Poems by a Finnish author Paavo Haavikko are taken from the books "Tiet etäisyyksiin" (WSOY, 1951), "Tuuliöinä" (Otava, 1953), "Synnyinmaa" (Otava, 1955), "Lehdet lehtiä" (Otava, 1958), and "Viiniä, kirjoitusta" (Otava, 1976).
Aired as the last program of the day at Yle TV2 channel between March 13 and April 1, 1990. Neither the episodes nor television listings include the actual on-screen series title, but the series is known as "Runot yötä vasten".