Finland: The Rasmus is representing the country in Eurovision 2022! | The Rasmus at the winner’s press conference!

The grand final of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu, the national final of Finland, has just been completed, with the country choosing The Rasmus as the festival’s winner and therefore their representative for Eurovision 2022 in Turin. Finland used the same show to pick their representative for yet another year since 2012.

A total of seven finalists, that were picked among 312 submitted songs from more than 1000 songwriters, competed in the national final, claiming the ticket to Turin.

The seven artists:

The seven candidates of the night were:

1. The Rasmus – Jezebel
2. Isaac Sene – Kuuma Jäbä
3. Olivera – Thank God I’m An Atheist
4. BESS – Ram pam pam
5. Younghearted – Sun numero
6. Cyan Kicks – Hurricane
7. Tommi Läntinen – Elämä kantaa mua

The results was decided by 25% international jury vote and 75% televote.

The Results:

Juries (50%)

• The Rasmus – 68
• Isaac Sene – 28
• Olivera – 46
• BESS – 56
• Younghearted – 40
• Cyan Kicks – 52
• Tommi Läntinen – 4

Public vote (50%)

• The Rasmus – 242
• Isaac Sene – 99
• Olivera – 121
• BESS – 184
• Younghearted – 51
• Cyan Kicks – 169
• Tommi Läntinen – 52

After the public and the international juries voted were combined, the results of the national final are:

1. The Rasmus – 310
2. Cyan Kicks – 221
3. Bess – 204
4. Olivera – 167
5. Isaac Sene – 127
6. Younghearted – 91
7. Tommi Läntinen – 56

The big winner of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2022 were The Rasmus with the song “Jezebel“.

You can watch The Rasmus’ performance in the national final here:

The Winner’s Press Conference:

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