Overview
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (abbreviated UMK) is an annual music contest organised by the Finnish public broadcaster Yle. UMK began in 2012 as a new concept for the Finnish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, replacing the original Finnish Eurovision Song Contest qualifying event (Suomen euroviisukarsinta) which had been held since 1961.
Seasons & Episodes
UMK 2012
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2012 was the first edition of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK), the music competition that selects Finland's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition consisted of six shows that commenced with an introduction show on 27 January 2012 and concluded with a final on 25 February 2012. The six shows were held in Helsinki and hosted by Yle youth radio channel YleX DJs Anne Lainto and Joona Kortesmäki.
UMK 2013
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2013 was the second edition of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK), the music competition that selects Finland's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition consisted of four shows that commenced with the first of two heats on 17 January 2013 and concluded with a final on 9 February 2013. The four shows were hosted by Yle youth radio channel YleX DJs Anne Lainto and Ile Uusivuori.
UMK 2014
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2014 was the third edition of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK), the music competition that selects Finland's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition consisted of four shows that commenced with the first of two heats on 11 January 2014 and concluded with a final on 1 February 2014. The four shows were hosted by Yle youth radio channel YleX DJs Anne Lainto and Ile Uusivuori.
UMK 2015
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2015 was the fourth edition of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK), the music competition that selects Finland's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition consisted of four shows that commenced with the first of three semi-finals on 7 February 2015 and conclude with a final on 28 February 2015. The four shows were held at the YLE Studios in Helsinki and hosted by Rakel Liekki and Roope Salminen.
UMK 2016
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2016 was the fifth edition of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK), the music competition that selects Finland's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition consisted of four shows that commenced with the first of three semi-finals on 6 February 2016 and concluded with a final on 27 February 2016. The four shows were held at the YLE Studios in Helsinki and hosted by Finnish actor/singer/rapper Roope Salminen and 2013 Finnish Eurovision entrant Krista Siegfrids.
UMK 2017
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2017 was the sixth edition of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK), the music competition that selects Finland's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition consisted of one final on 28 January 2017. The show was held at the Espoo Metro Areena in Espoo and hosted by the 2013 Finnish Eurovision entrant Krista Siegfrids.
UMK 2018
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2018 was the seventh edition of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK), the music competition that selects Finland's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition consisted of one final on 3 March 2018, held at the Espoo Metro Areena in Espoo and hosted by Krista Siegfrids and Mikko Silvennoinen.
UMK 2019
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2019 was the eighth edition of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK), the music competition that selects Finland's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition consisted of one final on 2 March 2019, held at the Logomo in Turku and hosted by Krista Siegfrids, Mikko Silvennoinen and Christoffer Strandberg.
UMK 2020
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2020 was the ninth edition of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK), the music competition that selects Finland's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition consisted of one final on 7 March 2020. The show was held at the Mediapolis in Tampere and hosted by 2013 Finnish Eurovision entrant Krista Siegfrids with Yle youth radio channel YleX hosts Viki and Köpi hosting from the green room.
UMK 2021
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2021 was the tenth edition of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK), the music competition that selects Finland's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition consisted of one final on 20 February 2021. The show was held at the Mediapolis in Tampere and hosted by Antti Tuisku with commentary in Finnish by Mikko Silvennoinen, in Swedish by Johan Lindroos and Eva Frantz, in Russian by Levan Tvaltvadze and in English by Katri Norrlin and Jani Kareinen.
UMK 2022
UMK 2023
UMK 2024
UMK 2025
UMK 2026
Key Information
Cast & Crew
Anne Lainto
Self - Host
Krista Siegfrids
Self - Host
Ilkka Uusivuori
Self - Host
Roope Salminen
Self - Host
Joona Kortesmäki
Self - Host
Mikko Silvennoinen
Self - Host
Eva Frantz
Self - Swedish commentator
Rakel Liekki
Self - Host
Erika Vikman
Self - Contestant
Susanna Alexandra
Self - Contestant
Niila Perkkiö
Self - Contestant
Leevi Erkkilä
Self - Contestant
Frequently Asked Questions
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (abbreviated UMK) is an annual music contest organised by the Finnish public broadcaster Yle. UMK began in 2012 as a new concept for the Finnish selection for...
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu has 15 seasons with 32 episodes.
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu premiered on January 27, 2012.
Yes, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu is currently ongoing with new episodes.
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu originally aired on Yle TV1. Check your local streaming services for availability.
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu was created by Anssi Autio.
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu has a rating of 0.0/10 based on user reviews.
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu is classified as Reality.