Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu is an annual music contest organised by the Finnish public broadcaster Yle. It made its debut in 2012 as the format for the Eurovision Song Contest, replacing the previous Finnish Eurovision selection Suomen euroviisukarsinta which had been held since 1961.
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Seasons
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. The show featured interval performances by The Rasmus, Anna Abreu, and 2011 Finnish entrant Paradise Oskar. 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. In the second round of televoting, Pernilla Karlsson and the song "När jag blundar" was the winner.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. 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. After combining the jury and televote, Krista Siegfrids and the song "Marry Me" emerged as the winner.| Draw | Artist | Song | Music & Lyrics | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
| 1 | Arion | "Lost" | Iivo Kaipainen | 13.5% | 7.0% | 10.2% | 5 |
| 2 | Elina Orkoneva | "He's Not My Man" | Elina Orkoneva | 11.5% | 5.2% | 8.4% | 6 |
| 3 | Lucy Was Driving | "Dancing All Around The Universe" | Lucy Was Driving, Otso Koskelo | 9.6% | 1.6% | 5.6% | 7 |
| 4 | Krista Siegfrids | "Marry Me" | Krista Siegfrieds, Erik Nyholm, Kristofer Karlsson, Jessika Lundström | 14.6% | 38.6% | 26.6% | 1 |
| 5 | Last Panda | "Saturday Night Forever" | Henry Tikkanen, Aapo Immonen | 9.2% | 1.4% | 5.3% | 8 |
| 6 | Mikael Saari | "We Should Be Through" | Mikael Saari | 14.6% | 18.4% | 16.5% | 2 |
| 7 | Great Wide North | "Flags" | Kaj Kiviniemi, Mika Kiviniemi | 14.6% | 12.0% | 13.3% | 4 |
| 8 | Diandra | "Colliding into You" | Patrick Sarin, Leri Leskinen, Sharon Vaughn | 12.3% | 15.8% | 14.1% | 3 |
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".2015
It was confirmed that Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu would return in 2015, for its fourth series. Three semi-finals were held on 7 February, 14 February, and 21 February 2015 while the final was held on 28 February 2015. It was held at the YLE TV Studios in Helsinki.2016
It was confirmed that Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu would return in 2016, for its fifth series. Three semi-finals were held on 6 February, 13 February, and 20 February 2016 while the final was held on 27 February 2016. Like the previous year, it was held at YLE TV Studios in Helsinki.2017
It was confirmed that Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu would return in 2017, for its sixth series. 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.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.| Draw | Song | Composer | 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
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 | 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
The 2020 edition was held on 7 March 2020 in Tampere.2021
The 2021 edition was held on 20 February 2021 in Tampere.2022
The 2022 edition was held on 26 February 2022 at Logomo.2023
The 2023 edition was held on 25 February 2023 at Logomo in Turku.2024
The 2024 edition was held on 10 February 2024 at Nokia Arena in Tampere.2025
The 2025 edition was held on 8 February 2025 at Nokia Arena in Tampere.2026
The 2026 edition will be held on 28 February 2026 at Nokia Arena in Tampere.| Artist | Song |
| Antti Paalanen | ”Takatukka” |
| Chachi | ”Cherry Cake” |
| Etta | ”Million Dollar Smile” |
| Kiki | ”Rakkaudenkipee” |
| Komiat | ”Lululai” |
| Linda Lampenius & Pete Parkkonen | ”Liekinheitin” |
| Sinikka Monte | ”Ready To Leave” |