Finland: Acts and songs determined and more procedure details
YLE, the Finnish national broadcaster, provided the acts and songs that will compete in UMK 2015, the Finnish national final, to select the Finnish representative in Vienna. It gave furthermore details about their show and the whole procedure of the national selection.
The entries have been split into three semi-finals, consisting of six acts each one. The 2015 Finnish hosts of hte UMK2015 will be Rakel Liekki & Roope Salminen. The whole plan of the national selcetion has as below:
Semi-final one (February 07)
- Hans on the bass – Loveshine
- Vilikasper Kanth – Äänen kantamattomiin
- Norlan El Misionario – No voy a llorar por ti
- Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät – Aina mun pitää
- Pihka Ja Myrsky – Sydän ei nuku
- Satin Circus – Crossroads
Semi-final two (February 14)
- Jouni Aslak – Lions and lambs
- Eeverest – Love it all away
- Otto Ivar – Truth or dare
- Opera Skaala – Heart of light
- Shava – Ostarilla
- Siru – Mustelmat
Semi-final three (February 21)
- Aikuinen – Kyynelten Iahti
- Ida Bois – Kumbaya
- Järjestyshäiriö – Särkyneiden sydänten kulmilla
- Angelo De Nile – All for victory
- Heidi Pakarinen – Bon voyage
- Solju – Hold your colours
The Final will take place one week later on 28 February. You can see more details about the UMK 2015 competing songs and artists here