| Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu | |
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| Genre | Music,entertainment,reality television |
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| Country of origin | Finland |
| Original language | Finnish |
| No. of series | 14 |
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| Executive producer | Anssi Autio |
| Running time | ~120 minutes |
| Production company | Yle |
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| Network | Yle TV1 |
| Release | 27 January 2012 (2012-01-27) – present |
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| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | |
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (Finnish:[ˈuːdenˈmusiːkinˈkilpɑi̯lu]; abbreviatedUMK;Swedish:Tävlingen för ny musik; English:Contest for New Music)[1] is an annual music contest organised by the Finnish public broadcasterYle. It made its debut in 2012 as theFinnish selection format for theEurovision Song Contest, replacing the previous Finnish Eurovision selectionSuomen euroviisukarsinta which had been held since 1961.
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| Year | Song | Artist | Results at Eurovision | |||
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| Final | Points | Semi | Points | |||
| 2012 | "När jag blundar" | Pernilla Karlsson | Failed to qualify | 12 | 41 | |
| 2013 | "Marry Me" | Krista Siegfrids | 24 | 13 | 9 | 64 |
| 2014 | "Something Better" | Softengine | 11 | 72 | 3 | 97 |
| 2015 | "Aina mun pitää" | Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät | Failed to qualify | 16 | 13 | |
| 2016 | "Sing It Away" | Sandhja | 15 | 51 | ||
| 2017 | "Blackbird" | Norma John | 12 | 92 | ||
| 2018 | "Monsters" | Saara Aalto | 25 | 46 | 10 | 108 |
| 2019 | "Look Away" | Darude feat.Sebastian Rejman | Failed to qualify | 17 | 23 | |
| 2020 | "Looking Back" | Aksel Kankaanranta | Contest cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021 | "Dark Side" | Blind Channel | 6 | 301 | 5 | 234 |
| 2022 | "Jezebel" | The Rasmus | 21 | 38 | 7 | 162 |
| 2023 | "Cha Cha Cha" | Käärijä | 2 | 526 | 1 | 177 |
| 2024 | "No Rules!" | Windows95man | 19 | 38 | 7 | 59 |
| 2025 | "Ich komme" | Erika Vikman | 11 | 196 | 3 | 115 |
The final took place on 25 February 2012 at theHelsinki Ice Hall inHelsinki where the six finalist songs were performed and the viewers selected a winner.[2] The show featured interval performances byThe Rasmus,Anna Abreu, and2011 Finnish entrantParadise Oskar.[2] The first of two rounds of televoting selected "När jag blundar" performed by Pernilla Karlsson, "Laululeija" performed by Stig and "Lasikaupunki" performed by Ville Eetvartti as the three super finalists.[2] In the second round of televoting, Pernilla Karlsson and the song "När jag blundar" was the winner.[2]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Music (m) / Lyrics (l) | Televote | Place | |
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| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
| 1 | Iconcrash | "We Are the Night" | Janni Peuhu (m & l), Rory Winston (l) | — | — | — |
| 2 | Pernilla Karlsson | "När jag blundar" | Jonas Karlsson (m & l) | 29.8% | 53.4% | 1 |
| 3 | Mica Ikonen | "Antaa mennä" | Lauri Hämäläinen (m & l), Mica Ikonen (m & l) | — | — | — |
| 4 | Kaisa Vala | "Habits of Human Beings" | Kaisa Vala (m & l) | — | — | — |
| 5 | Stig | "Laululeija" | Matti Mikkola (m), DJPP (m), Paula Vesala (l) | 17% | 17.8% | 3 |
| 6 | Ville Eetvartti | "Lasikaupunki" | Jyri Sariola (m), Tero Myllyvirta (l), Joni Pekkarinen (l) | 18% | 28.7% | 2 |
The final took place on 9 February 2013 at theBarona Areena inEspoo where the eight finalist songs were performed and the jury and viewers selected a winner.[3] The show featured interval performances byTeflon Brothers andStig, last year's Eurovision Song Contest entrantPernilla Karlsson, 2007 Eurovision entrantHanna Pakarinen,Emma Salokoski andSuvi Teräsniska.[3] After combining the jury (50%) and televote (50%),Krista Siegfrids and the song "Marry Me" emerged as the winner.[4]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Music & Lyrics (m & l) | Jury (50%)[5] | Televote (50%)[5] | Total[5] | Place |
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| 1 | Arion | "Lost" | Iivo Kaipainen (m & l) | 13.5% | 7.0% | 10.2% | 5 |
| 2 | Elina Orkoneva | "He's Not My Man" | Elina Orkoneva (m & l) | 11.5% | 5.2% | 8.4% | 6 |
| 3 | Lucy Was Driving | "Dancing All Around The Universe" | Lucy Was Driving (m), Otso Koskelo (l) | 9.6% | 1.6% | 5.6% | 7 |
| 4 | Krista Siegfrids | "Marry Me" | Krista Siegfrieds (m & l), Erik Nyholm (m & l), Kristofer Karlsson (m & l), Jessika Lundström (m & l) | 14.6% | 38.6% | 26.6% | 1 |
| 5 | Last Panda | "Saturday Night Forever" | Henry Tikkanen (m & l), Aapo Immonen (m & l) | 9.2% | 1.4% | 5.3% | 8 |
| 6 | Mikael Saari | "We Should Be Through" | Mikael Saari (m & l) | 14.6% | 18.4% | 16.5% | 2 |
| 7 | Great Wide North | "Flags" | Kaj Kiviniemi (m & l), Mika Kiviniemi (m) | 14.6% | 12.0% | 13.3% | 4 |
| 8 | Diandra | "Colliding into You" | Patrick Sarin (m), Leri Leskinen (m), Sharon Vaughn (l) | 12.3% | 15.8% | 14.1% | 3 |
The final took place on 1 February 2014 at theBarona Areena inEspoo where the eight finalist songs were performed and the combination of votes from the jury and public televote selected a winner. In addition to the performances from the competing artists, the winner of UMK 2013,Krista Siegfrids, performed her single "Cinderella" during the interval.Softengine was the winner of the competition with the song "Something Better".[6]
| Final – 1 February 2014 | |||||||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | T. Wirtanen | A. Puurtinen | T. Saarinen | Redrama | Jury Total | Jury (%) | Televote (%)[7] | Total | Place |
| 1 | Softengine | "Something Better" | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 18.27% | 28.28% | 23.28% | 1 |
| 2 | Hanna Sky | "Hope" | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 9.13% | — | 9.13% | 7 |
| 3 | Miau | "God/Drug" | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 15.38% | 13.94% | 14.66% | 3 |
| 4 | Lauri Mikkola | "Going Down" | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 11.06% | — | 11.06% | 5 |
| 5 | MadCraft | "Shining Bright" | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 6.25% | — | 6.25% | 8 |
| 6 | Mikko Pohjola | "Sängyn reunalla" | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 16.83% | 19.48% | 18.16% | 2 |
| 7 | Clarissa feat. Josh Standing | "Top of the World" | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 9.62% | — | 9.62% | 6 |
| 8 | Hukka ja Mama | "Selja" | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 13.46% | — | 13.46% | 4 |
It was confirmed that Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu would return in 2015, for its fourth series.[8][9] Three semi-finals were held on 7 February, 14 February, and 21 February 2015 while the final was held on 28 February 2015.[10][11] It was held at the YLE TV Studios in Helsinki.
| Final – 28 February 2015 | |||||||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury (10%) | Televote (90%) | Total | Place | |||||
| 1 | Shava | "Ostarilla" | 1.2% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 8 | |||||
| 2 | Satin Circus | "Crossroads" | 2.1% | 24.2% | 26.3% | 2 | |||||
| 3 | Solju | "Hold Your Colours" | 0.7% | 5.8% | 6.5% | 4 | |||||
| 4 | Järjestyshäiriö | "Särkyneiden sydänten kulmilla" | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 9 | |||||
| 5 | Norlan "El Misionario" | "No voy a llorar por ti" | 0.4% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 7 | |||||
| 6 | Opera Skaala | "Heart of Light" | 1.6% | 6.7% | 8.3% | 3 | |||||
| 7 | Jouni Aslak | "Lions & Lambs" | 1.1% | 3.3% | 4.4% | 6 | |||||
| 8 | Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät | "Aina mun pitää" | 1.2% | 36.2% | 37.4% | 1 | |||||
| 9 | Angelo De Nile | "All For Victory" | 0.8% | 5.5% | 6.3% | 5 | |||||
It was confirmed that Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu would return in 2016, for its fifth series.[12] Three semi-finals were held on 6 February, 13 February, and 20 February 2016 while the final was held on 27 February 2016.[13] Like the previous year, it was held at YLE TV Studios in Helsinki.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Public Vote[13] | Total | Place | |||
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| Before Show | During Show | Total | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Cristal Snow | "Love Is Blind" | 41 | 12% | 9% | 9.1% | 39 | 80 | 6 |
| 2 | Stella Christine | "Ain't Got Time for Boys" | 19 | 6% | 7% | 6.5% | 28 | 47 | 8 |
| 3 | Annica Milán andKimmo Blom | "Good Enough" | 35 | 10% | 11% | 10.7% | 46 | 81 | 5 |
| 4 | Eini | "Draamaa" | 32 | 4% | 7% | 6.7% | 29 | 61 | 7 |
| 5 | Barbe-Q-Barbies | "Let Me Out" | 46 | 12% | 9% | 9.1% | 39 | 85 | 4 |
| 6 | Tuuli Okkonen | "Don't Wake Me Up" | 20 | 4% | 5% | 4.9% | 21 | 41 | 9 |
| 7 | Sandhja | "Sing It Away" | 98 | 16% | 14% | 14.4% | 62 | 160 | 1 |
| 8 | Saara Aalto | "No Fear" | 67 | 11% | 21% | 20.2% | 87 | 154 | 2 |
| 9 | Mikael Saari | "On It Goes" | 72 | 25% | 17% | 18.4% | 79 | 151 | 3 |
It was confirmed that Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu would return in 2017, for its sixth series.[14] Unlike previous years, there were no semi-finals, only a single final held on 28 January 2017 at theEspoo Metro Areena, and the show used international juries instead of Finnish juries.[15]
| Final – 28 January 2017 | ||||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | ||
| 1 | Emma | "Circle of Light" | 53 | 53 | 106 | 3 | ||
| 2 | Alva | "Arrows" | 15 | 48 | 63 | 6 | ||
| 3 | Günther & D'Sanz | "Love Yourself" | 37 | 45 | 82 | 5 | ||
| 4 | Anni Saikku | "Reach Out for the Sun" | 43 | 16 | 59 | 7 | ||
| 5 | Knucklebone Oscar & The Shangri-La Rubies | "Caveman" | 5 | 13 | 18 | 10 | ||
| 6 | Norma John | "Blackbird" | 94 | 88 | 182 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Lauri Yrjölä | "Helppo elämä" | 43 | 15 | 58 | 8 | ||
| 8 | Club La Persé | "My Little World" | 21 | 29 | 50 | 9 | ||
| 9 | Zühlke | "Perfect Villain" | 74 | 71 | 145 | 2 | ||
| 10 | My First Band | "Paradise" | 45 | 52 | 97 | 4 | ||
Yle selectedSaara Aalto internally to representFinland in theEurovision Song Contest 2018. Aalto performed three songs and the winning song was selected by viewers and international juries. The show was held on 3 March 2018 at theEspoo Metro Areena.[16]
| Draw | Song | Composer(s) | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
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| 1 | "Monsters" | Saara Aalto,Joy Deb,Linnea Deb,Ki Fitzgerald | 88 | 95 | 183 | 1 |
| 2 | "Domino" | Thomas G:son,Bobby Ljunggren, Johnny Sanchez, Will Taylor, Saara Aalto | 84 | 75 | 159 | 2 |
| 3 | "Queens" | Farley Arvidsson, Charlie Walshe,Tom Aspaul, Saara Aalto | 68 | 70 | 138 | 3 |
The 2019 edition took place on 2 March 2019.Yle announced on 29 January 2019 that they had internally selectedDarude to perform three songs, similarly to howSaara Aalto's song was selected in the previous edition.
Darude performed three songs, featuring vocalistSebastian Rejman, and the winning song was selected by viewers and international juries. The show was held on 2 March 2019 atLogomo inTurku.
| Draw | Song | Composer(s) | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
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| 1 | "Release Me" | Ville Virtanen, Jaakko Manninen, Brandyn Burnette | 70 | 19 | 89 | 3 |
| 2 | "Superman" | Ville Virtanen, Chris Hope, Thom Bridges | 74 | 73 | 147 | 2 |
| 3 | "Look Away" | Sebastian Rejman, Ville Virtanen | 96 | 148 | 244 | 1 |
The 2020 edition was held on 7 March 2020 inTampere.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | ||
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| Votes | Percentage | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Catharina Zühlke | "Eternity" | 42 | 8,600 | 7.5% | 24 | 66 | 5 |
| 2 | Erika Vikman | "Cicciolina" | 58 | 35,431 | 30.9% | 99 | 157 | 2 |
| 3 | Aksel Kankaanranta | "Looking Back" | 76 | 33,711 | 29.4% | 94 | 170 | 1 |
| 4 | F3M | "Bananas" | 64 | 7,167 | 6.3% | 20 | 84 | 4 |
| 5 | Sansa | "Lover View" | 30 | 2,121 | 1.8% | 6 | 36 | 6 |
| 6 | Tika | "I Let My Heart Break" | 50 | 27,634 | 24.1% | 77 | 127 | 3 |
The 2021 edition was held on 20 February 2021 in Tampere.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | ||
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| Votes | Percentage | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Teflon Brothers andPandora | "I Love You" | 30 | 23,493 | 17.0% | 150 | 180 | 2 |
| 2 | Aksel | "Hurt" | 56 | 8,154 | 5.9% | 52 | 108 | 5 |
| 3 | Laura | "Play" | 4 | 1,382 | 1.0% | 9 | 13 | 7 |
| 4 | Danny | "Sinä päivänä kun kaikki rakastaa mua" | 22 | 5,942 | 4.3% | 38 | 60 | 6 |
| 5 | Oskr | "Lie" | 62 | 8,292 | 6.0% | 53 | 115 | 4 |
| 6 | Blind Channel | "Dark Side" | 72 | 75,040 | 54.3% | 479 | 551 | 1 |
| 7 | Ilta | "Kelle mä soitan" | 48 | 15,892 | 11.5% | 101 | 149 | 3 |
The 2022 edition was held on 26 February 2022 atLogomo.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | ||
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| Votes | Percentage | Points | ||||||
| 1 | The Rasmus | "Jezebel" | 68 | 41,758 | 27.4% | 242 | 310 | 1 |
| 2 | Isaac Sene | "Kuuma jäbä" | 28 | 17,069 | 11.2% | 99 | 127 | 5 |
| 3 | Olivera | "Thank God I'm an Atheist" | 46 | 20,879 | 13.7% | 121 | 167 | 4 |
| 4 | Bess | "Ram pam pam" | 56 | 25,604 | 16.8% | 148 | 204 | 3 |
| 5 | Younghearted | "Sun numero" | 40 | 8,839 | 5.8% | 51 | 91 | 6 |
| 6 | Cyan Kicks | "Hurricane" | 52 | 29,261 | 19.2% | 169 | 221 | 2 |
| 7 | Tommi Läntinen | "Elämä kantaa mua" | 4 | 8,992 | 5.9% | 52 | 56 | 7 |
The 2023 edition was held on 25 February 2023 atLogomo in Turku.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | ||
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| Votes | Percentage | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Robin Packalen | "Girls Like You" | 28 | 21,303 | 9.2% | 81 | 109 | 4 |
| 2 | Kuumaa | "Ylivoimainen" | 44 | 16,569 | 7.1% | 63 | 107 | 5 |
| 3 | Käärijä | "Cha Cha Cha" | 72 | 122,822 | 52.9% | 467 | 539 | 1 |
| 4 | Keira | "No Business on the Dancefloor" | 42 | 23,933 | 10.3% | 91 | 133 | 3 |
| 5 | Benjamin | "Hoida mut" | 34 | 8,416 | 3.6% | 32 | 66 | 7 |
| 6 | Lxandra | "Something to Lose" | 46 | 6,312 | 2.7% | 24 | 70 | 6 |
| 7 | Portion Boys | "Samaa taivasta katsotaan" | 28 | 32,613 | 14.1% | 124 | 152 | 2 |
The 2024 edition was held on 10 February 2024 atNokia Arena in Tampere.[19]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | ||
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| Votes | Percentage | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Sini Sabotage | "Kuori mua" | 38 | 6,872 | 3.06% | 27 | 65 | 7 |
| 2 | Cyan Kicks | "Dancing with Demons" | 48 | 20,392 | 9.08% | 80 | 128 | 4 |
| 3 | Jesse Markin | "Glow" | 34 | 19,381 | 8.63% | 76 | 110 | 5 |
| 4 | Mikael Gabriel andNublu | "Vox populi" | 42 | 34,675 | 15.44% | 136 | 178 | 3 |
| 5 | Sara Siipola | "Paskana" | 70 | 51,743 | 23.04% | 203 | 273 | 2 |
| 6 | Sexmane | "Mania" | 34 | 18,864 | 8.40% | 74 | 108 | 6 |
| 7 | Windows95man | "No Rules!" | 28 | 72,651 | 32.35% | 285 | 313 | 1 |
The 2025 edition was held on 8 February 2025 atNokia Arena in Tampere.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | ||
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| Votes | Percentage | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Costee | "Sekaisin" | 40 | 16,700 | 4.88% | 43 | 83 | 6 |
| 2 | Neea River | "Nightmares" | 24 | 23,302 | 6.80% | 60 | 84 | 5 |
| 3 | Goldielocks | "Made Of" | 74 | 88,937 | 25.96% | 229 | 303 | 2 |
| 4 | Viivi | "Aina" | 38 | 38,837 | 11.34% | 100 | 138 | 3 |
| 5 | Nelli Matula | "Hitaammin hautaan" | 50 | 34,177 | 9.98% | 88 | 138 | 4 |
| 6 | Erika Vikman | "Ich komme" | 68 | 140,590 | 41.04% | 362 | 430 | 1 |
The 2026 edition will be held on 28 February 2026 at Nokia Arena in Tampere.
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