#BIRTHDAY: 16 Mar – Sandhja from Finland is 35 The Eurovision fortnight can be a long two weeks if they don’t quite go your way. You turn up in the host city a long time before the big Grand Final, and you have to hang in there till […]
#BIRTHDAY: 14 Mar – Kim Floor from Finland is 78 For your viewing pleasure in these exceptional times, we’re going back to a simpler age. A time of cosy contests all over in one short evening. A time of two jurors per country and two jurors only. And […]
Tonight , Finland held their National Final ” UMK 2026″ at the Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland. The show was hosted by Sami Sykkö, Jorma Uotinen, and Jasmin Beloued.Seven acts competed for the honour of representing Finland in Vienna they were : The winner was determined by combining […]
Yle, the Finnish national broadcaster, have revealed details surrounding the winner of UMK 2026 – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. Yle have revealed that the winner of UMK 2026 will not be obliged to compete at the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in […]
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 […]
Yle, the Finnish national broadcaster, have revealed international broadcasts for UMK 2026 – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. As well as the broadcasts on Yle TV 1 and Yle Areena, UMK 2026 will also be broadcast outside of Finland on OutTV. The […]
Yle, the Finnish national broadcaster, have revealed the interval act for UMK 2026 – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. Yle have revealed Sonja Lumme as the interval act for UMK 2026. Sonja represented Finland at Eurovision 1985 with “Eläköön elämä” – which […]
#STORYOFMYLIFE – Day Five with Sarah from EI In this series, we’ll be talking to someone and asking them to pick five songs (over five days) that mean something to them. These may not be their top five songs of all time – merely songs that attach to […]
#BIRTHDAY: 20 Feb – Erika Vikman from Finland is 33 Do you often wonder why some countries haven’t won the top prize in our favourite TV show more often? Those countries with, perhaps, only one win, but have maybe deserved a second. Or third. Or fourth? Our friends […]
Yle, the Finnish national broadcaster, have revealed the running order for UMK 2026 – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. Yle have revealed the running order for UMK 2026 – it is as follows: Let us know what you think about Finland and […]