Yle has confirmed Finland’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, following last night’s Eurovision 2022 Grand Final.
Finland has confirmed its participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. Yle confirmed that they will once again be using UMK to select their Finnish representative for the competition. Song submissions for the 2023 contest will open on September 1 and close on September 5.
“The reputation and popularity of Eurovision and UMK among audiences as well as artists have increased year by year, and our next season will be bigger than ever. If you are interested in submitting a new song, start writing it right now!” says Anssi Autio.
The following countries have already started discussing their plans for 2023:
The Rasmus represented Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with “Jezebel”. They came 21st in the final with a total of 38 points.
Image source: EBU / Nathan Reinds | Source: Yle
Finland first participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961, they debuted alongside Spain and Yugoslavia. Finland has finished last in the contest on 10 occasions and has received ‘nul points’ three times. It wasn’t until 2006 that Finland won the Eurovision Song Contest. Lordi represented the country in Athens with the song “Hard Rock Hallelujah” scoring 292 points, a record total at the time.
