The fourth song for Yle’s 2025 Contest for New Music UMK have been released. Listen to VIIVI’s song “Aina”
Music has been a part of VIIVI‘s life since childhood. Originally from Joroinen, VIIVI studied music actively and stepped onto the stage whenever she could. She gave her first performances in singing competitions.
At the age of 18, VIIVI signed a recording contract with Capitol Records, and her first song was released three years later. The same year, Lääke ranked third on Finland’s official singles list. VIIVI’s debut album Parisuhdehautausmaa, published in early 2022, won three Emma awards (Finnish Grammy Awards) and VIIVI won the newcomer of the year award. In the same year, Ihana kipu, a duet with Robin, a previous UMK contestant, broke Spotify Finland’s daily streaming record for this decade. At the beginning of 2024, VIIVI joined Warner Music Finland.
VIIVI has collaborated with many artists, including Ahti, Ani and JVG. Her career has taken significant turns, but its core has remained the same.
“Writing songs is really important to me. When I’m involved in making the songs myself, the songs look like me and you can clearly hear my voice in them. My hobby has become my life’s work, and that’s really cool,” says VIIVI.
VIIVI had been planning to apply for UMK for a long time, but she wanted to wait for the right song.
“The song must have a “douze points” vibe! Aina is loaded with such an indescribable emotion that it requires an arena to perform it. I feel like this is the most important song in my career,” VIIVI concludes.
UMK expert jury: “VIIVI’s Aina will certainly be sung and heard at weddings years from now, because it is such a fantastic description of lifelong love and partnership. The song is full of beauty and hope. The fine lyrics have many layers that give you shivers and tears time and again. The song is really dynamic, growing from the tender beginning to an epic ending. At the same time, it retains the authenticity and sensitivity that immediately captures the audience, thanks to VIIVI’s beautiful and expressive voice.”
The songs competing in UMK 2025 to represent Finland will be revealed in this order:
Thu, 9 January NEEA RIVER– “Nightmares”Fri, 10 January Nelli Matula – “Hitaammin Hautaan”Mon, 13 January costee – “Sekaisin”Tue, 14 January VIIVI – “Aina”- Wed, 15 January One Morning Left – “Puppy”
- Thu, 16 January Goldielocks – “Made Of”
- Fri, 17 January Erika Vikman – “ICH KOMME”
The UMK grand final will take place on Saturday, 10 February, 20:00 CET and will be broadcast on Yle TV1, Yle Areena and Yle radio channels.
LYRICS “Aina” by VIIVI
Finnish
Aina
Kuinka voisin sua kiittää
Lauseet ei siihen tuu riittää
Sun pelkkä katse rauhoittaa
Sä toit auringon ku nauroit vaan
Oisin vuosituhannen voinu yrittää
Silti en ois osannu sua piirtää
Kaiken saan
Riittää ku suhun nojaan
Muut mennä voi menojaan
On kaikki muu tääl vaan
Lainaa lainaa lainaa
Mut mä lupaan
Sun paikkaa ei vie kukaan
Kun lähdet mä tuun mukaan
Mä olen sun kanssa
Aina aina aina
Mä en malta oottaa niit
Helppoja vaikeita vuosii
Meidän koteja ja aikaa kun
Nähdään kumpi ensin harmaantuu
Oisin vuosituhannen voinu odottaa
Jos oisin tienny et sen päätteeksi mä sut saan
Riittää ku suhun nojaan
Muut mennä voi menojaan
On kaikki muu tääl vaan
Lainaa lainaa lainaa
Mut mä lupaan
Sun paikkaa ei vie kukaan
Ku lähdet mä tuun mukaan
Mä olen sun kanssa
Aina aina aina
Jos käykin niin
Et oot tääl mua pidempään
Ja hetken on pimeää
Muista, oon sun kanssa
Aina aina ainaaa…
Uhh…
Mä oon sun kanssa
Aina aina aina
Ja jos joskus joudut sen päivän näkemään
Ku mun päästä muistot häviää
Tiedä mun sydämessä
Mä olen sun kansѕa
Aina aina ainа
English
Always
How could I ever thank you?
Words will never be enough.
Your mere glance calms me,
You brought the sun just by laughing.
I could have tried for a thousand years,
But I still wouldn’t have known how to draw you.
I have everything I need,
As long as I can lean on you.
Others may come and go,
Everything else here is just
Borrowed, borrowed, borrowed.
But I promise,
No one will take your place.
When you leave, I’ll follow you.
I’ll be with you,
Always, always, always.
I can’t wait for those
Easy and hard years ahead.
Our homes and the time
When we’ll see who goes gray first.
I could have waited a thousand years,
If I had known that at the end of it, I’d have you.
I have everything I need,
As long as I can lean on you.
Others may come and go,
Everything else here is just
Borrowed, borrowed, borrowed.
But I promise,
No one will take your place.
When you leave, I’ll follow you.
I’ll be with you,
Always, always, always.
If it happens that
You’re here longer than me,
And for a moment, there’s darkness,
Remember, I’ll be with you,
Always, always, always…
Uhh…
I’ll be with you,
Always, always, always.
And if someday you have to see the day
When memories fade from my mind,
Know in my heart,
I’ll be with you,
Always, always, always.
| Artist | Viivi Mirette Korhonen |
| Title | Aina |
| Title (English) | Always |
| Composers | Antti Riihimäki, Emma Johansson, Joonas Keronen, Lauri Halavaara, Viivi Korhonen |
| Lyricists | Antti Riihimäki, Emma Johansson, Joonas Keronen, Viivi Korhonen |
| Language | Finnish |
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