3 September – Yamma yamma yamma yamma ya…
Do you remember when countries had to sing in languages of their own country? None of this mixing it up or singing purely in...
17 May – Why couldn’t this be simple?
Finland. The the country famed for lakes, rally drivers and beautifully unfathomable words. And a Eurovision tradition going back over 60 years. One win...
17 April – The day will still come when I see...
Would you want to be the home entrant if you were in a Eurovision Song Contest. You have no issues with the host country's...
Day 561 in the Eurovision House
In my haste to tell you all about some of the fun and games going off here at the very edge of 'Europe', I...
2017 UMK results (Finland)
Here are the final results from the Finnish Final held on 28th January 2017.
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 13 – Finland
After a few years using UMK as a showcase for new artists it felt inevitable last year that Finland would have to do an...
The Fanning Verdict – Eurovision 2021 – Day Four
I’m not going to lie, this is a Eurovision 2021 day I’ve not looked forward to. It’s the part of the show laden with...
YLE confirms running order for UMK 2023
The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) has revealed the running order for the Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2023 final, to be held on 25 February.
The national...
15 February – You will see the jokers soon’ll be the...
There have been winners and there have been winners. From those nice safe ballads, so clucks, women dancing on boxes, people ripping clothes off....
Nothing much better than Finland
I said in my countdown that Finland would go big in the arena and by golly I was right. This is a great piece...