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Pikku Kakkonen (Finnish language for "the little number two") is an ongoing Finland magazine-type children's TV show shown on Yle TV2. The first episode aired on 11 January 1977. It finished with a bedtime story read by the late Lasse Pöysti (1927–2019) and an East Germany Sandman animation, setting the format for hundreds of later episodes. Currently the series airs twice a day (mornings and evening) on the weekdays and once a day (mornings only) on the weekends. The Pikku Kakkonen show is based in Tampere, and its signature melodies (The Pikku Kakkonen mail tune and the main title tune) have been made into mobile phone . On October 25, 1983, Pikku Kakkonen introduced a new logo that consists of a moon, a flower, a teddybear, a doll, a ghost, a fish, and a bird which together form the number 2; this matches the frequency for Yle's secondary channel. Pikku Kakkonen's current intro animation is illustrated by Camilla Mickwitz (1937–1989) who was responsible for designing and animating the stop-motion opening and ending sequences. This logo has become a trademark symbol of Pikku Kakkonen and it will permanently remain in use.
A variety of live-action and animated television series air as part of Pikku Kakkonen, both domestic and imported. The imported series are mainly animated and have all been dubbed and localized into Finnish. The domestic series are mainly live-action. Pikku Kakkonen is targeted at an audience of preschool and elementary school-aged children. It has a counterpart for older children called Galaxi which also airs on Yle TV2. Galaxi broadcasts live-action and animated television series both from Finland and overseas, all in the Finnish language.
Pikku Kakkonen was awarded the Golden Venla ( Kultainen Venla) in 2011 and 2012 as the "best children's TV show of the year".
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