Aksel wins UMK with 'Looking Back' and will represent Finland at Eurovision

Aksel Kankaanranta has won the Finnish national final, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu,, and will represent Finland with his song ‘Looking Back’

Aksel won the jury, and came a tight second in the televote, to book his place to Rotterdam.

Finland last won in 2006, and are coming off their worst ever result, finishing last in their semi final in 2019.

The full results are:

• Looking Back - 170

• Cicciolina - 157

• I Let My Heart Break- 127

• Bananas – 84

• Eterity – 66

• Lover View - 36