YLE, the Finnish national broadcaster, has confirmed its participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Austria.
UMK 2026 will be held on 28 February in Tampere, Finland. The Finnish national final will take place in Tampere for the third consecutive year.
Thus Finland joins the list of countries which have confirmed their participation at Eurovision 2026. More details regarding UMK 2026 will be relased in due course.
Finland at Eurovision
Finland debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961 and has won the competition once, namely in 2006 when Lordi brought the coveted trophy to home soil for the very first time with Hard Rock Hallelujah. The Nordic country has competed 58 times in Europe’s favorite television show.
In 2025 Erika Vikman represented Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest with her entry ‘Ich Komme’.
