

Six songs competed in the semi-final and the top four entries from the semi-final qualified to complete the eight-song lineup in the final. Six songs competed in each heat and the top two entries from each heat qualified directly to the final, while the entries placed third to fifth qualified to the semi-final. The format of the competition consisted of four shows: two heats, a semi-final and a final. The final was also broadcast online at the official Eurovision Song Contest website as well as via radio on Yle Radio Suomi and with commentary in Swedish on Yle X3M. All shows were broadcast on Yle TV2, Yle HD and online at yle.fi/umk.

The four shows were hosted by YleX DJs Anne Lainto and Ile Uusivuori. The competition consisted of four shows that commenced with the first of two heats on 17 January 2013, followed by a semi-final on 31 January 2013 and concluded with a final on 9 February 2013. Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2013 was the second edition of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK), the music competition that selects Finland's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. Before Eurovision Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2013 Along with their participation confirmation, the broadcaster also announced that the Finnish entry for the 2013 contest would be selected through Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2013. However, in 2012, the broadcaster has organised the selection show Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK), which focuses on showcasing new music with the winning song being selected as the Finnish Contest entry. Between 19, a selection show that was often titled Euroviisukarsinta highlighted that the purpose of the program was to select a song for Eurovision. Finland's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest have been selected through national final competitions that have varied in format over the years. Yle confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest on 4 June 2012. The Finnish national broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), broadcasts the event within Finland and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. In the 2012 contest, "När jag blundar" performed by Pernilla failed to qualify Finland to the final, placing twelfth in the semi-final. Finland has won the contest once in 2006 with the song " Hard Rock Hallelujah" performed by Lordi. Prior to the 2013 contest, Finland had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-six times since its first entry in 1961. Main article: Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest

In the final, Finland performed in position 4 and placed twenty-fourth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 72 points. It was later revealed that Finland placed ninth out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 64 points. Performing during the show in position 5, "Marry Me" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 18 May. Eight entries ultimately competed in the final on 9 February where the 50/50 combination of votes from a four-member judging panel and votes from the public selected "Marry Me" performed by Krista Siegfrids as the winner.įinland was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on. 12 entries were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of two heats, a semi-final and a final, taking place in January and February 2013. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) organised the national final Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2013 in order to select the Finnish entry for the 2013 contest in Malmö, Sweden. The song was performed by Krista Siegfrids. Through my artistic work as a choreographer, I also wanted to evoke a conscious mind in this work about this constant interaction between the human body and its environment.Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Marry Me" written by Krista Siegfrids, Erik Nyholm, Kristofer Karlsson and Jessika Lundström. behind the birth of the work is an unconsciousness similar to our physical environment as well as the vast amounts shared by the human body. Topics are approached as normal phenomena as well as opening up the possibility that the whole connection is a phenomenon. The starting point of the work is research from the point of view of topography based on the human body and our physical environment. WolleY premiered on the premises of the Tampere Conservatory's main building in a touring scene. When you witness an event in one place, at the same time, another wolleY adds to your own route. wolleY is the middle light of the traffic lights, in between, but still on move. It stems from the study of the connections between the surface forms and materials of the human body and the environment. ´´ wolleY has its own route for each witness.
