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Finland: The First Bets for UMK 2025 After the Release of All Seven Songs!

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With less than a month to go until Finland’s national final for Eurovision 2025, the betting odds for Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) are already indicating a frontrunner.

Erika Vikman appears to be the favorite for first place, with her song sparking mixed reactions among fans but gaining significant attention. In fact, it has broken streaming records for UMK standards.

In second place, with a significant gap, are One Morning Left, followed by Goldielocks and NEEA RIVER in third and fourth places, respectively.

Detailed betting odds can be found below:

The seven songs of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2025

Just yesterday, the release of the seven songs competing to represent Finland at Eurovision 2025 was completed. The seven entries are as follows (click on the song title to listen):

We remind you that Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2025 will take place on February 10 at the Nokia Arena in Tampere. The hosts for UMK 2025 will be the famous singer SANNI and Yle’s Youth News journalist, Jasmin Beloued.

Windows95man won last year’s UMK and represented Finland in Malmö with “No Rules“. The country finished nineteenth overall with thirty-eight points.

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Source: eurovisionworld

Finland: Erika Vikman will compete in UMK 2025

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According to Viisupodi, Erika Vikman will be one of the artists in UMK 2025, competing to represent Finland at Eurovision 2025.

Only a few days remain before the names of the participants are revealed, and speculation has already begun. Erika Vikman became well-known to Eurovision fans in 2020 when she finished in second place in the Uuden musiikin kilpailu (UMK) with her song “Cicciolina“. The song topped the televote and became a massive hit in Finland.

In October, during an interview, she revealed that she had been working with Chisu and her husband Jori Roosberg on her second album. Her participation in UMK 2025 is expected to generate excitement and draw the attention of Eurovision fans.

UMK 2025

On Wednesday, January 8, 2025, the artists for UMK 2025 will be announced. From January 9 to January 17, 2025, the songs, along with their accompanying music videos, will be gradually released, one each day. Finally, a month later, the final will be broadcast live from the Nokia Arena in Tampere.

Last year, Windows95man won UMK and represented Finland in Malmö with the song “No Rules.” The country finished 19th overall with 38 points.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nidDtyS0Wo

 

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Source: Viisupodi

Finland: SANNI and Jasmin Beloued will host UMK25

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SANNI and Yle Youth News journalist Jasmin Beloued will host the Finnish national final for Eurovision, UMK.

The participating artists for UMK25 will be announced on Wednesday 8 January 2025 in a live broadcast. You can follow the announcement with English commentary via Yle Areena streaming service.

Next year, UMK will be hosted by SANNI, one of the biggest artists in Finland, together with Jasmin Beloued.  The hosts will appear together on January 8 to announce the participating artists live at Yle Studios in Helsinki.

SANNI has earned widespread respect, winning three Emma Awards (Finland’s equivalent of the Grammys) and the Music Publishers’ Song of the Year award. Her hit single “2080-luvulla” became the most-played radio song in Finland over the past decade. With a career spanning five albums and one EP, SANNI’s music has garnered over 300 million streams, solidifying her place as a powerhouse in Finnish pop music.

“Hosting is really different from singing and I think this experience will bring me new ideas for performing. I’m sure that this will strengthen me as a performer in general,” SANNI

Jasmin Beloued began her career hosting Yle’s youth program Yle Galaxi in 2017 and gained further recognition in the spring of 2020 as the host of Yle’s special COVID-19 program for children. Since 2020, she has been a journalist for Yle’s children’s news service, Yle Mix, and since 2021, she has also reported from Finland’s prestigious Independence Day Reception.

“Being part of UMK has been my dream for a long time, and I have had the opportunity to collaborate with the UMK production team in my role as a journalist. That was how I made myself visible to the UMK team, and eventually I received a request for test shoots and got to join the team. This production is full of top professionals, so even though the role is very nerve-racking, I feel very confident. I am also a Eurovision fangirl, so it feels like a great privilege to be in this role and hit the stage in front of the audience in Tampere.”

The Final of UMK will take place on Saturday 8 February 2025 at the Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland.

Source: STT Info | Yle

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