The Wiwi Jury — our in-house team of music unprofessionals — is reviewing and rating the 37 competing songs in Eurovision 2025. Next we review Finland, who have chosen Erika Vikman with “ICH KOMME”.
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Erika Vikman – “ICH KOMME” (Finland Eurovision 2025)
Review: Erika Vikman – “ICH KOMME”
Tom: My winner for Eurovision 2025. I still remember the first time I heard “ICH KOMME” — I was transfixed, confused, and was ready to do whatever Erika Vikman told me to do. It is an intoxicating song, full of surprises, brilliant vocals, an irresistible beat, sex appeal and thrust! It has a similarly satisfying ‘climax’ as “SHUM” had back in 2021. But this time, I feel like I have joined a cult, drank the Kool-Aid, and I am ready to run through whatever brick wall Ms Vikman asks me to. I am ready to go to Finland in 2026.
Score: 9.5
Pablo: Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Electric Six. Berghain. There’s just so much wrong with “ICH KOMME” that it loops the whole way back into being extremely right, all the while treading the finest of lines pretty masterfully. The word to define this is “unapologetic”, between the loud choruses, unique instrumental choices, and the thrusting last part that ends so abruptly, you have no choice but to bask in the stupor. This marks the evolution of Erika Vikman as a performer. She stepped in the spotlight asking “What if I did this?” and now returns loudly proclaiming “I AM doing this!” Finland has it all to do something really special once again.
Score: 10
Lucy: Oh. My. Goodness. Erika is a superstar. Her stage presence is unlike anyone else in this year’s contest that we know of so far, and “ICH KOMME” elevates on the fan adoration she picked up in UMK 2020. A much higher quality song that builds to the perfect climax, providing the perfect on-brand finish given the song’s meaning. It’s retro, but bringing it firmly into 2025. It’s sexy, but still OK to watch with the family. It’s camp, but accessible to all. She deserves to win, realistically. I don’t know if she will, but I’d be thrilled for her.
Score: 9.5
Tomas: Do I think Erika Vikman should be handed that Eurovision trophy in Basel? YES. I think Erika would be the most deserving winner this year. Five years ago, she introduced herself with the pink bodysuit-strong performance accompanied by a couple of bears. On the final night of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, she’ll be ICH KOMME-strong and will make the whole continent come together. Let’s just give her the trophy!
Score: 10
Finland Eurovision 2025 ranking
In the Eurovision 2025 Wiwi Jury, we have 17 jurors but only have room for four reviews. The remaining scores are below:
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Andreas: 6 Antranig: 10 Bernardo: 7.5 Burak: 9 Cinan: 7.5 Deban: 8 Jonathan: 8 |
Jordi: 9 Ruxandra: 9 Scarlett: 5 Simon: 9.5 Suzanne: 7 William: 9 |
We have removed the highest and lowest scores prior to calculating the average. This is to remove outliers and potential bias. We have removed a high of 10 and a low of 5.
Wiwi Jury verdict: 8.57/10
What do you think of Finland’s Eurovision 2025 entry? Share your own score and review for Erika Vikman’s “ICH KOMME” below!
Finland 5,5/12
Finland is the wiwi jury winner 2025 I guess.
The devil on my should whispers Eerrrikkkkaaa… And I listen. My winner since UMK. This years Bambie… Ballsy.
My absolute winner of this year and probably in my top 5 in the last 10 years. If it wasn’t already obvious, I think, with Erika, Finland really consolidated their status as an Eurovision powerhouse.
Finland – I admit I have a slight bias towards Erika as I’m very much into her music, and this song is a little different to what she usually does. It did take a few listens to get used to a different sound, but I love this. The production quality is really what shines and when we get to the climax, I’m 100% sold. She sells this song so well! I do have quite a few songs I’d love to see win, and this is absolutely one of them. 9/10
17. Finland – Erika Vidman – Ich Komme 7/10 – oh Erika, as Koit Toome once lovingly said, We Could Have Been Beautiful. There are elements in the production and melody here which I absolutely love, but sadly the main “Ich Komme” refrain is too irritating and there are too many childish elements which are not wunderbar. I really want Eurovision iconography, I fear that it might end up a little one-dimensional to reach those heights. I will still very much enjoy watching the spectacle.
Tiens Finlande et Suède seront top 2 , 2 chansons très eurofans. Ce jury vote en fonction des eurofans, c’est une honte quand même
Possibly because they also are eurofans…..? *lol*
Explicit winner in my mind, love it!
Finland is back to old strength after having the best NF of the year. Made of and Aina would have made great Eurovision songs. Erika’s song may not exactly be my thing but the song does have merit and some good moments in the production. I also like her confidence and self-determination. People love to hate women and also men who have a healthy sexuality, Erika is a great example of refusing to feel shame.
FINLAND – This edition of the ESC will reach an appropriate climax when one and only Erika Vikman performs at the end of the second semi final. She could have come at the Eurovision stage five years earlier when her iconic Cicciolina won the televote at UMK, but alas, the fate wanted her to give us that pleasure in 2025 instead. Now that we are out of puns, let’s analyse this intense slice of music. What I like about it is just how well-produced and sonically full it is. The verses are accompanied by the dramatic backing horns, and the… Read more »
about the song: one of the best this year
not about the song: wiwi why do all my comments have to be approved before they are sent? it’s a bit annoying actually (this one probably also has to be approved before it goes up)
How revolutionary, Sweden left at the end…