diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
index be464271a2..680d27d2d7 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@
     RutubePersonIE,
 )
 from .rutv import RUTVIE
+from .ruutu import RuutuIE
 from .sandia import SandiaIE
 from .safari import (
     SafariIE,
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/ruutu.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/ruutu.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e22628d03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/ruutu.py
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+# coding: utf-8
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..compat import compat_urllib_parse_urlparse
+from ..utils import (
+    determine_ext,
+    int_or_none,
+    xpath_text,
+)
+
+
+class RuutuIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _VALID_URL = r'http://(?:www\.)?ruutu\.fi/ohjelmat/(?:[^/?#]+/)*(?P<id>[^/?#]+)'
+    _TESTS = [
+        {
+            'url': 'http://www.ruutu.fi/ohjelmat/oletko-aina-halunnut-tietaa-mita-tapahtuu-vain-hetki-ennen-lahetysta-nyt-se-selvisi',
+            'md5': 'ab2093f39be1ca8581963451b3c0234f',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': '2058907',
+                'display_id': 'oletko-aina-halunnut-tietaa-mita-tapahtuu-vain-hetki-ennen-lahetysta-nyt-se-selvisi',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'title': 'Oletko aina halunnut tietää mitä tapahtuu vain hetki ennen lähetystä? - Nyt se selvisi!',
+                'description': 'md5:cfc6ccf0e57a814360df464a91ff67d6',
+                'thumbnail': 're:^https?://.*\.jpg$',
+                'duration': 114,
+                'age_limit': 0,
+            },
+        },
+        {
+            'url': 'http://www.ruutu.fi/ohjelmat/superpesis/superpesis-katso-koko-kausi-ruudussa',
+            'md5': '065a10ae4d5b8cfd9d0c3d332465e3d9',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': '2057306',
+                'display_id': 'superpesis-katso-koko-kausi-ruudussa',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'title': 'Superpesis: katso koko kausi Ruudussa',
+                'description': 'md5:44c44a99fdbe5b380ab74ebd75f0af77',
+                'thumbnail': 're:^https?://.*\.jpg$',
+                'duration': 40,
+                'age_limit': 0,
+            },
+        },
+    ]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        display_id = self._match_id(url)
+
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, display_id)
+
+        video_id = self._search_regex(
+            r'data-media-id="(\d+)"', webpage, 'media id')
+
+        video_xml_url = None
+
+        media_data = self._search_regex(
+            r'jQuery\.extend\([^,]+,\s*(.+?)\);', webpage,
+            'media data', default=None)
+        if media_data:
+            media_json = self._parse_json(media_data, display_id, fatal=False)
+            if media_json:
+                xml_url = media_json.get('ruutuplayer', {}).get('xmlUrl')
+                if xml_url:
+                    video_xml_url = xml_url.replace('{ID}', video_id)
+
+        if not video_xml_url:
+            video_xml_url = 'http://gatling.ruutu.fi/media-xml-cache?id=%s' % video_id
+
+        video_xml = self._download_xml(video_xml_url, video_id)
+
+        formats = []
+        processed_urls = []
+
+        def extract_formats(node):
+            for child in node:
+                if child.tag.endswith('Files'):
+                    extract_formats(child)
+                elif child.tag.endswith('File'):
+                    video_url = child.text
+                    if not video_url or video_url in processed_urls or 'NOT_USED' in video_url:
+                        return
+                    processed_urls.append(video_url)
+                    ext = determine_ext(video_url)
+                    if ext == 'm3u8':
+                        formats.extend(self._extract_m3u8_formats(
+                            video_url, video_id, 'mp4', m3u8_id='hls'))
+                    elif ext == 'f4m':
+                        formats.extend(self._extract_f4m_formats(
+                            video_url, video_id, f4m_id='hds'))
+                    else:
+                        proto = compat_urllib_parse_urlparse(video_url).scheme
+                        if not child.tag.startswith('HTTP') and proto != 'rtmp':
+                            continue
+                        preference = -1 if proto == 'rtmp' else 1
+                        label = child.get('label')
+                        tbr = int_or_none(child.get('bitrate'))
+                        width, height = [int_or_none(x) for x in child.get('resolution', '').split('x')]
+                        formats.append({
+                            'format_id': '%s-%s' % (proto, label if label else tbr),
+                            'url': video_url,
+                            'width': width,
+                            'height': height,
+                            'tbr': tbr,
+                            'preference': preference,
+                        })
+
+        extract_formats(video_xml.find('./Clip'))
+        self._sort_formats(formats)
+
+        return {
+            'id': video_id,
+            'display_id': display_id,
+            'title': self._og_search_title(webpage),
+            'description': self._og_search_description(webpage),
+            'thumbnail': self._og_search_thumbnail(webpage),
+            'duration': int_or_none(xpath_text(video_xml, './/Runtime', 'duration')),
+            'age_limit': int_or_none(xpath_text(video_xml, './/AgeLimit', 'age limit')),
+            'formats': formats,
+        }