Yle has confirmed that its Eurovision preview show Viisukupla – Eurovisionsbubblan will not be broadcast in 2025.
Due to budget cuts at the Finnish public broadcaster, Viisukupla – Eurovisionsbubblan will not air ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The show which had aired since 2021, the format which was broadcast in Finnish and Swedish saw a panel of guests rank the songs from green to red, while a studio audience also voted along.
The dropping of Viisukupla – Eurovisionsbubblan means that Finland will not air a Eurovision preview show for the first time since 2003. Yle was among the Nordic channels that collaborated on Inför Eurovision Song Contest between 2004 and 2012, before then launching De Eurovisa between 2012 and 2020.
Erika Vikman won UMK 2025 and will represent Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with “Ich komme”. She will close the second semi-final on May 15.
Image Source: Miska Lehto / Yle | 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.
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