Finnish national broadcaster YLE offers a preview of UMK 2025 entries, with hosts Sanni and Jasmin Beloued reacting enthusiastically to the selected songs from 485 submissions.
YLE, the Finnish national broadcaster, has provided an exclusive sneak peek of the competing songs at the national selection. Sanni and Jasmin Beloued, the UMK 2025 hosts, were filmed giving their initial, dramatic reactions to the chosen songs. Their enthusiasm was evident as they drew comparisons to previous entries and noted the diversity of the selections.
Song Descriptions
The hosts provided some intriguing insights into the competing songs:
- One entry is described as similar to “Vox populi” by Mikael Gabriel and Nublu, which competed in last year’s national selection.
- Another song’s background reminds them of Joost Klein‘s style, the Dutch representative at Eurovision 2024 who was eliminated from the competition.
- Other entries include a female pop song, a sad piano-driven ballad, and a track that “sounds like it was performed by an international artist.”
National Selection Details
The Finnish national selection for Eurovision, “UMK 2025,” is set to take place on February 8, 2025, at the Nokia Arena in Tampere, southern Finland. The participating artists will be announced on January 8, with the seven selected songs to be released consecutively from January 9 to 17.
Finland’s Recent Eurovision Success
Finland has been enjoying considerable success in Eurovision in recent years. After a string of failures in the previous decade, the current decade is shaping up to be highly successful for the country.
. They have qualified for the final four times in a row, a feat not achieved since the late 2000s. Last year, Käärijä secured an impressive second place in the Liverpool final, marking one of Finland’s best performances ever in the contest
Finland in Eurovision 2024
“No Rules” is the name of the song performed by Windows95man, which was chosen to represent Finland after winning the Finnish national final. Finland advanced to the final after placing seventh in the first semi-final with 59 points, and in the grand final, they reached 19th place with 38 points. This is the fourth consecutive time Finland has qualified for the final, matching their qualification streak between 2006-2009.
Source: Eurovoix.
Eurovision 2025: This will be Finland’s 58th participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Finland joined the competition in 1961 and achieved its best result in Eurovision 2006, winning the contest with Lordi and their song “Hard Rock Hallelujah”.
