MTV Media Wins Golden Venla Awards

MTV3 star and Golden Venla winner Aku Hirviniemi

Finland's MTV Media was a big winner in the Golden Venla Awards, the country's most important TV competition. Actor and comedian Aku Hirviniemi, who stars in Stand Up on MTV3, won two awards - one  as best actor and one as the audience pick for best performer. The MTV3 hit series Easy Life won for best drama series and the search for lost relatives show Kadonneen jäljillä won for best reality program - for the second year in a row. Sub's Ketonen & Myllyrinne was awarded best comedy series while The Dudesons won the audience pick as best TV program. Two MTV Media regulars also won lifetime achievement awards: MTV3's former program director Tauno Äijälä and actor Vesa-Matti Loiri, who has starred in a variety of films and comedy shows on MTV3.