Yle TV1

Background
Yle TV1 is a Finnish television channel owned and operated by Yle, Finland's public TV broadcaster. The channel was launched in January 1, 1958 under the name Suomen Televisio and to this day, it is the oldest operating channel in the country. After the acquisition of both Tesvisio and Tamvisio in 1964, Suomen Televisio was renamed TV-ohjelma 1 alongside with the new TV-ohjelma 2 next year, and soon it was renamed again simply TV1 in 1971. Circa 2001, the channel was renamed YLE TV1 and yet again more simply Yle TV1 during the company's rebranding in 2012. The channel covers generally news, documentaries and educational programmes.

1st Logo (January 1, 1958-February 28, 1965)
Nicknames: "Finnish Television", "Black and White Swans", "Finnish Military Swans", "Missed Air Collision"

Logo: On a black and white background, we see four stylized whooper swans, who are half black and half white, flying towards each other from all four sides of the screen. However, these swans only fly past each other in the center of the screen as the stacked text "SUOMEN TELEVISIO" fades in and starts zooming in on the middle of the screen. The swans leave a square-shaped space for the company name and stop at one place for a short amount of time until they continue flying straight ahead and the background fades into a gray one, while the text zooms in towards the screen before the logo fades out.

Trivia: The ident was designed by E.Räty, who would also create the 4th logo on this page.

Variant: The short variant has the text zooming in towards the camera on a cloudy sky background.

FX/SFX: Primitive animation.

Music/Sounds: A long orchestral piece composed by Lauri Saikkola and played by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra with the lead of Nils-Eric Fougstedt. It consists of a xylophone musical piece, which is followed by a bombastic variant of the piece. Another xylophone tune plays, which followed by another orchestral version. Brass instruments then play out a different tune loosely based on the YLE analog tones, finished by 2 long notes. It continues with more brass instruments with drums before capping off with a final gong hit.

Music/Sounds Trivia: The extended rendition of the orchestral piece was recorded in 1958.

Availability: Extinct on TV. The main ident can be found on many Finnish television retrospective programs, such as Suomalainen rapsodia from 1974 and Sinun tarinasi - Yle 90 from 2016. The short variant was featured at the beginning of the Kamerakierros newscast program and it could be spotted on Studio 500000 program from 1964.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (March 1-December 24, 1965)
Nickname: "Laser Beams and Oval"

Logo: We see a picture featuring a series of multiple straight white lines (even darker lines can be barely seen on the background) and a black oval circle on the center, with the following text in a stack inside it:

YLEISRADIO tv-ohjelma 1 ("BROADCAST TV-program 1" in Finnish)

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: A seven-note jingle played with a glockenspiel.

Availability: Completely extinct. This ident was in temporary use in 1965, before the fourth logo described here premiered at the end of the year. The existence of this one is shown on a document aired originally on November 19, 1965. While the document displays the arrival of television on local town, the off-screen footage of television screen features the logo at the end of transmission. No recorded on-screen footage of the logo is known to exist. The document is available on the public broadcaster's web archive.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (1965, unused)
Note: The following logo captures have never been aired on television and they have been taken from the public broadcaster's web archive.

Logo A: On a grayish background, we see four stylized white swans sliding towards each other from the four corners, as they stop at one place in the center of the screen. We then see "YLEIS" and "RADIO" fading in on the left and right gaps, and a large "I" fading in on the lower gap with a small "OHJELMA" below it.

Logo B: On a black background, we see the white swans quickly sliding towards each other and stopping at one place, but this time we see "YLEIS" and "RADIO" in a bolder font and the stacked text "OHJELMA 1" inside the lower gap.

Logo C: On a black background, we see swans sliding in at a slower pace. As they stop at one place, we see "YLEIS" and "RADIO" in a bolder font fade in, but this time "TV" and "1", also in a bolder font, fade in inside the lower gap.

FX/SFX: Primitive stop-motion animation.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Completely extinct. These were developed as prototype idents before the final product was finished.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Logo (December 24, 1965-December 31, 1991)
Nicknames: "The Birds", "Color Swans", "Clash of Swans", "26 Long Years of Primitive Swans"

Logo: On a blue background with a bright light at the center, four stylized swans, colored dark blueand white, are "flying" towards each other from all four corners, as they stop at one place in the center of the screen, creating a diamond-like shape. The word "YLEISRADIO" then appears in the middle gaps with "TV1" appearing on the lower gap.

Variant: The Swedish variant features the word "RUNDRADION" on the center of the screen. The text "TV1" is also centered.

FX/SFX: The swans sliding in. Pretty primitive and simplistic animation.

Music/Sounds: A small-scaled, yet loud orchestral fanfare, ending with an rendition of the YLE analog notes.

Availability: Extinct on TV. Beginning on Christmas Eve 1965, this was used as a startup and closedown ident through its long run, but it could also be spotted before and after the MTV programming block. The Swedish variant was featured when the day's broadcasting begins or ends with a Swedish program.

Editor's Note: None.

5th Logo (1972-1987)
Nicknames: "Nature Photos"

Logo: A logo, in the form of a wide "1" with a transparent background and "tv" placed in the middle of it, is placed on a random spot in one of many photos.

Variants:
 * Dated in 1983, two caretakers with children are walking on a street with the children looking towards the camera. The logo with a slightly altered font is placed on the bottom center of the photo.
 * Dated in March 25, 1984, we have a shot of a golden hanging bowl in front of a painting. The logo is placed on the bottom left corner of the picture.
 * Another picture dated in March 25, 1984, shows an angelica sylvestris on a dusk background. The logo with a black outline is seen on the center left.
 * Dated in April 1, 1984, we see a lonely kingfisher sitting on a tree branch. The logo can be spotted on the bottom left corner.
 * Dated in October 10, 1984, we see several English oaks in a row. The logo is seen on the bottom of the screen.
 * Dated in October 14, 1984, we have a lush view of a cornfield with a low voltage line going through the shot and the forest edge seen in the far distance. The logo can be found on the top right corner.
 * Dated in October 18, 1984, we have a shot of an alley with wooden buildings. The logo has a smaller "tv" in the middle of "1", and is placed on the bottom left corner.
 * Dated in February in 1985, we have a close-up shot of a snowy ground. The logo with a black outline is found on the bottom left corner.
 * Dated in 1985, we see a yellowish sunset on a ocean with the logo placed on the bottom left corner.
 * Dated in February 14, 1986, we see a grouse standing in the middle of a wide area on a mountain in Lapland with the logo placed on the right side.
 * Dated in March 1, 1986, a wide shot of a snowy field features a lonely man walking on the left. The logo is placed on the right.
 * Dated in 1986, we can spot a bird moving around a short bed of reeds. The logo is seen on the bottom right side of the screen.
 * Dated in May 16, 1986, there is a close-up shot of a crisp river's turmoil. The logo can be spotted again on the bottom right corner of the screen.
 * Dated in May 18, 1986, we have a shot of a clean river with a birch branch in front of it. The logo is placed yet again on the bottom right corner.
 * Dated in September 22, 1986, We see two trees with thin tree branches and a red wooden house between them on a dark blue background. The channel logo is placed on the top left corner of the screen.
 * Dated in March 18, 1987, we have a bright shot of a mountain range with the moon rising behind it. The logo can be spotted once again on the bottom right corner.
 * Dated in March 21, 1987, we see the top of a snowy scotch pine. The logo with a black outline seen on bottom side of the screen.
 * Dated in July 26, 1987, we see a European beaver eating on the surface of water. The logo can be seen on the top right corner.
 * An anniversary variant seen in 1986 has a black background with bright, yellow letters moving from different directions to the center to form "yle6o" with the font color changing to white. The black background also transitions into a blue one with a embossed "yle6o" on it. The text then emits a short, bright flash, leaving a stable bright aura around it. The channel logo then appears on the top left corner.

FX/SFX: None for the regular variants. The anniversary variant has primitively animated letters with bright flashing.

Music/Sounds: The last eight notes of the tune used in the previous startup/closedown ident played slowly with a glockenspiel. This was redone on a synthesizer for the anniversary variant.

Availability: Extinct on TV. Each variant could be spotted prior and after the MTV programming block. There could be more of these to be discovered.

Editor's Note: None.

6th Logo (August 31, 1987-December 31, 1992)
Nicknames: "Channel 1", "Plates of 1", "Colorful Plates", "Plates Reunited"

Logo: On a black background, six thin transparent plates with different sizes and gradient colors (yellow-orange, hot pink-red, light-dark blue, green, light violet and indigo) gather together from multiple directions, as the camera zooms out and rotates from the side of the structure. As we get a better view, the thin plates connect together with bright flashing seen between each one, forming a large outline of a "1" as a dark blue glow appears on the bottom part of the background. The camera then zooms in, while also rotating to another side of the number, as the thin plates start disconnecting with brief flashing seen again between them, and move away from the same direction where they came from, leaving the black background.

Variants:
 * The known prototype variant of the channel ident features a fully black background and the corners of the plates shining brighter than in the main variant.
 * Circa 1987, the promotional transition variant has the plates gathering together to form the channel logo on a fully black background. The logo then moves to the top right corner and the promo of the program fades in with the logo being visible on the corner.
 * Since January 14, 1990, the channel logo (or TV2's logo at the time but a bit shinier on the bottom) could be spotted on the intro sequence of the public broadcaster's main news program (TV-uutiset ja sää). The logo is seen on a blue background with shiny silver stripes before the camera rotates upward and the logo is wiped away. A large ball then rises from the stripes and it starts to pulsate waves in yellow, red, and green. The logo, which is an "Ω" with a box around it (a bit rounder than the previous variant), then briefly fades in on the bottom before a blue wave wipes it into full view. As it wipes into view, the camera zooms out and rotates as the background forms into a news clip and the text "U U T I S E T" wipes in, briefly flat before becoming 3D. The logo then settles onto the bottom center as the ball forms the circle in the logo and the lines disappear. The wave keeps moving until it fades out and the logo settles to the bottom left corner or it fades to the set and the logo flies away.
 * Between 1991-1992, the closing logo uses a black background with a miniature version of the logo placed on the bottom center of the screen and the program name (or none) and "YLE-(year)" or "YLE TV1-(year)" below it.
 * In the late 1980s and early 1990s, an additional ad bumper features both the TV1 and MTV logos on a black and dark blue background.
 * In late 1992, a simple image of the channel logo on a pale blue background was used as a transition variant between program promos.

FX/SFX: Standard CGI of the thin plates, and the brief flashing between the connecting plates.

Music/Sounds: A series of decreasing pings repeated twice that are immediately followed by a synthesized fanfare.

Music/Sounds Variant: An alternate theme with different instruments and different ending, was featured on the promotional transition variant.

Availability: Extinct on TV. It could be spotted prior and after the MTV or FST programming block at the time. The prototype variant with a black background is known to exist and it was used since its debut in late 1987 before it was changed to main ident in early 1988. The rare ad bumper variant was used, when the public broadcaster had sponsored commercial breaks during each live airings of sport programs on TV1 channel. The simple transition image in late 1992 was most likely in temporary use before the channel's look was changed in 1993 with more active transition idents (see an example here).

Editor's Note: None.

7th Logo (January 1, 1992-2000)
Note: The first variant can be seen here.

Nicknames: "The Closure of Rings", "One with Different Styles"

Logo: For the regular ident, same as the 1st Yle logo.

Variants:
 * As the full logo is formed with "Y L E" fading in below, the "Rings" logo cross-fades to the 1987-1992 logo with a lighter tone. This startup variant could be spotted in 1992.
 * After the regular ident is completed, it fades out and a new channel logo designed by Liisa Kallio fades in on the screen. The logo has the appearance of a basic red square with a stylized thick number "1" on the right side and "T V 1" written below the logo. This one was featured between 1993 and early 1998.
 * With the regular ident being completed and then fading out, another logo appears on the screen, looking like a modified version of the logo seen in the second variant. The logo is a round-edged, red square with the right side having a cutout of a thick "1" like in the previous logo, while "TV1" is seen on the bottom right side of the logo. This variant could be spotted between 1998 and 1999.
 * Between 1998 and 1999, when the weekend's broadcasting begins with the children program Veturi, the ending of the startup ident features a traditionally animated fat red bird falling in front of either one of the two aforementioned logo variants. We then follow the yawning bird walking on right off the startup ident, as this transitions to the opening of the children program.
 * Between 1999 and 2000, another version of the third variant was used after the children program Veturi received a new opening sequence. Before the opening, the red TV1 logo gains red and white wheels and moves to the left of the screen.

FX/SFX: Same as the 1st Yle logo.

Music/Sounds: Same as the 1st Yle logo.

Availability: Extinct on TV. Each one of the three variants could be spotted as a startup ident for the channel at that time. However between 1993 and 1998, it was possible to the second variant being spotted as a closedown ident before the teletext service comes to the screen.

Editor's Note: Same as the 1st Yle logo.

8th Logo (January 1, 1993-1998)
Nicknames: "Color-corded", "The Complex Colors"

Logo: On a complex background, there is a transparent cube rotating around, with each side having a different-colored version of the TV1 logo at the time. The logo is almost invisible, with various images warping around the screen.

Trivia: The logo was also integrated into the 1993-1995 TV-uutiset ja sää title sequence as the middle cube before it faded to a plain white cube.

Variants:
 * At the start of the 1993 European Figure Skating Championships program, the logo was made without any kind of distortion, revealing that the cube has a strange moving texture on the entire translucent area of the cube, and that the edges of the cube and logos shine as well. The background shows a cloud-like wall, mostly darkened out with black and the reflections of the cube on the wall. The text "YLE" is on the bottom left side, and "TV1" in gray lettering is on the bottom right. The logo eventually fades out to leave the cloud background.
 * The closing logo has the logo with solid white fillings situated on the bottom of the screen, with the background being a concrete wall with a small spotlight shining on it (whose position seems to shift). Below the cube is a multicolored gradient line spanning the entire screen, as well as the program name (or none) and "YLE-(year)" or "YLE TV1-(year)" below that. Originally in 1993, the cube rotates around to a specific colored side depending on the program. There were five color variations for the cube sides used: blue (news and current affairs programs), green (documents), yellow (educational programs), dark orange (children's and youth programs) and violet (fiction-based programs). Since 1994, all closing logo variations ended with the red logo on the front side of the cube.

FX/SFX: The CGI cube logo in rotation, the complex background leaving waves of colorful after images.

Music/Sounds: Part of the peaceful theme heard generally during the program schedule listing. For the variants, the start of the program for the 1st variant and either the end of the program or none for the 2nd variant.

Availability: Extinct on TV. Used as a transition ident, it is known to be seen between the program announcement and the channel's last program of the day (usually being Euronews newscast program). This transition ident is also used prior and after the FST programming block. The closing logo appeared at the end of programming at the time and may be kept on reruns.

Editor's Note: None.

9th Logo (August 21, 1998-December 31, 2000)
Nicknames: "The Tufted Curtain", "Smooth Hair Pull"

Logo: We see a rack focused shot of an orange and white background split in half vertically with a sharp triangle gap pointing to the left on the top, as a red, tufted curtain (which actually appears to be a wig on a white head) moves through the screen and takes over the orange side of the background. We then see the same logo from the 7th logo's third variant fading in, while "TV1" appears on the bottom right side of the logo.

Variants:
 * The early closing logo from 1998 had the base logo and background already blurred before the "TV1 YLE (year)" fades in besides the logo. The logo eventually clears up, and the background fades to white.
 * A later closing variant used since 1999 had a waving red background where the transparent logo plays out before fading away. Below, a faded white bar with the YLE TV1 logo at the end of it and the text "(YLE - )TV1" fades in near the bottom of the screen. This would be used until 2007, the official end date of this logo.

FX/SFX: The tufted curtain on the background, the glowing texture on the logo.

Music/Sounds: A calm and invigorating tune with wind humming.

Availability: Extinct on TV. Used as both a startup and closedown ident for its run time, it was usually followed up by the 1st Yle logo during the closure of the day's broadcasting. However in 2000, only this ident was then used during the broadcasting closure since.

Editor's Note: None.

10th Logo (January 1, 2001-October 2002)
Nicknames: "|YLE| TV1", "The Elevator Fantasy"

Logo: We see a business woman entering an elevator with the door closing, as she presses the top "1" button with "|YLE| TV1" written above the elevator buttons. On the mirror reflection, we see sunflowers growing in front of the amused woman, who starts spinning at one place with her hair floating while the elevator is going up. The elevator room's grassy floor now has sunflowers and strawberries conveniently placed on it, as the woman picks up one strawberry and joyously eats it. "|YLE| TV1" then appears at the bottom right corner of the screen.

Variants:
 * A woman dressed in overalls is climbing down a ladder as the elevator door is closing down. She then presses the top button and the mirror reflection shows red wallpapers rolling down to the woman's surprise. As the elevator is going up, she turns around in front of the camera to give a smile.
 * Another one features a young boy with a balloon and a birthday present, pressing the top elevator button. As the elevator moves up, the balloon on the kid's hand starts rising up, lifting the boy with it. On the close-up shot, we see the boy looking towards the camera with a smile on his face.

FX/SFX: Live action footage with minor practical effects.

Music/Sounds: We hear a steady elevator-like sound and a crisp three-note chime with a deep impact sound when the person presses the elevator button. Then a music box rendition of the previous logo's tune can be heard, ending with the sound descending down and fading off.

Availability: Extinct on TV. These transition idents could be spotted between aired programs and channel promos or upcoming program announcements. It's uncertain if more variants were used.

Editor's Note: None.

11th Logo (January 1, 2001-March 30, 2007)
Logo: On Yle TV1 2001-2007 program board background we see countdown from 7 with numbers having grey lines and the inside transparent we see also a small white ball rolling after countdown the logo fades out.

FX/SFX: TBA.

Music/Sounds: TBA.

Availability: Seen before the program is about to start.

Editor's Note: None.

12th Logo (March 30, 2007-April 1, 2010)
Note: In the first video, two variants can be seen starting at 0:33.

Nicknames: "lYLEl TV1 II", "The Half-Cropped Swan", "The Sliced Swan"

Logo: On a blue background with darker blue hues on the corners, half of the stylized swan from the 3rd logo appears in the center of the screen and animates differently depending on the variant. When it stops, the half-cropped swan's wing part remains horizontal, while the head part is leaning in a steep incline. Below the cropped swan, we see "|YLE| TV1" fading in.

Variants:
 * As the half-cropped swan fades in, it starts rotating at one place, leaving trails behind it. When "|YLE| TV1" fades in with a brief bright aura below the spinning swan, it stops rotating.
 * We see the half-cropped swan appearing and rotating at one place with silhouettes of butterflies in different sizes flying around on the background. The spinning makes some of the butterflies spin around in mid-air. When the text appears and the half-cropped swan stops rotating, the butterfly silhouettes move down and off-screen.
 * White silhouettes of different animals pop up from the bottom side of the screen, while a white silhouette of a bird flies in from the far distance. We follow the bird's gliding towards the right, while the other animals pan away and the bird zooms closer to the screen. The bird then morphs into a half-cropped swan with the text fading in below.
 * On a simple background with snowflakes flying around, we see three afterimages of the swan appearing one-by-one in the same spot but in a different tipping position. The afterimages rotate slowly and combine into one opaque swan, while "|YLE|" and "TV1" appear below the logo one-by-ne.
 * A wandering white streak swirls rapidly as we follow its flow. The camera rotates around and zooms out further, while the streak forms a outline of the half-cropped swan. After the outline is finished, the swan morphs into its solid form and the text appears below it with a brief bright aura.
 * We see a rough white outline of the half-cropped swan being drawn in quickly. After that, the swan rotates around once, while the transparent background gets covered by sketched white outlines, while the swan slowly morphs into its solid form.
 * We see the half-cropped swan slowly coming into its solid form via a reversed wave warp effect.
 * The closedown variant has the half-cropped swan wiping in to the center of the screen with the text "|YLE| TV1" already seen below. Right then, the swan morphs into a white leaf and flies away. As the background gets darker with white dots floating around, the words "Times New Roman" ("Good night") appear above the text one by one.

FX/SFX: The computer generated half-cropped swan, the small glowing aura on "|YLE| TV1".

Music/Sounds: Four piano notes, followed by a slowly rising, reversed sound. Right after that, a small chime can be then heard.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * Sometimes, only four piano notes are heard without the reversed sound or chime.
 * The same four piano notes can be heard, but then followed by the small chime.
 * An alternate version of the tune has only two piano note tune, followed by long reversed sound and a small chime.
 * Another version of the tune has three piano notes tune with long and swirling reversed sound, followed then by a small chime.
 * Few variants play only three piano notes with brief moment of silence.
 * Another version has three piano notes and then followed by two synth notes.
 * A similar version of the previous tune variant has crisp synth noise heard, when two synth notes are played.
 * Yet another one has three piano notes, that then ends with a single synth chime.
 * The closedown variant has two piano notes with a leaning wind sound, followed by two synth notes.

Availability: Extinct on TV. These are usually seen prior the program continuity or before the program starts.

Editor's Note: None.

13th Logo (April 1, 2010-March 6, 2012)
Nicknames: "lYLEl TV1 III", "The Half-Cropped Swan II", "The Sliced Swan II"

Logo: It's the same half-cropped swan emblem with "|YLE| TV1" below, except with new, expanded animations and background assets seen around it.

Variants:
 * The startup variant has a bright and cloudy sky background, where we see the half-cropped swan zooming out to the center of the screen and rotating, leaving after images. As the swan is about to stop its rotation, the word "Huomenta!" ("Good morning!") is seen wiping in below and then slowly fading out. "|YLE| TV1" then appears afterwards and we see a brief bright glow on the half-cropped swan.
 * On the closedown variant, a bright yellow background transitions into a dark cyan one, while we see the words "Hyvää yötä!" on the screen before fading out and the rotating, half-cropped swan zooming out into the center of the screen. The swan stops between two forming forest islands with a water mirroring effect, while "|YLE| TV1" appears below with a bright flash.
 * On a complex background warping effect with blue and pink color schemes, we see a blurry half-cropped swan zooming out into its place in the center of the screen and rotating. The color scheme of the background returns to blue and background assets of autumnal trees, some red fencing and a barn take on solid forms. The text then wipes in below the half-cropped swan.
 * A complex warping effect occurs while the swan appears and twirls into its solid form, while rotating and zooming out further to the center of the screen. We briefly see an autumnal bush passing by while zooming in, as background assets of wooden and concrete buildings also become solid objects and we then see the text wiping in below the swan.
 * Another variant has wooden buildings as background assets, while the camera zooms in through beneath an apple tree branch. We see a complex wiping effect, as the rotating swan wipes in and stops at the center of the screen. In the clear shot at the end, we can also see an autumnal tree at a far distance and a white wooden fence rising at the bottom as background assets.
 * On a blue, cloudy sky, the camera zooms out further, as we can see a very bright version of the half-cropped swan above a lake with forest headlands in both sides of the screen. As the camera stops zooming out, the text wipes in below the swan.
 * On a blue background, we see numerous winter-themed assets twirling into solid objects, while the swan turns into a white round vortex and eventually quickly becomes solid as well, with the text wiping in below. In the clear shot, we see snowy trees, bushes and a forest at a far distance.
 * We see another complex warping effect, with various background assets stretching back into their original position. We can briefly see a green bush at the right side as the camera zooms in. We see the half-cropped swan wiping in, rotating and going into its original position with the text wiping in below. In the final shot, we can clearly see summer-themed assets of bushes, sunflowers and an old, traditional cottage building.

FX/SFX: Same as the previous logo with extra amount background assets and warping effects.

Music/Sounds: Same as the previous logo.

 Music/Sounds Variants:
 * Mostly same variants heard in the previous logo.
 * In the winter variant, we can hear the two piano notes, followed by another two synth notes with Christmas tinkling.

Availability: Extinct on TV. There are most likely more of these to be found.

Editor's Note: None.

14th Logo (March 6-December 13, 2012)
Nicknames: "yle TV1", "White Stamp", "The Blue Swan Line", "Blurry Half-Chopped Swans"

Logo: In a bright background, we see an extreme close up shot of what appears to be a series of blue half-cropped swans densely placed in a line formulation. These swan lines are smoothly or rapidly moving in different patterns. After a short amount of time, a small rounded square with "yle" inside and "TV1" next to it appears to the center of the screen.

Variants:
 * We have a blurry extreme close-up shot, featuring a line of blue swans curving with the head part pointing upwards, while the logo appears by being placed on the screen like a stamp.
 * On a bright white background, we see a line of blue swans moving in an oblique direction, as the camera scrolls up past them. We can closely see that the swans have sort of fingerprint-like texture around them. The camera then rolls around once, as the background color briefly changes into yellow and the logo wipes in on the screen.
 * We see a line of blue swans moving in circular formation. Further on, the line breaks into two, as the further set of swans spreads down to the background while the rest in the front remain in line. The camera pans back to the left side corner of the remaining swan line, as the previously spread swan line slowly fades out from the white background and the logo wipes in on the screen.
 * We see the bottom corner part of a blue swan line with the sharp points being half transparent. The color of the swans suddenly becomes darker and the color of the white background also becomes darker with a bright light seen at the center point of the screen. The swan line moves slowly upwards, but then the camera rapidly spins around once, as the logo wipes in on the screen.
 * The closedown variant has the line "Hyvää yötä!" wiping in on the screen, as the fingerprint-like textured blue swan line seen in the second variant is spinning around on the screen. The line then wipes out and the logo wipes in on the screen.
 * Variants Note: YLE TV1's own programs such as Avara Luonto and Ulkolinja during this time had their own opening logo animations, which are closely similar to the channel's regular idents.

FX/SFX: The CGI swans, the logo itself.

Music/Sounds: A calm and simple tune played with guitar and bass.

Music/Sounds Variant: A different rhythmic tune also exists on certain variants.

Availability: Extinct on TV. During its rather short run, one of the variants could be spotted after the program has ended and before the program continuity. Sometimes, it could also be spotted prior the beginning program, if there isn't program announcement. There may be more variants to be found.

Editor's Note: None.

15th Logo (December 13, 2012-March 3, 2016)
Nicknames: "yle TV1 II", "Black Stamp", "Scattered Half-Cropped Swans"

Logo: In a white background, we see a different type of structures formed by white and solid half-cropped swans. The structure usually has a bluish color either as the texture for the floor or a simple glow on it. The camera simply rotates around this structure in a slow pace. After a brief moment, the text "yle TV1" appears on the screen, with "yle" in a white font now placed on a black rounded square. As the logo appears, small flashes can be seen moving around before disappearing on the top left corner of the black square.

Variants:
 * Early on December 2012, one of the variants has a completely white textured background with three inclined, half-cropped swans in a row on a soft floor with bright shadows reflected on them. Small snow-like dots can also be spotted, as the camera rotates around the structure.
 * Usually when the regular variants are used during the winter time, snowflakes can be spotted with larger and sparkling ones seen from the reflection of the blue half-cropped swans or the floor itself.
 * One occasional variant that doesn't feature half-cropped swans, has the camera rotating around a white flower plant-like structure with wide leaves and a bluish glow on the center of it.
 * We see several half-cropped swans leaning towards a blue hillock with their head parts pointing upwards. Here, the camera is panning in the right.
 * Another version of the previous variant has only a single swan on top of the blue hill, as the camera is rotating in the left direction.
 * Yet another one similarly has three half-cropped swans simply on top of the blue hill. In this one too, the camera is rotating in the left direction.
 * On a blue and white background, we see five swans' heads pointing upwards; three swans are seen at the center with their heads curving upwards, the fourth one is separately on the left pointing straight up and the fifth one can be spotted far behind three swans. This time, the camera is rotating in the left direction.
 * We see a group of half-cropped swans gathered on a circuit with their heads pointing towards each other. The bluish glow can be spotted on the left side of the screen. Here, the camera is now rotating in the left direction.
 * The camera is pointing on towards swan couple, that share the same position with others being seen around them. This time, the camera is pointing in the right direction.
 * We see a confusing cluster of swans placed around on a steep blue hill. Here, the camera is rotating in the left.
 * On a round blue hill, we see a group of half-cropped swans in a circle, as their pointy heads are leaning on towards each other. In this one, the camera is rotating in the right direction.
 * We get another closeup shot of a swan group in the circle. The camera is seen rotating to the right in an indirect position.
 * The closedown variant features a closeup shot of a spinning flower plant-like structure seen in the first regular variant, as the camera is rotating in the right direction. We see the text "Hyvää yötä!" in the center of the screen before it quickly wipes out letter-by-letter and then the logo appears afterwards.

FX/SFX: The CGI background, the logo itself.

Music/Sounds: Six notes played slowly on a piano with ambient sounds heard in the background. This is in fact the same rhythmic tune originally heard in the previous logo, but in a slower tempo.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * In one of the early December 2012 variants, we can hear crisp sparkling and rising humming sounds from the start. Then, a voiceover of Jarmo Heikkinen is heard saying "Näin sydämeni Joulun teen" ("I saw my heart doing Christmas") from the Finnish Christmas song with the same name. The ambient sound can be then heard.
 * Winter variants have the same piano tune with sparkling sounds being added.

Availability: Extinct on TV.

Editor's Note: None.

16th Logo (March 4, 2016-present)
Nicknames: "yle TV1 III", "White Stamp III", "Morning Desktop Background", "Night Desktop Background"

Logo: On a background of a bright morning sky with the black silhouettes of many skyscrapers and houses, we see a large, half-transparent block rapidly rotating half-around the screen before its rotating speed slowly decreases. We can also see small detailed orbs floating around on the background. A much smaller block then appears on the center of the screen to follow the rotation movement that the larger one does. The channel logo then appears with "yle" in a white block, and the smaller block is seen slowly rotating behind it for the rest of the ident.

Variants:
 * The closedown ident is closely the same as the startup one, except the background is changed to one with a night sky and shadowy silhouettes of bushes and threes at a far distance.
 * Numerous variants are featured during the announcement of the next program, many of which have a different type of background fitting for the time period, usually being a Finnish nature or city landscape. The logo animation plays the same as in the startup/closedown variants.
 * An additional ident is usually played if programme listings don't appear to the screen. Here on a dark blue background, the half-transparent block is set to the right side of the sceen, doing rotation at varying speed with white channel logo in the middle.

FX/SFX: The blocks rotating, the small moving details on the background.

Music/Sounds: The beginning half of a much longer, soothing theme that bears an uncanny resemblance to Vangelis' "Theme of Antarctica".

Availability: Current.

Editor's Note: None.