Premiered on Finnish television at Yle TV2 channel as part of the children's Christmas special (Finnish: Pikku Kakkosen joulu) in December 23, 2001, directed by Jari Sirniö. A 55-minute television special includes several programs and is hosted by the puppet character Neponen (voiced by Anu Tuomi-Nikula), with Jyrki Laaksonen, Eila Roine - and Silja Sillanpää, who also worked on a dramatisation of "Sampo Lappalainen".