Image credits: Yle / Miikka Varila Käärijä was elected to represent Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2023, with the song Cha Cha Cha. The UMK, the country’s national selection, took place this Saturday in Logomo.
There were seven contestants: Robin Packalen was the first on stage and the Portion Boys were the last. Three guests also performed: Bess opened the show and the interval acts were The Rasmus (last year’s winners) and Samu Haber.
The results were determined by the public (75 percent) and by an international jury (25 percent) with representatives from Australia, Germany, Poland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom and Ukraine.
The most voted by the jury were Käärijä, who also won the public voting by a clear margin. In the sum of the two votings, Käärijä was the winner and will represent Finland at the ESC 2023 with the song Cha Cha Cha.
UMK 2023 results
(Click on the song titles to watch the performances)
1st. Käärijä: Cha Cha Cha – 539 points
- 2nd. Portion Boys: Samaa taivasta katsotaan – 152 points
- 3rd. Keira: No Business on the Dancefloor – 133 points
- 4th. Robin Packalen: Girls Like You – 109 points
- 5th. KUUMAA: Ylivoimainen – 107 points
- 6th. Lxandra: Something To Lose – 70 points
- 7th. Benjamin: Hoida mut – 66 points
Jury voting
- 1st. Käärijä: Cha Cha Cha – 72 points
- 2nd. Lxandra: Something To Lose – 46 points
- 3rd. KUUMAA: Ylivoimainen – 44 points
- 4th. Keira: No Business on the Dancefloor – 42 points
- 5th. Benjamin: Hoida mut – 34 points
- 6th. Portion Boys: Samaa taivasta katsotaan – 28 points
- 7th. Robin Packalen: Girls Like You – 28 points
Public voting
- 1st. Käärijä: Cha Cha Cha – 467 points
- 2nd. Portion Boys: Samaa taivasta katsotaan – 124 points
- 3rd. Keira: No Business on the Dancefloor – 91 points
- 4th. Robin Packalen: Girls Like You – 81 points
- 5th. KUUMAA: Ylivoimainen – 63 points
- 6th. Benjamin: Hoida mut – 32 points
- 7th. Lxandra: Something To Lose – 24 points
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