'' Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2016 '' was the fifth edition of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu ( UMK ) , the music competition that selects Finland 's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest . The competition consisted of four shows that commenced with the first of three semi-finals on 6 February 2016 and concluded with a final on 27 February 2016 . The four shows were held at the YLE Studios in Helsinki and hosted by Finnish actor/singer/rapper Roope Salminen and 2013 Finnish Eurovision entrant Krista Siegfrids . Due to Siegfrids participation in the Swedish Eurovision Song Contest 2016 national final '' Melodifestivalen 2016 '' on 13 February , Salminen hosted the second semi-final alone . Rakel Liekki and Mikko Silvennoinen presented an after-show programme that took place following the announcement of the qualifiers in each semi-final and during the final . All shows were broadcast on Yle TV2 and online at '' yle.fi / umk '' . The final was also broadcast online at the official Eurovision Song Contest website '' eurovision.tv '' as well as via radio on Yle Radio Suomi and with commentary in Swedish by Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos on Yle X3M
Melodifestivalen 2016
Melodifestivalen 2016
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016