Yle, the Finnish national broadcaster, have revealed the international commentary team for UMK 2025 – their national selection for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel.

Yle will provide the following commentary options:

• Finnish – Mikko Silvennoinen
• English – Jaakko Oleander-Turja
• Inari Sámi –  Heli Huovinen
• Northern Sámi –  Linda Tammela
• Russian – Levan Tvaltvadze
• Swedish – Johan Lindroos & Eva Franz
• Ukrainian – Galyna Sergeyeva
• Sign Language – Miguel Peltomaa, Silva Belghiti, Silja Ruonala, Robin Hänninen & Ada Taalas

Where to Watch: You can watch UMK 2025 live from 19:00 GMT/20:00 CET on Yle TV 1 & Yle Areena. International broadcasts will be on Ten TV & OutTV (Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, France, Spain & Israel – with commentary by GJ Kooijman & Krista Siegfrids).

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: Eurovoix