Finland’s national broadcaster, Yle, has opened the submissions window for UMK 2027. The selection will be used to select the country’s Eurovision 2027 representative, due to take place in Burgas.
Submissions open for UMK 2027
Finnish broadcaster YLE has today opened the submissions for the country’s national final selection show Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2027. The show will once again be used to select the nation’s Eurovision representative, at the Contest due to be held in Burgas.
Tapio Hakanen, UMK’s professional jury chair says:
Last season’s UMK and Eurovision were a great success both in terms of the songs’ achievements and musical diversity. Hopefully Liekinheitin, Takatukka, Lululai and other great UMK songs have inspired Finnish music creators to make distinctive, creative and diverse songs with which they can now apply for the upcoming season.
The 16th edition of UMK will one again be held at Tampere’s Nokia Arena on February 20, 2027. The selected artists and songs will be announced by YLE in January.
Applications to UMK can be made through a form available at yle.fi/umk. The site also contains the full competition rules in Finnish, Swedish and English. Applicants must be 18 years of age, and at least one songwriter and one lead singer must have Finnish citizenship or permanent residency in the country. Like the Eurovision rules, songs must be original and be no longer than 3 minutes in length.
Lead singers may enter up to three songs to UMK 2027. Band members may enter multiple songs. The submission period opened August 17th and closes on August 23rd at 11:59 PM. Applicants will be contacted by YLE at the end of October.
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 “Liekinheitin” by Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen. Competing in the first semi-final, Linda and Pete qualified for the final, and would eventually finish in 6th place with 196 points. Of these, 138 came from the televote, while the jury awarded them 141 points.
Who would you like to see at UMK in 2027 ? Are you excited for the country’s 16th edition of the UMK national final? As always, let us know what you think by commenting below. Also, be sure to follow “That Eurovision Site” on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Tumblr, Threads, Bluesky, and ZOOP as we gear up for Eurovision 2027!
News source : Yle
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