🇫🇮 Hosts revealed for Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2024

Earlier today, Yle announced that there will be three hosts for this year’s Uuden Musiikin Kilpailun (UMK).

Who are the hosts for UMK 2024?

After the success of last year’s Finnish entry Käärijä, UMK has gone bigger for 2024. This includes hosts, as UMK 2024 will have three hosts: actress Pilvi Hämäläinen, singer Benjamin and presenter Viivi Pumpanen. Eurofans will be most familiar with Benjamin, who competed at last year’s national final with the song “Hoida Mut”. But, Hämäläinen and Pumpanen are very well known to Finns and will undoubtedly host a great show. UMK 2024 is scheduled to take place on Saturday the 10th of February 2024 at the Nokia Arena in Tampere.

Finland’s Eurovision History

Finland debuted in the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest, finishing 10th with Laila Kunnunen’s “Valoa ikkunassa.” Since then they have competed 56 times, and appeared in the final 48 times. Finland has finished in the top 10 an impressive 14 times. They have won the contest once in 2006, with Lordi’s performance of “Hard Rock Hallelujah” getting 292 points.

Finland’s most recent entry was “Cha Cha Cha” by Käärijä. He won the first semi-final in Liverpool, thus qualifying for the final. At the close of voting, he gained a total of 526 points, earning them 2nd place – Finland’s second best result of all time. Käärijä received 376 points from the televote, and an extra 150 points from the juries.

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News Source: Yle

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