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 […]
Yle, the Finnish national broadcaster, have announced the hosts of UMK 2026 – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. Yle have announced that Sami Sykkö, Jorma Uotinen and Jasmin Beloued will host UMK 2026. Sami Sykkö is a working life professor at LUT […]
#BIRTHDAY: 28 Jan – Aksel from Finland is 28 Remember 2020? Yep, that crazy time when the world ground to a halt, no-one could go out, and our favourite TV show was cancelled. Yes, cancelled. How would we survive? Well, we did, and we’re all looking forward to […]