Finland: UMK19 continues the concept of internal artist selection

Riikka Jääskä - September 14, 2018

The national broadcaster in Finland, Yle, has announced guidelines for the country's national preselection UMK (Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu) for 2019. The contest will continue the concept...

Throwback to Helsinki Pride 2018 with Saara Aalto and Dana International

Riikka Jääskä - August 26, 2018

Helsinki Pride 2018 took place at the end of June and this year the event was more visible than ever in the Finnish capital...

We Love Festival was a celebration of the 90’s and millennium eurodance with many Eurovision artists

Riikka Jääskä - August 26, 2018

Dance, neon colours, hot sun! That was the overall feeling of We Love Festival in Helsinki, Finland, this year. The festival took place during...

Finland’s 2015 Eurovision group PKN opened a shop and art gallery in Helsinki

Riikka Jääskä - June 13, 2018

In 2015, Finland was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest by the punk group Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät (shortened PKN). Although the group dissolved in...

Mamma Mia! The ABBA musical premieres in the Finnish-language version in Helsinki

Riikka Jääskä - May 27, 2018

Mamma Mia!, the musical based on the songs of ABBA had its first premiere already in 1999, and since then has toured countless countries...

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Riikka Jääskä

Eurovision and scandipop fan from Helsinki, Finland