Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008

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Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Country Finland
National selection
Selection processEuroviisut 2008
Selection date(s)Semi-finals
8 February 2008
15 February 2008
22 February 2008
Second Chance
1 March 2008
Final
1 March 2008
Selected entrantTeräsbetoni
Selected song"Missä miehet ratsastaa"
Selected songwriter(s)Jarkko Ahola
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (8th, 79 points)
Final result22nd, 35 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Finland entered the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 after hosting the 2007 contest in Helsinki. To select their entry for the contest, Yleisradio Oy (Yle) held a national selection, Euroviisut 2008. The winner was Teräsbetoni with the song "Missä miehet ratsastaa", composed by band member Jarkko Ahola.

Teräsbetoni went to Belgrade for Finland with the song, performing 16th in the first semi-final on 20 May. They received 79 points, placing 8th in a field and qualifying for the final on 24 May. At the final they performed 7th, however they could only manage to receive 35 points, coming 22nd of 25.

Before Eurovision[]

Euroviisut 2008[]

Euroviisut 2008 was the national final that selects Finland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. The competition consisted of five shows that commenced with the first of three semi-finals on 8 February 2008, a Second Chance round on 1 March 2008 and concluded with a final also on 1 March 2008. The semi-final shows were held at the Tohloppi Studios in Tohloppi, Tampere, while the Second Chance round and the final were held at the Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki. The five shows were hosted by Heikki Paasonen and Jaana Pelkonen.

Format[]

12 entries competed in three semi-finals held on 8, 15 and 22 February 2008, with four entries taking part in each show. The top two entries from each semi-final advanced directly to the final, while the remaining two entries advanced to the Second Chance round on 1 March 2008. An additional two entries from the Second Chance round qualified for the final also on 1 March 2008. The results for all shows were determined exclusively by a public vote.[1]

All shows were hosted by Jaana Pelkonen and Mikko Peltola.

Competing entries[]

The song titles for each artist were released in January 2008.[2][3]

Artist Song Songwriter(s)
Cristal Snow "Can't Save Me" Cristal Snow, Heikki Liimatainen, Jimi Constantine
Crumbland "Pleasure" Crumbland
Hanna Marsh "Broken Flower" Hanna Marsh
Jenna Bågeberg "Sinua varten" Ilkka Vainio, Risto Asikainen
Jippu "Kanna minut" Jippu, Markus Koskinen
Kari Tapio "Valaise yö" Ilkka Vainio, Pertti Haverinen
Kristian Meurman "Jos en sua saa" Kristian Meurman
Mikael Konttinen "Milloin" Kerkko Koskinen, Kyösti Salokorpi
Movetron "Cupido" Jukka Tanttari, Timo Löyvä
Ninja "Battlefield of Love" Susan Nova
Teräsbetoni "Missä miehet ratsastaa" Jarkko Ahola
Vuokko Hovatta "Virginia" Kerkko Koskinen, Anna Viitala

Semi-finals[]

Three semi-finals took place on 8, 15 and 22 February 2008 at the Tohloppi Studios in Tampere. Four entries competed in each semi-final, and the top two acts as determined by public voting advanced directly to the final, while the remaining two entries advanced to the Second Chance round.

Semi-final 1 – 8 February 2008
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Hanna Marsh "Broken Flower" — —
2 Kari Tapio "Valaise yö" 46.7% 1
3 Movetron "Cupido" 20.3% 2
4 Crumbland "Pleasure" — —
Semi-final 2 – 15 February 2008
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Ninja "Battlefield of Love" — —
2 Kristian Meurman "Jos en sua saa" 26.8% 2
3 Jippu "Kanna minut" — —
4 Mikael Konttinen "Milloin" 46.1% 1
Semi-final 3 – 22 February 2008
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Jenna Bågeberg "Sinua varten" — —
2 Cristal Snow "Can't Save Me" 27.4% 2
3 Vuokko Hovatta "Virginia" — —
4 Teräsbetoni "Missä miehet ratsastaa" 51.7% 1

Second Chance round[]

The Second Chance round took place on 1 March 2008 at the Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki. The six acts which did not qualify directly to the final competed, and the top two acts as determined by public voting advanced to the final.

Second Chance – 1 March 2008
Draw Artist Song Result
1 Ninja "Battlefield of Love" Eliminated
2 Jippu "Kanna minut" Eliminated
3 Crumbland "Pleasure" Advanced
4 Hanna Marsh "Broken Flower" Eliminated
5 Vuokko Hovatta "Virginia" Advanced
6 Jenna "Sinua varten" Eliminated

Final[]

The final took place on 1 March 2008 where the eight entries that qualified from the preceding three semi-finals and Second Chance round competed. The winner was selected over two rounds of public voting. In the first round, the top three entries were selected to proceed to the second round. In the second round, "Missä miehet ratsastaa" performed by Teräsbetoni was selected as the winner.[4]

First Round – 1 March 2008
Draw Artist Song Result
1 Movetron "Cupido" Eliminated
2 Kristian Meurman "Jos en sua saa" Eliminated
3 Cristal Snow "Can't Save Me" Advanced
4 Mikael Konttinen "Milloin" Eliminated
5 Teräsbetoni "Missä miehet ratsastaa" Advanced
6 Kari Tapio "Valaise yö" Advanced
7 Crumbland "Pleasure" Eliminated
8 Vuokko Hovatta "Virginia" Eliminated
Second Round – 1 March 2008
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Cristal Snow "Can't Save Me" 26.5% 3
2 Teräsbetoni "Missä miehet ratsastaa" 38.9% 1
3 Kari Tapio "Valaise yö" 33.9% 2

At Eurovision[]

Teräsbetoni performing "Missä miehet ratsastaa" at the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.

Since Finland had come in 17th in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, Teräsbetoni were obliged to perform their song in one of the two semi-finals of the 2008 contest.[5] The EBU split up countries with a friendly voting history into the two different semi-finals, to give a better chance to other countries to win. On 28 January 2008, the EBU held a special draw which determined that Finland would be in the first semi-final, held on 20 May 2008.[6]

Teräsbetoni performed 16th in the semi-final, following the Netherlands and preceding Romania. Finland qualified to the final, placing 8th in the semi-final and scoring 79 points.[7] In the final they performed 8th following Israel and preceding Croatia. They finished 22nd with 35 points.[8]

The commentators for the event were Jaana Pelkonen, and Asko Murtomäki in Finnish and Thomas Lundin in Swedish. the spokesperson announcing the votes was Mikko Leppilampi[9]

Voting[]

Points awarded to Finland[]

Points awarded by Finland[]

References[]

  1. ^ Floras, Stella (2007-11-15). "Finland: 12 Artists announced". ESCToday. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
  2. ^ Karhapää, Ilari (2007-01-11). "Finland: Euroviisut song titles published". ESCToday. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
  3. ^ Karhapää, Ilari (2007-11-16). "Euroviisut 2008: semi final running order". ESCToday. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
  4. ^ Klier, Marcus (2007-03-01). "Finland decided: Teräsbetoni to Eurovision!". ESCToday. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
  5. ^ Viniker, Barry (2007-09-28). "Eurovision: 2 semi finals confirmed!". ESCToday. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
  6. ^ Viniker, Barry (2008-01-28). "The Eurovision Song Contest semi final draw". ESCToday. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
  7. ^ "First Semi-Final of Belgrade 2008". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Grand Final of Belgrade 2008". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  9. ^ Schacht, Andreas. "Mikko and Jaana are back!". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
  10. ^ a b "Results of the First Semi-Final of Belgrade 2008". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Results of the Grand Final of Belgrade 2008". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.

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