# Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (Finnish:; abbreviated UMK; Swedish: Tävlingen för ny musik; English: Contest for New Music) is an annual music contest organised by the Finnish public broadcaster Yle. It made its debut in 2012 as the Finnish selection format for the Eurovision Song Contest, replacing the previous Finnish Eurovision selection Suomen euroviisukarsinta which had been held since 1961.

## Winners

Table key :
* First place
* Second place
* Third place
* Last place
| Year | Song | Artist | Results at Eurovision | Results at Eurovision | Results at Eurovision | Results at Eurovision |
| Year | Song | Artist | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
| 2012 | "När jag blundar" | Pernilla Karlsson | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify | 12 | 41 |
| 2013 | "Marry Me" | Krista Siegfrids | 24 | 13 | 9 | 64 |
| 2014 | "Something Better" | Softengine | 11 | 72 | 3 | 97 |
| 2015 | "Aina mun pitää" | Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify | 16 | 13 |
| 2016 | "Sing It Away" | Sandhja | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify | 15 | 51 |
| 2017 | "Blackbird" | Norma John | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify | 12 | 92 |
| 2018 | "Monsters" | Saara Aalto | 25 | 46 | 10 | 108 |
| 2019 | "Look Away" | Darude feat. Sebastian Rejman | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify | 17 | 23 |
| 2020 | "Looking Back" | Aksel Kankaanranta | Contest cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Contest cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Contest cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Contest cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | "Dark Side" | Blind Channel | 6 | 301 | 5 | 234 |
| 2022 | "Jezebel" | The Rasmus | 21 | 38 | 7 | 162 |
| 2023 | "Cha Cha Cha" | Käärijä | 2 | 526 | 1 | 177 |
| 2024 | "No Rules!" | Windows95man | 19 | 38 | 7 | 59 |
| 2025 | "Ich komme" | Erika Vikman | TBD May 2025 † | TBD May 2025 † | TBD May 2025 † | TBD May 2025 † |

## Seasons
### 2012

The final took place on 25 February 2012 at the Helsinki Ice Hall in Helsinki where the six finalist songs were performed and the viewers selected a winner. The show featured interval performances by The Rasmus, Anna Abreu, and 2011 Finnish entrant Paradise Oskar. The first of two rounds of televoting selected "När jag blundar" performed by Pernilla Karlsson, "Laululeija" performed by Stig and "Lasikaupunki" performed by Ville Eetvartti as the three super finalists. In the second round of televoting, Pernilla Karlsson and the song "När jag blundar" was the winner.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Music (m) / Lyrics (l) | Televote | Televote | Place |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Music (m) / Lyrics (l) | Round 1 | Round 2 | Place |
| 1 | Iconcrash | "We Are the Night" | Janni Peuhu (m & l), Rory Winston (l) | — | — | — |
| 2 | Pernilla Karlsson | "När jag blundar" | Jonas Karlsson (m & l) | 29.8% | 53.4% | 1 |
| 3 | Mica Ikonen | "Antaa mennä" | Lauri Hämäläinen (m & l), Mica Ikonen (m & l) | — | — | — |
| 4 | Kaisa Vala | "Habits of Human Beings" | Kaisa Vala (m & l) | — | — | — |
| 5 | Stig | "Laululeija" | Matti Mikkola (m), DJPP (m), Paula Vesala (l) | 17% | 17.8% | 3 |
| 6 | Ville Eetvartti | "Lasikaupunki" | Jyri Sariola (m), Tero Myllyvirta (l), Joni Pekkarinen (l) | 18% | 28.7% | 2 |

### 2013

The final took place on 9 February 2013 at the Barona Areena in Espoo where the eight finalist songs were performed and the jury and viewers selected a winner. The show featured interval performances by Teflon Brothers and Stig, last year's Eurovision Song Contest entrant Pernilla Karlsson, 2007 Eurovision entrant Hanna Pakarinen, Emma Salokoski and Suvi Teräsniska. After combining the jury (50%) and televote (50%), Krista Siegfrids and the song "Marry Me" emerged as the winner.

### 2014

The final took place on 1 February 2014 at the Barona Areena in Espoo where the eight finalist songs were performed and the combination of votes from the jury and public televote selected a winner. In addition to the performances from the competing artists, the winner of UMK 2013, Krista Siegfrids, performed her single "Cinderella" during the interval. Softengine was the winner of the competition with the song "Something Better".
Final – 1 February 2014 :
| Draw | Artist | Song | T. Wirtanen | A. Puurtinen | T. Saarinen | Redrama | Jury Total | Jury (%) | Televote (%) | Total | Place |
| 1 | Softengine | "Something Better" | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 18.27% | 28.28% | 23.28% | 1 |
| 2 | Hanna Sky | "Hope" | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 9.13% | — | 9.13% | 7 |
| 3 | Miau | "God/Drug" | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 15.38% | 13.94% | 14.66% | 3 |
| 4 | Lauri Mikkola | "Going Down" | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 11.06% | — | 11.06% | 5 |
| 5 | MadCraft | "Shining Bright" | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 6.25% | — | 6.25% | 8 |
| 6 | Mikko Pohjola | "Sängyn reunalla" | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 16.83% | 19.48% | 18.16% | 2 |
| 7 | Clarissa feat. Josh Standing | "Top of the World" | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 9.62% | — | 9.62% | 6 |
| 8 | Hukka ja Mama | "Selja" | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 13.46% | — | 13.46% | 4 |

### 2015

It was confirmed that Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu would return in 2015, for its fourth series. Three semi-finals were held on 7 February, 14 February, and 21 February 2015 while the final was held on 28 February 2015. It was held at the YLE TV Studios.
Final – 28 February 2015 :
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury (10%) | Televote (90%) | Total | Place |
| 1 | Shava | "Ostarilla" | 1.2% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 8 |
| 2 | Satin Circus | "Crossroads" | 2.1% | 24.2% | 26.3% | 2 |
| 3 | Solju | "Hold Your Colours" | 0.7% | 5.8% | 6.5% | 4 |
| 4 | Järjestyshäiriö | "Särkyneiden sydänten kulmilla" | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 9 |
| 5 | Norlan "El Misionario" | "No voy a llorar por ti" | 0.4% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 7 |
| 6 | Opera Skaala | "Heart of Light" | 1.6% | 6.7% | 8.3% | 3 |
| 7 | Jouni Aslak | "Lions & Lambs" | 1.1% | 3.3% | 4.4% | 6 |
| 8 | Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät | "Aina mun pitää" | 1.2% | 36.2% | 37.4% | 1 |
| 9 | Angelo De Nile | "All For Victory" | 0.8% | 5.5% | 6.3% | 5 |

### 2016

It was confirmed that Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu would return in 2016, for its fifth series. Three semi-finals were held on 6 February, 13 February, and 20 February 2016 while the final was held on 27 February 2016. Like the previous year, it was held at YLE TV Studios.

### 2017

It was confirmed that Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu would return in 2017, for its sixth series. Unlike previous years, there were no semi-finals, only a single final held on 28 January 2017 at the Espoo Metro Areena, and the show used international juries instead of Finnish juries.
Final – 28 January 2017 :
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
| 1 | Emma | "Circle of Light" | 53 | 53 | 106 | 3 |
| 2 | Alva | "Arrows" | 15 | 48 | 63 | 6 |
| 3 | Günther & D'Sanz | "Love Yourself" | 37 | 45 | 82 | 5 |
| 4 | Anni Saikku | "Reach Out for the Sun" | 43 | 16 | 59 | 7 |
| 5 | Knucklebone Oscar & The Shangri-La Rubies | "Caveman" | 5 | 13 | 18 | 10 |
| 6 | Norma John | "Blackbird" | 94 | 88 | 182 | 1 |
| 7 | Lauri Yrjölä | "Helppo elämä" | 43 | 15 | 58 | 8 |
| 8 | Club La Persé | "My Little World" | 21 | 29 | 50 | 9 |
| 9 | Zühlke | "Perfect Villain" | 74 | 71 | 145 | 2 |
| 10 | My First Band | "Paradise" | 45 | 52 | 97 | 4 |

### 2018

Yle selected Saara Aalto internally to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Aalto performed three songs and the winning song was selected by viewers and international juries. The show was held on 3 March 2018 at the Espoo Metro Areena.
| Draw | Song | Composer(s) | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
| 1 | "Monsters" | Saara Aalto, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Ki Fitzgerald | 88 | 95 | 183 | 1 |
| 2 | "Domino" | Thomas G:son, Bobby Ljunggren, Johnny Sanchez, Will Taylor, Saara Aalto | 84 | 75 | 159 | 2 |
| 3 | "Queens" | Farley Arvidsson, Charlie Walshe, Tom Aspaul, Saara Aalto | 68 | 70 | 138 | 3 |

### 2019

The 2019 edition took place on 2 March 2019. Yle announced on 29 January 2019 that they had internally selected Darude to perform three songs, similarly to how Saara Aalto's song was selected in the previous edition.
Darude performed three songs, featuring vocalist Sebastian Rejman, and the winning song was selected by viewers and international juries. The show was held on 2 March 2019 at Logomo in Turku.
| Draw | Song | Composer(s) | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
| 1 | "Release Me" | Ville Virtanen, Jaakko Manninen, Brandyn Burnette | 70 | 19 | 89 | 3 |
| 2 | "Superman" | Ville Virtanen, Chris Hope, Thom Bridges | 74 | 73 | 147 | 2 |
| 3 | "Look Away" | Sebastian Rejman, Ville Virtanen | 96 | 148 | 244 | 1 |

### 2020

The 2020 edition was held on 7 March 2020 in Tampere.

### 2021

The 2021 edition was held on 20 February 2021 in Tampere.

### 2022

The 2022 edition was held on 26 February 2022 at Logomo.

### 2023

The 2023 edition was held on 25 February 2023 at Logomo in Turku.
Final – 25 February 2023 :
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Televote | Televote | Total | Place |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Votes | Percentage | Points | Total | Place |
| 1 | Robin Packalen | "Girls Like You" | 28 | 21,303 | 9.2% | 81 | 109 | 4 |
| 2 | Kuumaa | "Ylivoimainen" | 44 | 16,569 | 7.1% | 63 | 107 | 5 |
| 3 | Käärijä | "Cha Cha Cha" | 72 | 122,822 | 52.9% | 467 | 539 | 1 |
| 4 | Keira | "No Business on the Dancefloor" | 42 | 23,933 | 10.3% | 91 | 133 | 3 |
| 5 | Benjamin | "Hoida mut" | 34 | 8,416 | 3.6% | 32 | 66 | 7 |
| 6 | Lxandra | "Something to Lose" | 46 | 6,312 | 2.7% | 24 | 70 | 6 |
| 7 | Portion Boys | "Samaa taivasta katsotaan" | 28 | 32,613 | 14.1% | 124 | 152 | 2 |

### 2024

The 2024 edition was held on 10 February 2024 at Nokia Arena in Tampere.
Final – 10 February 2024 :
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Televote | Televote | Total | Place |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Votes | Percentage | Points | Total | Place |
| 1 | Sini Sabotage | "Kuori mua" | 38 | 6,872 | 3.06% | 27 | 65 | 7 |
| 2 | Cyan Kicks | "Dancing with Demons" | 48 | 20,392 | 9.08% | 80 | 128 | 4 |
| 3 | Jesse Markin | "Glow" | 34 | 19,381 | 8.63% | 76 | 110 | 5 |
| 4 | Mikael Gabriel and Nublu | "Vox populi" | 42 | 34,675 | 15.44% | 136 | 178 | 3 |
| 5 | Sara Siipola | "Paskana" | 70 | 51,743 | 23.04% | 203 | 273 | 2 |
| 6 | Sexmane | "Mania" | 34 | 18,864 | 8.40% | 74 | 108 | 6 |
| 7 | Windows95man | "No Rules!" | 28 | 72,651 | 32.35% | 285 | 313 | 1 |

### 2025

The 2025 edition was held on 8 February 2025 at Nokia Arena in Tampere.
Final – 8 February 2025 :
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Televote | Televote | Total | Place |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Votes | Percentage | Points | Total | Place |
| 1 | Costee | "Sekaisin" | 40 | 16,700 | 4.88% | 43 | 83 | 6 |
| 2 | Neea River | "Nightmares" | 24 | 23,302 | 6.80% | 60 | 84 | 5 |
| 3 | Goldielocks | "Made Of" | 74 | 88,937 | 25.96% | 229 | 303 | 2 |
| 4 | Viivi | "Aina" | 38 | 38,837 | 11.34% | 100 | 138 | 3 |
| 5 | Nelli Matula | "Hitaammin hautaan" | 50 | 34,177 | 9.98% | 88 | 138 | 4 |
| 6 | Erika Vikman | "Ich komme" | 68 | 140,590 | 41.04% | 362 | 430 | 1 |