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Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu

Created by Anssi Autio

2012–present

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.

First aired
27 Jan 2012
Episode length
90 min
Also known as
UMK, The Contest for New Music, Tävlingen för ny musik
Country
Finland
Language
Finnish
Writers
Anssi Autio, Elias Koskimies, Enni Koistinen and 6 others
Producer
Anssi Autio
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Seasons · 32 episodes

  • UMK 2012

    Season 1 · 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

    Season 2 · 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

    Season 3 · 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

    Season 4 · 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

    Season 5 · 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

    Season 6 · 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

    Season 7 · 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

    Season 8 · 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.

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