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UUDEN MUSIIKIN KILPAILU 2025 SONGWRITER DEEP DIVE 🇫🇮🕸️📊
With UMK entering the sixth year of its modern era, the Finnish NF still manages to generate new excitement with each song. This year, almost every song has familiar faces involved, both from UMK and abroad (a thread 🧵)

Neea River - Nightmares
While "Nightmares" marks her Eurovision debut as an artist, Neea had a brief stint of songwriting in 2020 NF's, writing UMK power ballad "I Let My Hear Break" and Eesti Laul bop "Miljon sammu". She is helped by Ilkka Wirtanen (Mustelmat/Discoteque)

Nelli Matula - Hitaammin hautaan
One of two songs written by Antti Riihimäki this year. The songwriter list also features Kaisa Korhonen, who was involved with last year fan favourite and runner-up "Paskana". Can she take the final step up the podium this year?

Costee - Sekaisin
Another connection to last year, "Sekaisin" writer Teemu Javanainen was also involved with the Finnish/Estonian crossover "Vox populi". Is "Sekaisin" bound for another top 3 placement?

Viivi - Aina
The big ballad of the year, "Aina" shares Antti Riihimäki as a songwriter with competitor "Hitaammin hautaan". In addition, Joonas Keronen, who was involved with Younghearted's "Sun numero", is also in the mix

One Morning Left - Puppy
"Puppy" marks one of two Johannes Naukkarinen songs in this year's national finals, with him also being behind Tommy Cash' "Espresso Macchiato" in Estonia. With Johannes being behind Eurovision runner-up "Cha Cha Cha", expectations are surely high

Goldielocks - Made Of
The only song of this year's lineup without any connections to other entries. But who knows, maybe we will see the people behind "Made Of" in national selections over the coming years

Erika Vikman - Ich komme
Erika Vikman placed second in UMK 2020 with her infectious "Cicciolina", which played a major role in revitalizing the contest to what it is today. Will her comeback finally see her win the Eurovision ticket?

And that's all! Hope you enjoyed reading this thread, and found it informative. If you did, make sure to follow me so you don't miss out on similar deep dives I will be making for all other national finals this season. Until then, take care!

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