Good evening Europe, this is Tampere calling! We are heading up north to the Nordic land of Finland for the Finnish national final aka UMK 2026.
YLE, the Finnish national broadcaster and Finland are gearing up for Eurovision 2026 in full steam!
How to watch?
You can watch the Grand Final of UMK 2026 at 20:00 CET via the following channels:
- YLE 1
- YLE Areena
- UMK 2026 webstream
About the show
UMK 2026 will be held at the Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland. A total of 7 acts will battle for the golden ticket to Eurovision 2026 during tonight’s show. The Finnish national final will be hosted by Jorma Uotinen, Sami Sykkö and Jasmin Beloued .
The 2026 Finnish Eurovision act and entry will be determined via combined international jury/public televoting deliberation.
Erika Vikman (Finland 2025) will be back on the UMK stage after winning the competition last year. She will be joined by JJ (Austria 2025/ ESC 2025 winner) on stage.
Sonja Lumme (Finland) will be one of the interval acts during the interval of the show, she will perform her ESC 1985 entry.
The Participants
- Komiat – “Lululai“
- Etta – “Million Dollar Smile“
- Kiki – “Rakkaudenkipee”
- Antti Paalanen – “Takatukka”
- CHACHI – “Cherry Cake“
- Sinikka Monte – “Ready to Leave“
- Linda Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen – “Liekinheitin“
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.
