Finnish broadcaster YLE has confirmed its participation at Eurovision 2023.
As every year in recent years, “UMK” will be the selection process.
The submission window for “UMK 2023” will open on September 1st and will close on September 5th 2022.
That’s why it is recommended to start working on songs in the near future.
“UMK” had different formats along the years, let’s go over them quickly:
| Year | Number of Artists | Number of Songs | Number of Shows |
| 2012 | 13 | 13 | 5 |
| 2013 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
| 2014 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
| 2015 | 18 | 18 | 4 |
| 2016 | 18 | 18 | 4 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
The broadcaster hinted that “UMK 2023” will be bigger than ever.
Can we expect multiple shows?
Will there be semi-finals?
Or will it just feature more artists on a single show?
In the coming months, we will get an accumulated list of countries that will participate in Eurovision 2023:
- 🇳🇱 The Netherlands
- 🇫🇮 Finland
