Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010

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Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Country Finland
National selection
Selection processEuroviisut 2010
Selection date(s)Online vote:
1–16 October 2009
Semi-finals:
8 January 2010
15 January 2010
22 January 2010
Final:
30 January 2010
Selected entrantKuunkuiskaajat
Selected song"Työlki ellää"
Selected songwriter(s)Timo Kiiskinen
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (11th)
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Finland participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 held in Bærum, Oslo, Norway. Yle (Yleisradio) hold a national final, Euroviisut 2010, to select the 2010 Finnish entry.

Before Eurovision[]

Euroviisut 2010[]

Kuunkuiskaajat at the final of Euroviisut 2010 in Tampere.

Euroviisut 2010 was the national final that selected Finland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The competition consisted of four shows that commenced with the first of three semi-finals on 8 January 2010 and concluded with a final on 30 January 2010.[1] The four shows were held at the Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre in Tampere and hosted by Jaana Pelkonen and Mikko Peltola. All shows were broadcast on Yle TV2 and online at yle.fi as well as via radio on Yle Radio Suomi.[2] The final was watched by 995,000 viewers in Finland with a peak of 1.2 million.[3][4]

Format[]

The format of the competition consisted of four shows: three semi-finals and a final. Five songs competed in each semi-final and the top three entries from each semi-final alongside a wildcard entry selected by a jury from the remaining entries qualified to complete the ten-song lineup in the final. The results for the semi-finals and the final were determined exclusively by a public vote. Public voting included the options of telephone and SMS voting.[5]

Competing entries[]

Twelve artists, including the 2009 winner of the Finnish tango contest Tangomarkkinat Amadeus Lundberg, were directly invited by Yle for the national final in consultation with record companies.[6][7][8] A submission period was also opened by Yle which lasted between 16 June 2009 and 31 August 2009. At least one of the writers and the lead singer(s) had to hold Finnish citizenship or live in Finland permanently in order for the entry to qualify to compete.[5][1] A panel of experts appointed by Yle selected twelve entries for an online vote from the 267 received submissions. The invited artists and the competing entries for the online vote were presented on 30 September 2010 and 1 October 2009, respectively.[9][10] For the online vote, the public was able to vote through SMS until 16 October 2009 and the top three from the twelve competing entries qualified to the national final.[11][12] "You Don't Know Tomorrow" performed by Bääbs, "Fatal Moment" performed by Linn Nygård and "Love at the First Sight" performed by Sister Twister qualified to the national final.[13][14]

Artist Song Songwriter(s)
Amadeus Lundberg "Anastacia" Risto Asikainen, Ilkka Vainio
Antti Kleemola "Sun puolella" Antti Kleemola, Mikko Karjalainen
Bääbs "You Don't Know Tomorrow" Riku Kärkkäinen, Tommi Forsström
Boys of the Band (BOB) "America (I Think I Love You)" Boys of the Band, Kimmo Blom
Eläkeläiset "Hulluna humpasta" Kristian Voutilainen, Onni Waris
Heli Kajo "Annankadun kulmassa" Heli Kajo
Kuunkuiskaajat "Työlki ellää" Timo Kiiskinen
Linn Nygård "Fatal Moment" Sebastian Holmgård, Linn Nygård
Maria Lund "Sydän ymmärtää" Valtteri Tynkkynen, Maria Lund, Heikki Salo
Monday "Play" Tuomas "Gary" Keskinen, Salla Lehtinen
Nina Lassander "Cider Hill" Janne Hyöty, Paul Oxley
Osmo Ikonen "Heaven or Hell" Osmo Ikonen
Pentti Hietanen "Il mondo è qui" Lasse Heikkilä, Petri Kaivanto, Stefano de Sando
Sister Twister "Love at the First Sight" Elin Blom, Jonas Olsson
Veeti Kallio "Kerro mulle rakkaudesta" Veeti Kallio, Pekka Ruuska

Semi-finals[]

Three semi-finals took place on 8, 15 and 22 January. In each show the top three from the five competing entries qualified to the final based on the results of a public vote. A jury wildcard was also selected from the eliminated songs to progress to the final and announced following the third semi-final.

Semi-final 1 – 8 January 2010[15][16]
Draw Artist Song Result
1 Amadeus Lundberg "Anastacia" Advanced
2 Nina Lassander "Cider Hill" Advanced
3 Bääbs "You Don't Know Tomorrow" Eliminated
4 Boys of the Band (BOB) "America (I Think I Love You)" Eliminated
5 Pentti Hietanen "Il mondo è qui" Advanced
Semi-final 2 – 15 January 2010[17][18]
Draw Artist Song Result
1 Monday "Play" Eliminated
2 Antti Kleemola "Sun puolella" Advanced
3 Heli Kajo "Annankadun kulmassa" Advanced
4 Sister Twister "Love at the First Sight" Advanced
5 Veeti Kallio "Kerro mulle rakkaudesta" Eliminated
Semi-final 3 – 22 January 2010[19][20]
Draw Artist Song Result
1 Maria Lund "Sydän ymmärtää" Wildcard
2 Osmo Ikonen "Heaven or Hell" Eliminated
3 Kuunkuiskaajat "Työlki ellää" Advanced
4 Linn Nygård "Fatal Moment" Advanced
5 Eläkeläiset "Hulluna humpasta" Advanced

Final[]

The final took place on 30 January 2010 where the nine entries that qualified from the preceding three semi-finals and the jury wildcard competed. Prior to the final, possible winning contenders as suggested by media reports included Eläkeläiset, Amadeus Lundberg, Kuunkuiskaajat and Heli Kajo.[21][22] The winner was selected over two rounds of public voting through telephone and SMS voting. In the first round, the top three entries qualified to the second round, the superfinal. "Cider Hill" performed by Nina Lassander, "Hulluna humpasta" performed by Eläkeläiset and "Työlki ellää" performed by Kuunkuiskaajat qualified to the superfinal.[23] In the superfinal, "Työlki ellää" performed by Kuunkuiskaajat was selected as the winner.[24][25]

In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the interval act featured Eurovision Song Contest 2007 host Mikko Leppilampi and Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest 2009 winner Alexander Rybak.[21][22]

Final – 30 January 2010
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Maria Lund "Sydän ymmärtää" 6,663 9
2 Antti Kleemola "Sun puolella" 3,907 10
3 Linn Nygård "Fatal Moment" 7,135 7
4 Pentti Hietanen "Il mondo è qui" 6,671 8
5 Heli Kajo "Annankadun kulmassa" 11,443 6
6 Nina Lassander "Cider Hill" 17,312 3
7 Amadeus Lundberg "Anastacia" 12,250 5
8 Sister Twister "Love at the First Sight" 15,377 4
9 Eläkeläiset "Hulluna humpasta" 20,051 1
10 Kuunkuiskaajat "Työlki ellää" 18,333 2
Superfinal – 30 January 2010
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Nina Lassander "Cider Hill" 43,282 2
2 Eläkeläiset "Hulluna humpasta" 23,120 3
3 Kuunkuiskaajat "Työlki ellää" 48,139 1

At Eurovision[]

Finland competed in the first semi-final of the contest, on 25 May. It failed to make it through to Saturday's grand final, placing 11th with 49 points.[26] In the semi-final the public awarded Finland 6th place with 69 points and the jury awarded 15th place with 37 points.[27]

Television hostess Johanna Pirttilahti announced the results of the Finland televoting.[28]

Voting[]

Points awarded to Finland[]

Points awarded to Finland (Semi-final 1)[29]
Score Country
12 points
10 points  Estonia
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point  Poland

Points awarded by Finland[]

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