looped)
 * 🇯🇵 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 Bakugan Battle Brawlers
 * 🇨🇦 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
 * 🇺🇸 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
 * 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 Sherlock Yack
 * 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 (The Deep)
 * 🇺🇸 Madagascarin Pingviinit (The Penguins of Madagascar)
 * 🇫🇷 🇧🇪 🇨🇦 Tintin seikkailut (The Adventures of Tintin)
 * 🇬🇧 The Big Knights
 * 🇦🇺 The Strange Chores
 * 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇺🇸 Tenavat (Peanuts)
 * 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 Tervetuloa Tapaan (Welcome to the Wayne)