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Finland: No looking back! Aksel Kankaanranta confirms he did NOT submit an entry to UMK 2021
But he’s not ruling out a return in a future edition
Finland: UMK 2021 grand final will be held on 20 February, returning to TV studio in Tampere
At the 2020 venue again
Finland: YLE releases rules for UMK 2021, with entry period opening on 1 September
The song submission period opens on 1 September
Aksel signs with Warner Music and promises both Finnish and English releases
What Mr Kankaanranta did next
Aksel’s “Looking Back” lyrics inspire us to live in the moment and not the past
“I want to evoke deep emotions and reactions”
Finland: YLE confirms UMK 2021, with submissions set to open September 1, but no automatic pass to the final for Aksel
Aksel won’t get an automatic pass to the final
Aksel Kankaanranta at UMK 2021? Finland’s producers “considering different options” following Eurovision cancellation
Should Aksel be internally picked?
Finland: Aksel Kankaanranta wins UMK 2020 and will head to Rotterdam with “Looking Back”
Erika Vikman was the runner-up
Poll results: Erika Vikman is your favourite to win Finland’s UMK 2020 with “Cicciolina”
Catharina Zühlke was second, Aksel Kankaanranta third
The Wiwi Jury reveals their favourites in Finland’s UMK 2020
“Give me colours, give me hairspray”
Poll: Who should win Finland’s Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2020?
Who’ll succeed Darude and Sebastian Rejman?
Finland: Erika Vikman’s “Cicciolina” tops one million views on YouTube…as running order for UMK puts her second
One million Spotify streams too
Finland: Aksel Kankaanranta releases his UMK 2020 entry “Looking Back”
Don’t look away, look back