Music|In addition to the professional jury, this year five public jury members participated in the selection of the finalists, whose members Yle had invited representatives of various fields.
The summary is made by artificial intelligence and checked by a human.
A record 485 songs were offered for the new music competition.
UMK’s selection procedure was reformed, including a professional panel and five public panels.
Seven songs were selected for the final, which will be held at Tampere’s Nokia Arena on February 8, 2025.
Ticket sales for the final will begin on October 3, and the UMK artists will be announced on January 8, 2025.
New a record number of songs were offered for the music competition (UMK) this year: 485.
This is a record for UMK’s current application process
The selection procedure of UMK, which acts as Finland’s Eurovisa qualifier, was reformed this year. YleX’s music manager Tapio Hakanen in addition to the professional panel led by Yle, five audience panels participated in the selection, whose members were invited by Yle from various fields.
Based on the jury’s choices, seven songs made it to the actual UMK final.
According to Yle’s press release, the group includes, among other things, “a continuation of the Finnish pop tradition”, “explosive band energy” and “an epic dance banger”. In addition, German is heard in one song.
UMK final will be held at Tampere’s Nokia Arena on February 8, 2025.
Last year, there was an audience of almost 20,000 people, and 1.9 million viewers followed the live TV broadcast, as well as just under a million foreign viewers via Yle Areena.
Ticket sales for the final will begin on Thursday, October 3.
The final artists will be announced on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. The songs and music videos will be heard and seen by the public from the 9th to the 17th. January. One new final song will be released every day.
The winner of UMK will represent Finland in the Eurovision final in Basel, Switzerland, from 13 to 17. May.