Listen to the Final UMK Entry, ‘Eternity’ by Catharina Zühlke

Finnish broadcaster YLE recently revealed the six artists taking part in the Finnish Eurovision selection this year, with the plans to reveal the songs one by one. The final song, ‘Eternity’ by Catharina Zühlke has been released. Listen to the entry below: After two years of internally selecting their Eurovision artist, the nation has returned…

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Listen to the Fifth UMK entry, ‘Lover View’ by Sansa

Finnish broadcaster YLE recently revealed the six artists taking part in the Finnish Eurovision selection this year, with the plans to reveal the songs one by one. The fifth song, ‘Lover View’ by Sansa has been released. Listen to the entry below: After two years of internally selecting their Eurovision artist, the nation has returned…

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Listen to the Fourth UMK entry, ‘Bananas by F3M

Finnish broadcaster YLE recently revealed the six artists taking part in the Finnish Eurovision selection this year, with the plans to reveal the songs one by one. The fourth song, ‘Bananas by F3M has been released. Listen to the entry below: After two years of internally selecting their Eurovision artist, the nation has returned back…

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Listen to the Third UMK entry, ‘Looking Back’ by Aksel Kankaanranta

Finnish broadcaster YLE recently revealed the six artists taking part in the Finnish Eurovision selection this year, with the plans to reveal the songs one by one. The third song, ‘Looking Back’ by Aksel Kankaanranta has been released. Listen to the entry below: After two years of internally selecting their Eurovision artist, the nation has…

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Listen to the Second UMK entry, ‘Cicciolina’ by Erika Vikman

Finnish broadcaster YLE recently revealed the six artists taking part in the Finnish Eurovision selection this year, with the plans to reveal the songs one by one. The second song, ‘Cicciolina’ by Erika Vikman. Listen to the entry below: After two years of internally selecting their Eurovision artist, the nation has returned back to a…

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Listen to the first UMK entry, ‘I Let My Heart Break’ by Tika

Finnish broadcaster YLE recently revealed the six artists taking part in the Finnish Eurovision selection this year, with the plans to reveal the songs one by one. The first song, ‘I Let My Heart Break’ by Tika has now been revealed. Listen to the entry below: After two years of internally selecting their Eurovision artist,…

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Six Artists in the Running to Represent Finland at Eurovision!

Finnish broadcaster YLE have now announced the names of the six artists competing in the upcoming national selection, UMK, After two years of internally selecting their Eurovision artist, the nation has returned back to a multi-artist public selection. The selection will take place on March 7th at 20:00 CET. The show will be hosted by…

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More Details of Finnish Eurovision Selection Revealed

Earlier in the Eurovision season it was revealed that Finland would be returning to an open format of UMK, their Eurovision national selection. Now, more details have been released regarding the 2020 selection. Tapio Hakasen, the music manager of YleX and organisational team member of UMK has explained that the return to the open format…

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Finland To Return to Previous UMK Format for Eurovision 2020

Finnish broadcaster YLE has now released more information on the selection process for the 2020 Eurovision season. Unlike the previous two years, the selection UMK will return to an open format, previously used between 2012 and 2017. In 2018, the Finnish broadcaster decided to change their approach for Eurovision by internally selecting their artist, but…

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2019 Eurovision Reviews – Finland

Finland is one of those nations that although having a lengthy history at the contest, haven’t always grasped what is successful at Eurovision. Their history is very hit or miss, with the nation having one win in amongst no less than ten last place finishes. Despite that, Finland are unique at Eurovision in the sense…

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