Finland in totally predictable shocker!
In (possibly) the most predictable final ever, the song that everyone thought would win, (Monsters), did indeed qualify for Lisbon by topping both the...
Käärijä ends a very long day – what does the sweaty...
Our fifteenth and final presser today is the bouncy Finn himself.
He's had some in-ear monitor problems and hasn't heard anything, but he is philosophical...
13 January – I can’t sing a love song anymore
It's always fun when a big name gets through to represent their country in our favourite TV show. They've conquered the proper music scene,...
Starting with the Finnish
I’ve started with a Mister Naef moment as my computer failed to connect to the network in the press centre. Having spent some tense...
10 November – The white lands are getting darker
Do you have a list of your favourites songs per country? Maybe you think Quedate conmigo is the best Spanish song ever. Or that...
7 December – Tom Tom Tom Tom Tom Tom
It was a big day yesterday if you were Finnish. It was Independence Day, where the great and the good get hosted at massive...
16 August – Demons rising, they’re disguising hearts are beating, secret...
It's opening song time again. And not just any old opening song. Oh no. This was has a special place in Eurovision history. It...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 13 – Finland
After a few years using UMK as a showcase for new artists it felt inevitable last year that Finland would have to do an...
Finland names its 2022 Eurovision act
The 2022 UMK just finished and Finland has picked The Rasmus to perform in Turin at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, with a song...
My Work Is Refusing Me…
I love my job, but I love being on holiday even more, and I fancy I’m not long for the office today. Don’t you...