Finland: A First Look at the UMK 2025 Songs

Yle has unveiled a sneak peek of the songs competing in UMK 2025, Finland’s national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest.

This year’s UMK hosts, Sanni and Jasmin Beloued, shared their initial impressions of the seven competing entries in a teaser video released by Yle. Their reactions offer a glimpse of what fans can expect from the upcoming competition.

The names of the UMK 2025 artists will be announced live from Yle Studios in Helsinki on January 8. The reveal will be streamed worldwide on Yle Areena, with live English commentary provided by Jaakko Oleander-Turja.

Starting January 9, the songs will be released one at a time each day at midnight Finnish time, with the final song revealed on January 17.

The UMK 2025 final will take place on February 8 at the Nokia Arena in Tampere. This marks the fourth time Tampere will host UMK and the second time it will be held in the Nokia Arena, Finland’s largest indoor venue.

At Eurovision 2024, Finland was represented by Windows95man with the song “No Rules!”. The entry placed 19th in the Grand Final, earning a total of 38 points.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the updates!