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Schlager star Thommy Fagerlund releases a new EP as a musical revenge

Riikka Jääskä - April 14, 20230

Thommy Fagerlund is a talented Finland-Swedish artist and producer. Eurovision fans might remember him as a cruise manager and performer from Viking Line Eurovision...

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ABBA Voyage – the journey to ABBA’s new music is about to start!

Riikka Jääskä - August 30, 20210

ABBA is back. And very soon we will know more. “Thank you for waiting,the journey is about to begin.” ABBA, the hugely popular Swedish pop group,...

EuroStars

Live: Johnny Logan in Degerby

Riikka Jääskä - August 14, 20210

On the 24th of July, the Irish Eurovision legend Johnny Logan was seen at a rare event in a Finnish rural village Degerby. The...

Eurovision Song Contest

Live: Erika Vikman celebrates the summer and Pride with new and old disco hits

Riikka Jääskä - July 13, 20210

Ever since Erika Vikman participated in the Finnish preselections, UMK 2020 with "Cicciolina", she has become the new pop and disco queen of Finland...

Eurovision Song Contest

Thommy Fagerlund releases a beautiful modern schlager

Riikka Jääskä - December 5, 20200

Finland has for a long time enjoyed Eurovision-themed shows by a talented singer and producer Thommy Fagerlund. Since 2008, he has worked for the...

Eurovision Song Contest

Finland: UMK20 press rehearsal review

Riikka Jääskä - March 7, 20200

This year Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) takes place in Yle Mediapolis in Tampere, with six artists competing. Before the evening's live broadcast, we followed...

Eurovision Song Contest

UMK20: Erika Vikman presents the bold disco banger ‘Cicciolina’

Riikka Jääskä - January 27, 20201

Today Yle presented the second Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu entry: "Cicciolina" by Erika Vikman. And what an amazing banger it is! The style can be...

Eurovision Song Contest

Finland: UMK20 artists revealed – listen to one leaked song

Riikka Jääskä - January 21, 20200

"The contest is back!" The six artists competing in this year's Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) on the 7th March have been revealed during Yle's...

EuroStars

The Eurovision Cruise 2019 – celebrating ten years of sailing with Eurovision artists

Riikka Jääskä - September 15, 20191

During the last, warm day of August, Eurovision fans from 41 different countries stepped aboard on M/S Silja Europa from Helsinki to Tallinn and...

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Darude headlining Helsinki Pride 2019

Riikka Jääskä - July 5, 20190

Helsinki Pride is an annual LGBTIQ event, which has become very popular in the Finnish capital within a past few years. It was arranged...

Eurovision Song Contest

Finland: UMK20 brings back a concept of open competition

Riikka Jääskä - June 3, 20190

After two years of internal artist selection, the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle decided to continue Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) as an open contest where...

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Finland: Sebastian Rejman is enjoying the Eurovision “love bubble”

Riikka Jääskä - May 13, 20190

When Finland's Eurovision stars Darude and Sebastian Rejman arrived to Tel Aviv, they had already toured around the Europe in various ESC pre-parties: in...

Eurovision Song Contest

UMK19 Live: A first look at the show and review of Darude’s three songs

Riikka Jääskä - March 2, 20190

Tonight Finland will choose their song for Tel Aviv. Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) 2019 takes place in the event venue Logomo, Turku, Finland. The...

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Chess på svenska – 80’s success musical by ABBA’s Björn and Benny premiered in Helsinki

Riikka Jääskä - October 8, 20180

Chess is a musical with music by ABBA's Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus and lyrics by Tim Rice. Its soundtrack was released in 1984,...

Eurovision Song Contest

Finland: UMK19 continues the concept of internal artist selection

Riikka Jääskä - September 14, 20180

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...

EuroStars

Throwback to Helsinki Pride 2018 with Saara Aalto and Dana International

Riikka Jääskä - August 26, 20180

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

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

Riikka Jääskä - August 26, 20180

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

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

Riikka Jääskä - June 13, 20180

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

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

Riikka Jääskä - May 27, 20180

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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Finland: Saara Aalto releases new album and greets her fans before the Eurovision journey

Riikka Jääskä - May 1, 20180

Only a few days before the semifinal rehearsals for this year's Eurovision Song Contest started in Lisbon, Finland's representative Saara Aalto released a new...

Eurovision Song Contest

Finland: UMK18 Dress Rehearsal – a preview of tonight’s show

Riikka Jääskä - March 3, 20180

Before tonight's #UMK18 show, the press was invited to attend the dress rehearsal and the premiere of tonight's show. The opening number is performed by...

UMK

UMK 2018 – Will Finland take home another Victory with Monsters?

Riikka Jääskä - March 2, 20180

The seventh edition of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK18) will take place on 3rd of March at Espoo Metro Arena. All three entries will be performed...

EuroStars

Finland: Saara Aalto’s third UMK song “Queens” carries some oriental mystique

Riikka Jääskä - February 23, 20180

The third and final song for Saara Aalto for this year's Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK18), titled "Queens" was released on Thursday, 22nd of February....

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Finland: Saara Aalto’s second UMK song “Domino” is a powerful love ballad

Riikka Jääskä - February 16, 20180

Saara Aalto will represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 and now her second song for Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK18) is out. The...

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Finland: Saara Aalto’s first UMK song ‘Monsters’ released – and it’s superb!

Riikka Jääskä - February 12, 20180

The first part of the wait in Finland is over, when on February 9th Saara Aalto released the first candidate song for the country's...

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Saara Aalto as Finland’s next Eurovision star is ready for UMK with three new songs

Riikka Jääskä - January 27, 20180

It was the 7th of November 2017, when the Finnish broadcasting company Yle made a press announcement of the national selection Uuden musiikin kilpailu (UMK)...

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