HELSINKI, FINLAND – The 2015 edition of UMK ended with a big winner. The lucky winners are Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät with the song Aina mun pitää and will proudly represent Finland in Vienna next May.
RESULTS
01. Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät – Aina mun pitää (37,4%)
02. Satin Circus – Crossroads (26,3%)
03. Opera Skaala – Heart of Light (8,3%)
04. Solju – Hold Your Colours (6,5%)
05. Angelo De Nile – All For Victory (6,3%)
06. Jouni Aslak – Lions and Lambs (4,4%)
07. Norlan “El Misionario” – No voy a llorar por ti (4,1%)
08. Shava – Ostarilla (3,4%)
09. Järjestyshäiriö – Särkyneiden sydänten kulmilla (3,3%)
INFORMATION ON PERTTI KURIKAN NIMIPĀIVAT
This four-piece came together at a cultural workshop for the learning disabled and they’ve been making fierce punk rock ever since. A documentary on the band, The Punk Syndrome, was released in 2012 and has won several awards both in Finland and abroad.