Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu

The introduction show took place on 27 January 2012 where the competing entries were presented.

The first performance show took place on 3 February 2012 at the M1 Studios in Helsinki and the jury panel selected four from the six competing entries to qualify.

The second performance show took place on 10 February 2012 at the M1 Studios in Helsinki and the jury panel selected four from the six competing entries to qualify.

The third live gig performance show, pre-recorded on 10 February 2012 and aired on 17 February 2012, took place at the Club Dom in Helsinki where the eight entries that qualified from the preceding two performance shows and the public wildcard competed and the jury panel eliminated two of the nine competing entries.

The fourth performance show took place on 24 February 2012 at the Helsinki Ice Hall in Helsinki during the final rehearsals and one of the seven competing entries was eliminated.

The final took place on 25 February 2012 at the Helsinki Ice Hall in Helsinki where the six entries that qualified from the preceding performance show competed.