Tonight, Finland’s Yle have announced the seven acts that will compete at this year’s UMK; Finland’s longstanding national final for the Eurovision Song Contest.
UMK 2025 acts
Among the seven acts competing this year include UMK 2020 runner-up Erika Vikman.
| Artist | Entry |
| NEEA RIVER | “Nightmares” |
| Nelli Matula | “Hitaammin Hautaan” |
| costee | “Sekaisin” |
| VIIVI | “Aina” |
| One Morning Left | “Puppy” |
| Goldielocks | “Made Of” |
| Erika Vikman | “Ich Komme” |
The songs competing at this year’s contest are not currently available. They are set to be announced nightly starting tomorrow. The final of this year’s UMK is set to take place in Tampere, and will be hosted by Sanni, and Jasmin Beloued.
What’s still to come?
- 9th of January – NEEA RIVER’s song releases
- 10th of January – Nelli Matula’s song releases
- 13th of January – costee’s song releases
- 14th of January – VIIVI’s song releases
- 15th of January – One Morning Left’s song releases
- 16th of January – Goldielocks’ song releases
- 17th of January – Erika Vikman’s song releases
- 8th of February – Grand Final of UMK 2025
What is UMK?
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK for short) has been the method of selection for Finland since 2012. The national selection has seen a variety of different formats over the years. We have had semi-finals, we have had a song selection for internally choosen artists, Yle have really given us it all in terms of this national final.
Currently UMK takes place over one night, with seven acts taking part. Thanks to high production value, an international focus. and fan favourite songs, UMK has grown in popularity over the years and is now one of the most anticipated on the national final calendar.
Finland’s Eurovision Journey
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 “No Rules” by Windows95man. They came in 7th place in the semi-final in Malmö, thus qualifying for the final. At the close of voting, he gained a total of 38 points, earning them 19th place. Windows95man received 31 points from the televote, and an extra 7 points from the juries.
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News Source: Yle
Picture Credit: Yle / Nelli Kenttä
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