Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
Finland | |
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Member station | Yle |
National selection events | National final
Internal selection
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Participation summary | |
Appearances | 54 (46 finals) |
Host | 2007 |
First appearance | 1961 |
Highest placement | 1st: 2006 |
Nul points | 1963, 1965, 1982 |
External links | |
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Finland's page at Eurovision.tv | |
For the most recent participation see Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 |
Finland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 53 times since its debut in 1961. Finland won the contest for the first – and to date only – time in 2006 with Lordi's "Hard Rock Hallelujah". The country's best result before then was achieved by Marion Rung with the song "Tom Tom Tom" in 1973, which placed sixth.
Finland has finished last in the contest eleven times, receiving nul points in 1963, 1965 and 1982. Since the introduction of the semi-finals in 2004, Finland has failed to reach the final eight times. In 2014, the country had its best result in eight years when Softengine with "Something Better" finished 11th, a result that would be surpassed seven years later by Blind Channel with "Dark Side", which came sixth in 2021, thereby achieving the country's joint-second best result to date and its first top 10 result since 2006.
In 2015, Finland finished last in the first semi-final with the shortest-ever Eurovision entry, "Aina mun pitää" performed by Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät.
History[]
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Before the 2006 victory, Finland was considered by many as the ultimate under-achiever of Eurovision. Prior to its triumph, it had placed last a total of eight times, once with nul points after the introduction of the current scoring method. Finland's entry in 1982, "Nuku pommiin" by Kojo, was one of only fifteen songs since the modern scoring system was instituted in 1975 to earn no points. (Norway had placed last eleven times and scored zero points four times, but had also won twice before 2006). Due to low results, Finland was excluded from the contest in 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, and 2003.
In 2006, Finland won with the band Lordi and its song "Hard Rock Hallelujah", an entry different from the mainstream Europop that dominated the competition. The song broke records scoring the highest number of points in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, with 292. The record was eventually broken by Norway in 2009, with 387.
In 2015, Finland finished last in the first semi-final with the shortest-ever Eurovision song, the one minute and 27 seconds "Aina mun pitää" performed by Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät. Finland reached the final for the first time in four years in 2018, with Saara Aalto placing 25th. After a non-qualification in 2019 with Darude feat. Sebastian Rejman, Finland gained its joint-second best result to date in 2021, with Blind Channel placing 6th.
All of Finland's entries were in English between 1973 and 1976 and again since 2000 (except in 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2015); both of these periods allowed submissions in any language. Two entries, 1990 and 2012, were in Swedish, which is an official language in Finland alongside Finnish. All of Finland's other songs have been in Finnish.
Participation overview[]
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Year | Entrant | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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Laila Kinnunen | "Valoa ikkunassa" | Finnish | 10 | 6 | No semi-finals | ||
Marion Rung | "Tipi-tii" | Finnish | 7 | 4 | |||
Laila Halme | "Muistojeni laulu" | Finnish | 13 ◁ | 0 | |||
Lasse Mårtenson | "Laiskotellen" | Finnish | 7 | 9 | |||
Viktor Klimenko | "Aurinko laskee länteen" | Finnish | 15 ◁ | 0 | |||
Ann Christine | "Playboy" | Finnish | 10 | 7 | |||
Fredi | "Varjoon - suojaan" | Finnish | 12 | 3 | |||
Kristina Hautala | "Kun kello käy" | Finnish | 16 ◁ | 1 | |||
Jarkko & Laura | "Kuin silloin ennen" | Finnish | 12 | 6 | |||
Markku Aro & Koivistolaiset | "Tie uuteen päivään" | Finnish | 8 | 84 | |||
Päivi Paunu & Kim Floor | "Muistathan" | Finnish | 12 | 78 | |||
Marion Rung | "Tom Tom Tom" | English | 6 | 93 | |||
Carita | "Keep Me Warm" | English | 13 | 4 | |||
Pihasoittajat | "Old Man Fiddle" | English | 7 | 74 | |||
Fredi & Ystävät | "Pump-Pump" | English | 11 | 44 | |||
Monica Aspelund | "Lapponia" | Finnish | 10 | 50 | |||
Seija Simola | "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus" | Finnish | 18 | 2 | |||
Katri Helena | "Katson sineen taivaan" | Finnish | 14 | 38 | |||
Vesa-Matti Loiri | "Huilumies" | Finnish | 19 ◁ | 6 | |||
Riki Sorsa | "Reggae OK" | Finnish | 16 | 27 | |||
Kojo | "Nuku pommiin" | Finnish | 18 ◁ | 0 | |||
Ami Aspelund | "Fantasiaa" | Finnish | 11 | 41 | |||
Kirka | "Hengaillaan" | Finnish | 9 | 46 | |||
Sonja Lumme | "Eläköön elämä" | Finnish | 9 | 58 | |||
Kari Kuivalainen | "Päivä kahden ihmisen" | Finnish | 15 | 22 | |||
Vicky Rosti & Boulevard | "Sata salamaa" | Finnish | 15 | 32 | |||
Boulevard | "Nauravat silmät muistetaan" | Finnish | 20 | 3 | |||
Anneli Saaristo | "La dolce vita" | Finnish | 7 | 76 | |||
Beat | "Fri?" | Swedish | 21 ◁ | 8 | |||
Kaija Kärkinen | "Hullu yö" | Finnish | 20 | 6 | |||
Pave Maijanen | "Yamma, yamma" | Finnish | 23 ◁ | 4 | |||
Katri Helena | "Tule luo" | Finnish | 17 | 20 | Kvalifikacija za Millstreet | ||
CatCat | "Bye Bye Baby" | Finnish, English | 22 | 11 | No semi-finals | ||
Jasmine | "Niin kaunis on taivas" | Finnish | 23 ◁ | 9 | 22 | 26 | |
Edea | "Aava" | Finnish | 15 | 22 | No semi-finals | ||
Nina Åström | "A Little Bit" | English | 18 | 18 | |||
Laura | "Addicted to You" | English | 20 | 24 | |||
Jari Sillanpää | "Takes 2 to Tango" | English | Failed to qualify | 14 | 51 | ||
Geir Rönning | "Why?" | English | 18 | 50 | |||
Lordi | "Hard Rock Hallelujah" | English | 1 | 292 | 1 | 292 | |
Hanna Pakarinen | "Leave Me Alone" | English | 17 | 53 | Host country[a] | ||
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Teräsbetoni | "Missä miehet ratsastaa" | Finnish | 22 | 35 | 8 | 79 |
Waldo's People | "Lose Control" | English | 25 ◁ | 22 | 12[b] | 42 | |
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Kuunkuiskaajat | "Työlki ellää" | Finnish | Failed to qualify | 11 | 49 | |
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Paradise Oskar | "Da Da Dam" | English | 21 | 57 | 3 | 103 |
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Pernilla Karlsson | "När jag blundar" | Swedish | Failed to qualify | 12 | 41 | |
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Krista Siegfrids | "Marry Me" | English | 24 | 13 | 9 | 64 |
2014
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Softengine | "Something Better" | English | 11 | 72 | 3 | 97 |
2015
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Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät | "Aina mun pitää" | Finnish | Failed to qualify | 16 ◁ | 13 | |
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Sandhja | "Sing It Away" | English | 15 | 51 | ||
2017
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Norma John | "Blackbird" | English | 12 | 92 | ||
Saara Aalto | "Monsters" | English | 25 | 46 | 10 | 108 | |
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Darude feat. Sebastian Rejman | "Look Away" | English | Failed to qualify | 17 ◁ | 23 | |
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Aksel | "Looking Back" | English | Contest cancelled[c] X | |||
Blind Channel | "Dark Side" | English | 6 | 301 | 5 | 234 | |
TBD 26 February 2022 †[1] | Upcoming † |
Hostings[]
Year | Location | Venue | Presenters | Image |
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2007 | Helsinki | Hartwall Areena | Jaana Pelkonen and Mikko Leppilampi |
Awards[]
Marcel Bezençon Awards[]
Year | Category | Song | Performer | Final | Points | Host city | Ref. |
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2002 | Fan Award | "Addicted to You" | Laura Voutilainen | 20 | 24 | Tallinn | |
2006 | Press Award | "Hard Rock Hallelujah" | Lordi | 1 | 292 | Athens | |
2011 | Press Award | "Da Da Dam" | Paradise Oskar | 21 | 57 | Düsseldorf |
Related involvement[]
Conductors[]
Year | Conductor[d] | Notes | Ref. |
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1961 | George de Godzinsky | [4] | |
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1966 | Ossi Runne | [e] | |
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1980 | [6] | ||
1981 | Henrik Otto Donner | [g] | |
1982 | Ossi Runne | ||
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1990 | Olli Ahvenlahti | [h] | |
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Commentators and spokespersons[]
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Year | Finnish commentator | Swedish commentator | Spokesperson | Ref. |
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1960 | Aarno Walli | No broadcast | Did not participate | |
1961 | Poppe Berg | |||
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1970 | No broadcast | Did not participate | ||
1971 | Heikki Seppälä | No spokesperson | ||
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1973 | Erkki Pohjanheimo | |||
1974 | Matti Paalosmaa | Aarre Elo | ||
1975 | Heikki Seppälä | Kaarina Pönniö | ||
1976 | Vesa Nuotio | Erkki Vihtonen | ||
1977 | Erkki Toivanen | Kaarina Pönniö | ||
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1979 | Anja-Maija Leppänen | |||
1980 | Heikki Harma, Aarre Elo | |||
1981 | Ossi Runne | Annemi Genetz | ||
1982 | Erkki Toivanen | Solveig Herlin | ||
1983 | Erkki Pohjanheimo | |||
1984 | Heikki Seppälä | |||
1985 | Heikki Harma, Kari Lumikero | Annemi Genetz | ||
1986 | Solveig Herlin | |||
1987 | Erkki Toivanen | |||
1988 | Erkki Pohjanheimo | |||
1989 | Heikki Harma | |||
1990 | Erkki Pohjanheimo, Ossi Runne | |||
1991 | Erkki Pohjanheimo | Heidi Kokki | ||
1992 | Erkki Pohjanheimo, Kati Bergman | Solveig Herlin | ||
1993 | Erkki Pohjanheimo, Kirsi-Maria Niemi | |||
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1995 | Erkki Pohjanheimo, Olli Ahvenlahti | Did not participate | ||
1996 | Erkki Pohjanheimo, Sanna Kojo | Solveig Herlin | ||
1997 | Aki Sirkesalo, Olli Ahvenlahti | Did not participate | ||
1998 | Maria Guzenina, Sami Aaltonen | Marjo Wilska | ||
1999 | Jani Juntunen | Did not participate | ||
2000 | Pia Mäkinen | |||
2001 | Jani Juntunen, Asko Murtomäki | Did not participate | ||
2002 | Maria Guzenina, Asko Murtomäki | Thomas Lundin | Marion Rung | |
2003 | Did not participate | |||
2004 | Markus Kajo, Asko Murtomäki | Anna Stenlund | ||
2005 | Jaana Pelkonen, Asko Murtomäki, Heikki Paasonen | Jari Sillanpää | ||
2006 | Nina Tapio | |||
2007 | Ellen Jokikunnas, Asko Murtomäki, Heikki Paasonen | Laura Voutilainen | ||
2008 | Jaana Pelkonen, Asko Murtomäki, Mikko Peltola | Mikko Leppilampi | ||
2009 | Tobias Larsson | Jari Sillanpää | ||
2010 | Jaana Pelkonen, Asko Murtomäki | Johanna Pirttilahti | ||
2011 | Tarja Närhi, Asko Murtomäki | Eva Frantz, Johan Lindroos | Susan Aho | |
2012 | Tarja Närhi, Tobias Larsson | Mr. Lordi | ||
2013 | Aino Töllinen, Juuso Mäkilähde | Kristiina Wheeler | ||
2014 | Sanna Pirkkalainen, Jorma Hietamäki | Redrama | ||
2015 | Aino Töllinen, Cristal Snow | Krista Siegfrids | ||
2016 | Mikko Silvennoinen | Jussi-Pekka Rantanen | ||
2017 | Jenni Vartiainen | |||
2018 | Anna Abreu | |||
2019 | Mikko Silvennoinen, Krista Siegfrids | Christoffer Strandberg | ||
2021 | Mikko Silvennoinen | Katri Norrlin |
Photogallery[]
Marion Rung in Luxemburg (1962)
Viktor Klimenko in Naples (1965)
Hanna Pakarinen in Helsinki (2007)
Teräsbetoni in Belgrade (2008)
Waldo's People in Moscow (2009)
Kuunkuiskaajat in Oslo (2010)
Krista Siegfrids in Malmö (2013)
Softengine in Copenhagen (2014)
Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät in Vienna (2015)
Sandhja in Stockholm (2016)
Norma John in Kyiv (2017)
Saara Aalto in Lisbon (2018)
Darude and Sebastian Rejman in Tel Aviv (2019)
See also[]
- Finland in the Eurovision Dance Contest – Dance version of the Eurovision Song Contest.
- Finland in the Eurovision Young Dancers – A competition organised by the EBU for younger dancers aged between 16 and 21.
- Finland in the Eurovision Young Musicians – A competition organised by the EBU for musicians aged 18 years and younger.
Notes[]
- ^ If a country had won the previous year, they did not have to compete in the semi-finals the following year.
- ^ In 2009, Finland qualified through the back-up jury selection.
- ^ The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ All conductors are of Finnish nationality unless otherwise noted.
- ^ Conducted by George de Godzinsky at the national final.
- ^ Conducted by Risto Hiltunen at the national final.
- ^ Only year between 1966 and 1989 where Finland participated and Ossi Runne was not their conductor; he instead provided television commentary. Runne still conducted at the national final.
- ^ Conducted by Ossi Runne at the national final.