The reveal of the entries participating in Finland’s Eurovision 2026 selection, UMK, continues to be unveiled. The fourth entry to be released is “Ready to Leave” by Sinnika Monte, which coincided with the release of the official music video of her entry.
Listen to “Ready to Leave” on streaming platforms
You can listen to Sinnika Monte’s entry via the following streaming platforms:
Spotify
Apple Music
About Sinnika Monte
Sinnika Monte, was born in Scotland, grew up in Austria, and is half Finnish and half South African. Her journey with performing started as a child, when she started ballet a the Age of five when she did ballet until when she was a teenager. After ballet, she shifted to music and released her debut single in 2019, and has been releasing music since then.
Commenting on Sinnika Monte’s selection for UMK26, the UMK jury comments:
This is a truly international-sounding ensemble! A great voice, a very musical composition, powerful lyrics and a handsomely growing distinctive production make the song a good addition to UMK26’s musical offering. The artist, together with the producer, has created her own soundscape for the song, which includes influences from big international artists but with his own sound. This could be the theme song for a big-budget movie, for example.
What do we know about UMK26?
Finland’s Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu will take place on the 28th of February 2026. The winning act will be chosen through a vote weighted 25% to the jury and 75% to the public televote.
The entries participating in this year’s competition will be released as follows (click on the song title to listen where available):
| Artist | Entry | Release Date |
| Etta | “Million Dollar Smile“ | January 15th |
| Pete Parkkonen x Linda Lampenius | “Liekinheitin“ | January 16th |
| Komiat | “Lululai“ | January 19th |
| Sinikka Monte | “Ready to Leave” | January 20th |
| Antti Paalanen | “Takatukka“ | January 21st |
| Chachi | “Cherry Cake“ | January 22nd |
| KIKI | “Rakkaudenkipee“ | January 23rd |
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 “ICH KOMME” by Erika Vikman. Competing in the second semi-final, Erika qualified for the final, and would eventually finish in 11th place with 196 points. Of these, 108 came from the televote, while the jury awarded her 88 points.
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