🇫🇮 Viivi "Aina" REACTION & ANALYSIS | UMK🇫🇮 | Eurovision 2025

[@zsokapados5197]

Actually the visual clearly references to the Finnish lullaby Päivänsäde ja Menninkäinen. In the song, a "sunshine" sprite falls in love with a nocturnal troll, but their love is impossible, because she dies in the dark and he can't stand the sun. But in the video, there's a solar eclipse so he doesn't ever need to go, and they can be together "always" - Such a beautiful touch honetly, I love the song!

[@ESCTom]

oh that backstory is super cool

[@pippastin]

@@zsokapados5197 Wow that's a clever observation!

[@Piia2023]

​@@ESCTomworth watching Päivänsäde ja Menninkäinen, beautiful lullaby.

[@kuvattelija]

I have listened to this unhealthy amounts - my fave atm. This made, and still makes, me cry with the phrase: "ja jos joskus joudut sen päivän näkemään, ku mun päästä muistot häviää" - in english "and if you ever have to see the day, when my memories are long gone".

[@MikaMooMoouwu]

this is probably the most beautiful finnish song I have heard in A LOOONG time. Especially to finnish people this hits home super well. Also super proud of viivi for writing such a mature song after releasing an album mostly about break ups. the last lyrics: "And if you have to see it one day When the memories in my head disappear Know, in my heart I will always be with you" that bit breaks me crying haha. I'd be happy to see her shine at eurovision stage but we got 3 more songs to go!

[@markuserikssen]

This is the first UMK song that gave me goosebumps! I was already expecting a powerful ballad because that's what she's best at, so this didn't disappoint!

[@chris_1103]

When I tell you that I cried while listening to this yesterday, it would be an understatement. I already lost count of the times I listened to it, I definitely have my number 1 for this year. I get that it's nothing new, but I don't care, I love this song so much

[@ESCTom]

❤️

[@esciveta5507]

Song is actually stunning. My favourite one this season.

[@ESCFinlandia]

7:06 This defiently has so much wedding vibes. Especially the line "ja jos joskus joudut sen päivän näkemään/ku mun päästä muistot häviää/tiedä mun sydämessä/mä olen sun kanssa aina" gives me goosebumps, such a lovely message

[@shaairah]

Yeah those words get me choked up

[@kriseliana]

This is really lovely, I hope the live performance is great as well! I wouldn't mind seeing this in ESC as well ❤

[@elendil_lehtinen]

My new NO. 1 at UMK 2025!😍✨️ Eternal love surrounded by Finnish nature, a breathtaking ballad frozen in time just before the solar eclipse swallows all the beauty left in a coldhearted world...🤍🌲🩵 Just wow - I am speechless, and I'm saying this without being Finnish and as a person who usually doesn't listen to pop ballads at all. But maybe I am so euphoric because beautiful Suomi has always been my favourite country, and because my heart is open for ballads that give me goosebumps! And VIIVI is definitely giving this bleeding world a ballad that heals all our wounds and stands out with a voice as powerful as angelic, and with a chorus that made me cry oceans during the first listen. This will be a showstopping moment at UMK, and it would definitely melt a million hearts at Eurovision!🤍💔🔥 As a hopeless romantic, I just can't be untouched if a musical love letter like this heads off to bestow fairy dust on the universe...✨️

[@saarapollonen8138]

Interestingly your last name seems to be 'Lehtinen' but your not Finnish? 😅

[@elendil_lehtinen]

@saarapollonen8138 It is a nickname, that's all.🩵✨️ Because I love Finland with all my heart, so the name is a love declaration to the country.

[@saarapollonen8138]

@@elendil_lehtinen oh how lovely 😍 but let me tell you, Finland isn't too nice during this winter time, so cold & dark - but please come visit us in June or July, then it's really beautiful 🖤

[@mikkoekstrom8678]

Beautiful ballad

[@tappytoeclaws2233]

Gorgeous song but I think it's gonna need some sort of big "Woaaaaoow" factor to be a winner in UMK and certainly in Eurovision. Beautiful entry though, contest is better for having songs like this.

[@anssia3123]

The live performance will decide the fate of this song. A lot of people were going to vote for Sara Siipola, most people thought it was going to be an easy win, but the live vocals were not perfect and it broke the magic. Ballads are tough that way.

[@MatthewEade-hj6tf]

It’s definitely a contender for the win from what we have so far

[@mantailuaa]

This will definitely be the first dance song in the wedding reseptions in summer 2025 ❤ it is kind of slow waltz. I can see the staging having two dancers waltzing away 😊 Beautiful song and lyrics.

[@leendertjanw7540]

So far the best I think, very beautiful and delicate and very well produced. This has great potential.

[@ArianesDrawingPH]

"Aina" sound like a fictional character for me and it's beautiful.

[@auli_ilona]

Aina means 'always', but it is also a female name here.

[@ESCFinlandia]

The influence of Finnish on Tolkien's Elvish languages and on the wider fantasy landscape is defiently visible

[@debsiduracel]

Popular wedding song in Finland summer 2025

[@kaiknlast]

0:38 omg i loved the little Vivi reference. i like this song fine, and out of the ones already published it probably has the strongest case of being a Eurovision entry. i lack the strong emotional reaction many have had for it, but it's a really solid effort that should soar if she performs it well on stage. i doubt it'll end up being my favourite entry but i would be proud to send it.

[@ESCTom]

I think it could really stand out in the Eurovision final

[@kaiknlast]

@@ESCTom definitely! i think with a good live it can have that same effect as Grito did last year.

[@piamaki4558]

@@ESCTom I have seen her live. She and her band were great. I think Viivi won't be a disappointment in Nokia Arena. Btw Viivi told herself Aina is a wedding song.

[@gabechacon4630]

I really love this song. It reminds me a lot of attention by Ulrikke from Norway which was my #1 in 2020

[@ESCTom]

oh yes i can see that connection

[@croisantin]

Always is in our language Aina How could I thank you Sentences are not enough for that Just looking at You calms me down You brought the sun just by laughing I could have tried for a millennium Still, I wouldn't have been able to draw you I get everything It's enough to lean against you The others can go their own way Everything else here is just loan ,loan,loan But I promise No one will take your place When you leave, I'll come with you I'm with you always, always, always I can't wait for them Easy difficult years Our homes and time when Let's see which one turns gray first I could have waited a millennium If I had known you are there at the end of it I'll get you It's enough to lean against you The others can go their own way Everything else here is just loan ,loan ,loan But I promise No one will take your place When you leave, I'll come with you I'm with you always, always, always If that's the case You be here longer than me And it's dark for a while Remember, I'm with you Always, always, always, I'm with you always, always, always And if you ever have to see that day When the memories disappear from my head You know in my heart I'm with you always, always, always greetings from Finland

[@polloverkko]

This is my fav, and I think it'll remain that way. This feels like Vikman's year though (even before I heard the song)

[@omanmc]

Great analysis

[@Piia2023]

Beautiful ballad and I really like the lyrics and her voice, reminds me a little bit of how Johanna Kurkela sings, delicate soft voice. Live this will be beautiful. The forest is actually real, but butterflies can't be found in Finland in the fall/winter. :)

[@idraote]

She looks lovely, she has a lovely voice with good pipes and she's a natural in front of the camera. In her mouth Finnish sounds absolutely beautiful and one wouldn't want any other language. What I miss is a slightly more catching melody. With this song, she's almost there. Almost but not quite. Perhaps a subtle revamp? There is enough time and it could make a real difference.

[@ESCTom]

it definitely hits more on second or third listen, but yea that first impact is important

[@joewoyce7264]

@@idraote I don’t agree at all about the melody. I thought it was beautiful and instantly easy to remember.

[@Velho765]

Finn here. Viivi actually has other songs with really interesting melody throughout the songs. She also adds a dramatic belch of her raspy voice to most songs at the end. I love her "Lauseet on vaan lauseita" Not sure what happened with this song tho, she did write it and told in interview that "the inspiration caught me" while on a musicwriting-camp, she saw the wedding dress in her mind and wanted a song that people will dance in their weddings. So it makes me think she isn't even aiming for Eurovision xd Which is sad cause her voice could sing amazing power ballads.

[@maslo9427]

I love how it's a pretty love song ballad ❤❤❤ Not my forte but i love the delicacy 💚💚💚

[@tommilaitinen5555]

Parisuhdehautasmaa, correctly translated, like you had or intimate relationship cemetary. I am not a ballad guy. I usually think they are boring and the beginning was like any ballad I do not like. But by the midway of the song, it had bought me over. The end, powerful, and what really got me off guard was the end. Lyrics. Lyrically the song seems to be very romantic, maybe a little over the top, but there is a touch of sincereity and purity in the ethereality and softness. In the end in the lyrics the text takes you further in this romantic scenery but there is also an ugly truth about life: in the song she will remember the loved ones with her heart if she loses her memory (Alzheimer). In reality Alzheimer will take everything away. I just started crying in the end, when actually the reality does not meet with the idealistic, pure, innocent wish of a love of the lifetime... well, maybe in movies and very few relationships, but...

[@DaisyBomber]

A lot of Finnish people have really seemed to like this and I can't escape people saying they cried when they first heard it. As a Finn it's my least favourite song so far, and the more Finnish people hype it up the more confused I am because to me it's a very clichéd and not even very interesting as a ballad. I really, really don't want this to win UMK but if it does, I will of course root for her at eurovision

[@omanmc]

@@DaisyBomber this song truly grabbed me. Lyrics are incredibly well crafted, very mellow and the arrangement is superb. Viivi sings from her heart, this is a genuine sweet love song

[@Yan2702-i2b]

I feel the same.. very confused how deeply people are getting into this.. I find it very basic.. the video is amazing but the song is nothing that interesting

[@HZ-fg9sf]

​@@omanmcWhile I find the lyrics beautiful, but only hardcore esc fans will know about it. It won't translate to general esc fans because who looks up lyrics and the meaning of the song night of? Musically it isn't strong enough. I'm a ballad person but I found this a little boring.

[@konstantinosvoultsopoulos8763]

This actually is a very solid ballad! Love it love it love it, just like Paskana

[@toinenosoite3173]

What I really like about this song is the progression of her voice. In the beginning, it feels so brittle and vulnerable - quite different from the strength shown later. At the moment, Neea and Viivi are my favourites followed by Nelli and Costee. All songs so far are good!

[@AmaanStorm]

Before i say anything about the song, i just wanted to say that im feeling the hair Tom! Are you growing it? Right, as for the song, i literally agree with EVERYTHING you say about this! I genuinely enjoyed this song and found myself engrossed from start to finish. This currently sits in 2nd place for me of the four soungs so far! Also, this is a less deranged song for Finnish weddings after the madness of Krista Siegfrids in 2013 who demanded "Marry Me'! 😂

[@ESCTom]

Lol that Finnish wedding playlist is growing longer by the year 😂 I just got my regular haircut 🤷🏻‍♂️, I’m always moving around, so I never have the same barber, which is why it can vary so much 😭

[@williamdacic]

It seems I'm the only person completely immune to this song. I even prefer Sekaisin because I quite like the verses.

[@HZ-fg9sf]

You're not the only one. 😅 Musically it's boring but people are focusing so much on the lyrics and visuals probably, which imo is not the most important aspect, but rather secondary to a good song.

[@rinjoo3]

I think this could be the best ballad in modern UMK or all time. Kelle mä soitan might still be my favorite. Also Paskana failed to win because vocals were not good enough, but Viivi has performed live on television already and her vocals are good. Not the usual "smooth ballad vocals", but she has some raspiness and raw emotion sounding voice while singing live (which might be more interesting to average finnish people than "pure smooth ballad vocals".). But i still think the next 3 songs has the winner one. Puppy could be either new megawinner or overly weird one that might not win (hopefully either so good that it deserves to win, or so bad that my fellow Finns do not vote for it just to send another funny song 😅). Goldielocks could be a surprise, very unknown artist but seems to have some unique aspects. And Erika is probably going to have good song, but there is chance the song is not "enough" good for Finnish people as it will be compared to Cicciolina.

[@patrickuotinen]

Personally, not being romantically involved, it is a bit hard to relate to this song. It doesn't help, that during the song she makes short pauses, which to my Finnish ear sound to be in all wrong places. But she sounds like a good singer.

[@Sinivalkoseepra-yz1ke]

I didn't expect to like the ballad, because ballads are not really my thing. But then my first impression of this was that this is what I have been expecting in UMK, like this is the level I expect the songs to be! I think it sounds amazing! Will it be my winner though? I don't know. I really don't know where to rank this. Do I like this more than Neea's song? 🤔 I still hope some of the three songs left will be more my kind of music, but as far as ballads go, I like this. If we are wanting to send a ballad, I hope it's this one.

[@LiZe-cd4rb]

any chance seeing you on rednote since tiktok banning in US many Europe people came to chat in this Chinese social media😂

[@ESCTom]

Funnily enough I wasn’t on it when I lived in China, but I see people are moving over there. I’m not into TikTok tbh, but I might give rednote a look at some point cos I speak Chinese

[@8dnenzle]

Send this

[@mirailuv]

this could be the alternative option, if you don't want to vote for erika you would probably vote for this and also viivi is very established in finland and a lot of people like this kind of music so this could win, and if it does i hope it wins the televote as well so people can't get mad over the result it's definitely not for me, like i hate this. but that's mostly a me issue. like i'm just incompatible with this concept and that's okay

[@garrickdarts]

Super pretty. Lovely in Finnish. No notes. Other than this is, as your guy said, a song to slow dance and cry to at a Finnish wedding which perhaps isn't quite the same audience as Eurovision. Stranger things have happened than this being top 10 though!

[@MatthewEade-hj6tf]

I think for this to win it needs to be placed far away from nelli in the running order and from the looks of it near one morning left , this needs to stand out to sway the public

[@petepeto9335]

Best... Makes me every time😢 when i listen this. Subtitle translate is not so correct 👎 ofcourse its hard to translate.. anyway u know the main point 🙂

[@MikaMooMoouwu]

eurovision world has a bit more accurate translation id say, idk why UMK translation team doesn't do more accurate translations

[@HZ-fg9sf]

Sorry, while I love a good power ballad, I didn't find this one catchy and it didn't hook me enough musically. Again the lyrics are beautiful but sonically I found it boring even though I wanted to like it. I'm sure this song will do well as a wedding song in the domestic market but not for ESC. It's not a strong enough ballad to stand out in the mix. So far this year has been weaker than last year. Guess I have to wait for Vikman.

[@l1lium]

It's super generic and I find it kind of boring. Ballads need something in them and this feels like something I've heard a 100 times before