Telvis is a Finnish

Finland

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 television award

Award

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 presented by the Katso magazine equivalent to the American

United States

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 Emmy Award

Emmy Award

An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...

. As of 2006, Telvis has been awarded 44 times (from 1962), making it the oldest television award in Finland. The Telvis statue has been designed by artist Olavi Hurmerinta.

Award categories

• Finnish male performer
• Finnish female performer
• Drama
• Entertainment
• Reality
• Lifestyle
• Non-fiction
• Sports
• Radio voice

There used to be five Telvis categories: male TV performer, female TV performer, radio voice, Special Telvis, and best TV show. The current nine categories were established in the 2004 Telvis event.

In 2006, best female performer Telvis was awarded to stand-up comedian

Stand-up comedy

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 Krisse Salminen

Krisse Salminen

Krisse Salminen is a Finnish stand-up comedian and television talkshow hostess. She is the daughter of gameshow host Reijo Salminen. Her shtick is to present herself as a cow-eyed and stuck-up, self-centered blonde girly girl, speaking an exaggerated, urban, Helsinki-style nasal accent...

. The "Color spot of the year" award was given to Conan O'Brien

Conan O'Brien

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, who was visiting Finland. Best Finnish male performer Telvis was awarded to Risto Kaskilahti

Risto Kaskilahti

Risto Pekka Kaskilahti is a Finnish actor.Kaskilahti has worked in the Helsinki City Theatre since 2001, but he came to the public's attention as a regular competitor on Se on siinä, a humorous sports quiz show, of which screenwriter he has also been...

. Mikko Peltola was awarded for his radio voice.

External links

• Telvis.fi
• Telvis Awards at the Internet Movie Database
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