The UMK26 song Million Dollar Smile is a powerful pop R'n'B track that has its roots in the artist’s challenging childhood.

Helsingin Sanomat reports that some children born in Finland get streamed into Finnish as a second language, known as S2.

The seven acts for Yle’s 2026 Contest for New Music UMK were announced today in a live broadcast. The UMK show on 28 February ...

Competing for the UMK win are Etta, Linda Lampenius & Pete Parkkonen, Komiat, Sinikka Monte, Antti Paalanen, Chachi, and Kiki ...

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo says social media prevents children and young people from getting enough exercise.

The artists' song entries will be released gradually — one act at a time, each weekday at midnight, starting a few hours ...

Helsingin Sanomat reports that the phenomenon has now arrived at Helsinki's Kamppi shopping centre, where a pop-up shop began ...

The UMK26 domestic qualifier will be held on Saturday 28 February at Nokia Arena in Tampere. The song entries will be ...

Over the weekend, temperatures across the country are expected to rise to between zero and minus five degrees Celsius.

This year, over 5,500 third graders in Helsinki will receive a free subscription to Aku Ankka (Donald Duck), Finland's ...

Finnish officials spoke with the Iranian embassy's chargé d'affaires, as the ambassador's flight from Tehran was cancelled, ...

President Alexander Stubb will be joining around 60 heads of state and government, as well as around 3,000 participants from ...