The New Music Competition is planned to be implemented on a larger scale in the future.
This year the competition was won by Käärijä. Elle Laitila
Turku Sanomat saysthat Yleisradio plans to move the New Music Competition away from Logomo in Turku, as the competition is planned to be organized for a larger audience in the future.
More creative content Ville Vilén tells Turku Sanom that they plan to sell even more tickets to the event in the future.
– You can say that UMK grew out of Logomo. Its popularity has grown to such proportions that moving it to a larger space has become topical, Vilén says.
The event was sold out twice this year: both in the final and in the general. Logomo’s capacity is 1,600 spectators.
– It’s not easy to find a place like this. The ideal audience for a spectacular TV show is 6,000 viewers, and arenas often have a capacity of ten thousand, Vilén describes.
However, according to Vilén, the decision only aims to meet the needs of the public instead of financial gain.
Negotiations for a new venue are underway. We are looking for new space in Turku, Tampere and the capital region.