Finland - Aina Mun Pitää - Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät

Digital release image / vinyl single 

16 - 13 pts in semi 1

The Finnish entry for Vienna is Aina Mun Pitää (When I Have To...) by punk band Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät (a.k.a. PKN).
PKN won the 2015 of the Finnish selection UMK (Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu).
The band was founded in 2009 in Helsinki, when the members met at a workshop for people with learning disabilities.
PKN are Kari Aalto , Pertti Kurikka, Sami Helle and Toni Välitalo.

In 2012 the band featured in the TV movie The Punk Syndrome (Kovasikajuttu), documenting the daily life with autism and Down syndrome.

Aina Mun Pitää clocks just under one and a half minute and will be the shortest ever entry in Eurovision history allowing the rules to allow it.

Aina Mun Pitää is released on a three track vinyl 7" inch single. (Epic / Sony 0888750548771).
The single has three tracks:

1 Aina mun pitää (1:24)

2 Diaknoosi vammainen (1:27)

3 Sofianlehto (1:07)
A promo cdsingle in a similar was also issued. (Epic / Sony 0888750548726)

UMK digital album

Aina Mun Pitää is also already released as a digital single, available through most well known digitessen like iTunes, Amazon and what have you....
All UMK songs have been released through iTunes and other digital shops.
A promo CD has been issued (Friedmusic 2015011301). No CD in the shops though.

Versions
Aina Mun Pitää - Eurovision version
- 7"inch vinyl single, on the official Vienna 2CD
Aina Mun Pitää - Karaoke (Instrumental)
- on the official karaoke album, digital release

Other releases
PKN are as punk as you can get, their 2012 album Sikakovapaketti was released on cassette with only 50 copies made available to the public. Of 2013 compilation album Coffee Not Tea, with a collection of tracks previously released on singles and EPs 200 copies were made. Also on cassette only.
2012 album Kuus Kuppia Kahvia... Ja Yks Kokis, was released on CD and is still available.
They have already released a follow up vinyl Mies Haisee, a split EP with three tracks by PKN and two by Karanteeni. This one comes in six different editions.

The Best Of Greatest Hits

On May 8 PKN released their album The Best Of Greatest Hits. 37(!) tracks of punk and noise to be enjoyed by all. It includes the Eurovision entry, follow up single Oma Rauha and timeless classics like Multa Vietiin Hammasharja, Mechelininkadulla, Sä et oo normaali, Häirikkö-Toni, Mongoloidi and many others.

Full tracklist below. (Epic/Sony 0888750853820) Also on 2LP (Epic/Sony 0888750853813)
You can shop for all things Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät here.

Seatbelts DRI

American coverversion
American rock band The Seatbelts have recorded and released an English version of Aina Mun Pitää titled I Always Have To. The digital release is available at iTunes.
Watch the video here.

Links and sources
YLE's UMK pages and Eurovision pages
PKN Website and FB
The Punk Syndrome
UMK FB
The Vinyl single at CDDDE, thanks to Jean-François

The recent entries of Finland
2014 - Softengine
2013 - Krista Siegfried
2012 - Pernilla Karlsson
2011 - Paradise Oskar
2010 - Kuunkuiskaajat
2009 - Waldo's People

The Best Of Greatest Hits - Tracklist

1 Aina mun pitää

2 Diagnoosivammainen

3 Sofianlehto

4 Multa vietiin hammasharja

5 Häirikkö-Toni

6 Mä en tarvi mitään

7 Tarkkailija

8 Mongoloidi

9 Tyhmä elämä

10 Me ollaan runkkareita

11 Avaimet

12 Roskaa

13 Mies haisee

14 Oma rauha

15 Kehitysvammainen

16 Puolitoista tuoppia

17 Kyläyhteisön Ulla

18 Leipäveitsi

19 Mechelininkadulla

20 Miks ei kukaan ymmärrä?

21 Mä vihaan maailmaa

22 Kallioon

23 Päättäjä on pettäjä

24 Mikä mättää?

25 Muutan mun kavereille

26 Puhevika

27 Kovasikajuttu

28 Haluan toimintaa

29 Läski-Kari

30 Pyhäpäivä

31 Sä et oo normaali

32 Asuntolaelämää

33 Naapurissa asuu nainen

34 En viihdy kotona

35 Pertin luo kylään

36 Kuus kuppia kahvia

37 Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät