(Reuters)
Finland has rated the D-V-D release of the much-loved children's television series Little House on the Prairie suitable for adult viewing only. To save money, Universal Pictures decided not to submit the series to state inspection. Finnish authorities charge two euros -- or more than two-and-a-half dollars -- per minute for assessing the correct age limit on films and television series.
Distributors who forego this can only sell their shows with a sticker saying "Banned for under-18s." Little House on the Prairie, which ran from 1974 to 1983, remains popular in Finland, and is still shown weekly on Sunday mornings on state-owned broadcaster Y-L-E.
Does this make sense to you? na, me neither... but interesting none-the-less
