T-shirts from your favourite acts? Photo ops? Two dance floors and an acoustic set by a former participant? An after party in the same building until 4 am? All of this and more happened at UMK this year, and made it the most fun National Final Ben Robertson has ever attended.

UMK this year is the most anticipated National Final in the Eurovision community. But what has happened so viewing figures viewing figures for YLE's showcase have more than tripled in four years. Ben Robertson investigates.

2012 Eurovision winner Loreen is back at Melodifestivalen with argaubly the most anticipated song of the Eurovision season. But what can one expect from Loreen's performance, song and staging? Let us explain.

At this time of year, the Song Contest community is all in on the National Finals. Harriet Robinson explains how they fell in love with the rush of following each country’s selection of a song for Eurovision.

Every Friday night of Melfest season the paying public are asked which performance was their favourite of the show. Is this a good predictor for who qualifies to the final? Ben Robertson investigates.