Kukkonen is also the father of the name Urheiluruutu ("sports screen") which was inspired by Swedish Sportspegeln.
In the beginning, Urheiluruutu was broadcast only once in a week: 15 minutes at Sunday evenings.
The audiovisual appearance of Urheiluruutu has changed many times during the years, previously in February 2013.
The most well-known theme music is the Leevi and the Leavings song "Tuhannen markan seteli",[3] used from 1983 to 1993.
Also a short sports segment is included after the 9:50 p.m. news bulletin in YLE TV2, often clashing with the beginning of rival station MTV3's Kymmenen uutiset ("Ten O'Clock News").