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Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu
Logo since 2020
Also known as
  • Tävlingen för ny musik (Swedish)
  • Contest for New Music (English)
GenreMusic, entertainment, reality television
Presented by
Country of originFinland
Original languageFinnish
No. of series13
Production
Executive producerAnssi Autio
Running time~120 minutes
Production companyYle
Original release
NetworkYle TV1
Release27 January 2012 (2012-01-27) –
present
Related
Suomen euroviisukarsinta

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (Finnish: [ˈuːdem ˈmusiːkiŋ ˈkilpɑi̯lu]; abbreviated UMK; Swedish: Tävlingen för ny musik; English: Contest for New Music)[1] is an annual music contest organised by the Finnish public broadcaster Yle. It made its debut in 2012 as the Finnish selection format for the Eurovision Song Contest, replacing the previous Finnish Eurovision selection Suomen euroviisukarsinta which had been held since 1961.

Winners

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Table key
First place
Second place
Third place
Last place
Year Song Artist Results at Eurovision
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 the COVID-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

Seasons

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2012

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Main article: Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 § Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2012

The final took place on 25 February 2012 at the Helsinki Ice Hall in Helsinki where the six finalist songs were performed and the viewers selected a winner.[2] The show featured interval performances by The Rasmus, Anna Abreu, and 2011 Finnish entrant Paradise 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
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

2013

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Main article: Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 § Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2013

The final took place on 9 February 2013 at the Barona Areena in Espoo where the eight finalist songs were performed and the jury and viewers selected a winner.[3] The show featured interval performances by Teflon Brothers and Stig, last year's Eurovision Song Contest entrant Pernilla Karlsson, 2007 Eurovision entrant Hanna Pakarinen, Emma Salokoski and Suvi Teräsniska.[3] After combining the jury (50%) and televote (50%), Krista Siegfrids and the song "Marry Me" emerged as the winner.[4]

Final – 9 February 2013
Draw Artist Song Music & Lyrics (m & l) Jury (50%)[5] Televote (50%)[5] Total[5] Place
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

2014

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Main article: Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 § Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2014

The final took place on 1 February 2014 at the Barona Areena in Espoo 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
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

2015

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Main article: Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 § Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2015

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.

Final – 28 February 2015
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

2016

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Main article: Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 § Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2016

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.

Final – 27 February 2016
Draw Artist Song Jury Public Vote[13] Total Place
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 and Kimmo 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

2017

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Main article: Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 § Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2017

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 the Espoo Metro Areena, and the show used international juries instead of Finnish juries.[15]

Final – 28 January 2017
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

2018

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Main article: Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 § Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2018

Yle selected Saara Aalto internally to represent Finland in the Eurovision 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 the Espoo Metro Areena.[16]

Draw Song Composer(s) Jury Televote Total Place
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

2019

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Main article: Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 § Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2019

The 2019 edition took place on 2 March 2019. Yle announced on 29 January 2019 that they had internally selected Darude to perform three songs, similarly to how Saara Aalto's song was selected in the previous edition.

Darude performed three songs, featuring vocalist Sebastian Rejman, and the winning song was selected by viewers and international juries. The show was held on 2 March 2019 at Logomo in Turku.

Draw Song Composer(s) Jury Televote Total Place
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

2020

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Main article: Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 § Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2020

The 2020 edition was held on 7 March 2020 in Tampere.

Final – 7 March 2020
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
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

2021

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Main article: Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 § Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2021

The 2021 edition was held on 20 February 2021 in Tampere.

Final – 20 February 2021
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
Votes Percentage Points
1 Teflon Brothers and Pandora "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

2022

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Main article: Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 § Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2022

The 2022 edition was held on 26 February 2022 at Logomo.

Final – 26 February 2022[17]
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
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

2023

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Main article: Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 § Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2023

The 2023 edition was held on 25 February 2023 at Logomo in Turku.

Final – 25 February 2023[18]
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
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

2024

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Main article: Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 § Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2024

The 2024 edition was held on 10 February 2024 at the Nokia Arena in Tampere.[19]

Final – 10 February 2024[20][21]
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
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 and Nublu "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

2025

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Main article: Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 § Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2025

The 2025 edition will be held on 8 February 2025. Like the previous year, it will be held at the Nokia Arena in Tampere.

References

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  1. ^ "All about the UMK23 event". yle.fi. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
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  3. ^ a b Escuerdo, Victor M. (9 February 2013). "Watch tonight: Finland decides for Malmö". Eurovision.tv.
  4. ^ Escuerdo, Victor M. (9 February 2013). "Krista Siegfrids to marry in Malmö for Finland!". Eurovision.tv.
  5. ^ a b c "UMK:n äänijakaumat julki: Krista Siegfridsin voitto oli ylivoimainen" (in Finnish). YLE. 14 February 2013. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  6. ^ Escudero, Victor M. (1 February 2014). "Softengine win Finland's UMK!". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
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  8. ^ Kemppi, Emilia (11 May 2014). "Suomi yhdestoista Euroviisuissa" (in Finnish). YLE. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  9. ^ Vivas, Gabriel (9 May 2014). "Eurovision 2014: 2nd Semi-final press conference re-cap". Esctoday.com. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
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  11. ^ "UMK 2015 - Äänestyksen säännöt" (in Finnish). Yle. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  12. ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (26 May 2015). "Finland: YLE confirms participation in ESC 2016, opts for UMK". esctoday.com. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
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  16. ^ "Saara Aalto to Represent Finland in Eurovision Song Contest – UMK18 Gets a Makeover!". Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  17. ^ Meersman, Boris (2022-02-26). "Finland: "Jezebel" gets into Finnish blood, The Rasmus go to Eurovision!". ESCUnited. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  18. ^ "Finland: Käärijä wins UMK 2023 – To Eurovision with "Cha Cha Cha"". Eurovisionworld. 2023-02-25. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  19. ^ Adams, William Lee (2023-10-03). "UMK 2024: Finland's Eurovision selection includes 'all-time best group of entries' as it moves to Tampere's Nokia Arena". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  20. ^ Van Waarden, Franciska (2024-01-25). "Finland: UMK 2024 Running Order Announced". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  21. ^ Kauranen, Reetta; Saulo, Sandra; Remes, Henkka (2024-02-11). "Windows95man villitsi yleisön ja bailasi tiensä UMK:n voittoon – näin pisteet jakautuivat" [Windows95man drove the crowd wild and danced his way to UMK's victory - this is how the points were distributed] (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
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