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FINLAND: HOW HAVE THE UMK 2024 FINALISTS CHARTED? WHAT DO THE POLLS SAY?


As in previous years UMK 2024 is also a hit machine. The past three years the most streamed song in Finland has been an UMK entry, last year even Top-2 (and they are still in the Top-40 after one year!) It's funny to think just a few years ago the songs didn't chart at all, sometimes not even the winner and even longer ago some songs were not even recorded and/or released. 

Here's how the songs have made in the Official singles Top-50 charts. As they were release one by one on different days and over two weeks chart period the positions enter gradually. Sara Siipola has featured the best here staying in Top-5 for three weeks already. 

Cyan Kicks - Dancing with demons        14. 21.
Sexmane - Mania        4.  8. 15.  24.
Sara Siipola - Paskana        19.  2.  4.  5.
Jesse Markin - Glow        -  20. -  - 
Windowsman95 - No rules        -  17.  -  - 
Sini Sabotage - Kuori mua        -  12.  39. 
Mikael Gabriel & Nublu - Vox Populi        -  4.  12.  17.

In the Official Radioplay Top-100 chart they have featured like this, Sara Siipola having the highest average staying in Top-40 all the time::

Cyan Kicks        69. 44.  62.  52
Sexmane        22.  57.  40. 26. 
Sara Siipola  31. 40.  24.  35
Jesse Markin        51. 52.  61.  57.
Windowsman95        56. 59. 69.  38.
Sini Sabotage        - 39.  43.  30. 
MGN       -  21. 38.  33. 

In the Spotify daily charts the songs have reached a peak at (not sure if this list complete and accurate, I lost track at some point). Sara Siipola has been reigning here as well. (The total streams as of today 10.2.2024)

Cyan Kicks        10. (1.000588)
Sexmane              2.  (1.619.955)
Sara Siipola           2.  (2.197.388)
Jesse Markin         15.  (595.869)
Windowsman95        9.  (651.274)
Sini Sabotage        5.  (772.771)
MGN        2.  (1.411.295)

In the Finnish fans chatroom Viisukuppila's poll Sara Siipola is a very clear winner from the beginning of the poll. One can vote for two favorites and here's the result:

1. Sara Siipola   141
2. Sini Sabotage  54
3. Cyan Kicks  39
4. Jesse Markin   33
4. Windows95man   33
6. MGN  31
7. Sexmane   15

If we look at Wiwibloggs international poll the result is like this:

1. Sara Siipola   1.424
2. MGN  589
3. Cyan Kicks  554
4.  Sini Sabotage  471
5. Windows95man  357
6.  Jesse Markin  357
7.  Sexmane  158


So, what can we do about these results? That Sara Siipola has it already in pack? No. Finns tend to unpredictable voters and we must remember these results are more or less unknown to majority of watchers tonight, most of them still haven't even heard all the songs as usual. A common viewers leaves it all for tonight as there hasn't been a Käärijä like phenomenon this year they have no idea what to expect. We must remember Sexmane does have a lot of fans and Finns usually go for novelty entries as well or Windows95man this time around. And who knows how MGN will appeal....

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