THE MOM REACTS: Neea River "Nightmares" - UMK 2025

With national final season well underway, broadcaster YLE has revealed the 7 artists and song titles competing in this year’s Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) national final for the chance to represent Finland at Eurovision in May.
Narrowed down from 485 submissions, a record for UMK in the current format, the 7 artists competing in this year’s UMK are:
Neea River - ‘Nightmares’
Nelli Matula - ‘Hitaammin hautaan’
Costee - ‘Sekaisin’
VIIVI - ‘Aina’
One Morning Left - ‘Puppy’
Goldielocks - ‘Made Of’
Erika Vikman - ‘Ich komme’
Piano covers: Piano With Pano (YT)
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[@neeariver]

THANK YOU SO MUCH❤❤❤

[@ynbtm]

Great song, definitely among the top two in Umk!! And great Mom reaction, thank you for this!

[@TuiiYa]

Go Neea go! My umk favourite.

[@neeariver]

Omg😍😍😍 Say hi to your mom!!! Sending love from Finland❤️🇫🇮

[@EpixEurovisionGuy]

You've gained at least 2 new fans in Estonia! She's suprised and happy to hear from you and wishes to see you performing in Estonia soon :DDD

[@neeariver]

@ ❤️❤️❤️

[@tkpt2803]

Tämä menee suoraan!! THE mom gets it - she is definitely in the know - awesome 🤪

[@spiraalilla]

Your mum is the best 😄👌

[@paulburnett8193]

So far from all the songs this year it's my favourite even over the picked songs from other countries