Yle, the Finnish national broadcaster, have revealed their commentary team for UMK 2026 – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna.

Yle have revealed twelve commentators will be involved, across eight language streams, on Yle TV 1 and Yle Areena. The commentators and the language streams that will be provided are:

• Finnish – Mikko Silvennoinen
• Swedish – Johan Lindroos & Eva Franz
• English – Jaakko Oleander
• Northern Sámi –  Linda Tammela
• Inari Sámi –  Heli Huovinen
• Ukrainian – Galyna Sergeyeva
• Russian – Levan Tvaltvadze
• Sign language – Miguel Peltomaa, Silva Belghiti, Jaana Aaltonen & Jark Hanhikoski

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: Eurovoix