The result of this year’s UMK.
After years in the wilderness, Finland are finally getting this whole national final/ Eurovision concept thing. UMK has become massive inside Finland and around...
Finland – no tongues
...talking of kitchen sinks, this one has them too in a very different way. Krista knows what this song is about and she clearly...
Sandhja to Stockholm! – Mp3 anyone?
So who is going to represent Finland in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest? Sandhja, that's who!
The Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (or UMK as it's called)...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Finland
One thing in Darude's favour - he won't be using the fool who staged the Finnish song in 2018.
The UMK performance made excellent use...
2 May – All the demons are gone
Our friends in Finland have had a very spotty time at Eurovision. Only one win in xxx years, and very little else in the...
YLE offers hints of UMK 2023 Eurovision songs
The Official Instagram account for UMK has published incredibly short excerpts of the songs that will compete on Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) 2023 to...
21 October – The dance floor is calling me
We often say that anyone can win the top prize in our favourite TV show. Past performance is no guide to future performance and...
Tuesday’s child is full of grace – did you miss me...
Well since everyone else had Thursday off, I did too. Plus I spent all yesterday afternoon shut up with librarians and that's never good...
So, in an ironic twist of fate – Finland go semi...
So, having written this piece using Saaaaara Aaaaalto as the object of poor journalism, it seems that YLE clearly read what I wrote and completely...
24 November – I saw a blue bird heading south
We often mention false flags here, and it can be a little misleading at times. Many people don't participate for their country of birth...