Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest

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Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Participating broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle)
Participation summary
Appearances57 (49 finals)
First appearance 1961
Highest placement1st: 2006
Host 2007
Participation history
Related articles
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu
External links
Yle Eurovision page
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Song contest current event.png For the most recent participation see
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Finland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 57 times since its debut in 1961. The Finish participant broadcaster in the contest is Yleisradio (Yle), which select its entrant with the national competition Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu .

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Finland won the contest for the first –and to date only –time in 2006 with "Hard Rock Hallelujah" performed by Lordi. The country's best result before then was achieved with "Tom Tom Tom" by Marion Rung 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 with "Something Better" by Softengine finishing 11th, a result that would be surpassed with "Dark Side" by Blind Channel, which came sixth in 2021, and later with "Cha Cha Cha" by Käärijä, which won the public vote and came second overall in 2023, the latter of which is Finland's second best result to date.

History

Yleisradio (Yle) is a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), thus eligible to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. It has participated in the contest representing Finland since its sixth edition in 1961.

Before its 2006 victory, Finland was considered by many to be the under-achiever of the contest. Prior to 2006, it had placed last a total of eight times, three times with nul points . Finland's entry in 1982, "Nuku pommiin" by Kojo, was one of only fifteen songs to score no points since the modern scoring system was implemented in 1975. Due to poor results, Finland was relegated from taking part in 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001 and 2003. [1] [2]

In 2006, Finland won the contest with "Hard Rock Hallelujah" by the band Lordi, an entry that stood out from the Europop that had dominated the competition. The song scored the highest number of points in the history of the contest, with 292, a record that was later broken by Norway's Alexander Rybak in 2009. [3]

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. [4] 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 and Sebastian Rejman, Blind Channel placed sixth in 2021, followed by a 21st place for The Rasmus in 2022 and a second place for Käärijä in 2023, the latter of which is Finland's second best result to date. [5]

All of Finland's entries were in English between 1973 and 1976, and since 2000 (with the exceptions of 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2023); both of these periods allowed submissions in any language. Finland's entries in 1990 and 2012 were in Swedish, which is an official language in the country alongside Finnish. All of Finland's other songs have been in Finnish.

Participation overview

Table key
1First place
2Second place
3Third place
◁Last place
XEntry selected but did not compete
†Upcoming event
YearArtistSongLanguageFinalPointsSemiPoints
1961 Laila Kinnunen " Valoa ikkunassa " Finnish 106No semi-finals
1962 Marion Rung " Tipi-tii "Finnish74
1963 Laila Halme " Muistojeni laulu "Finnish13 ◁0
1964 Lasse Mårtenson " Laiskotellen "Finnish79
1965 Viktor Klimenko " Aurinko laskee länteen "Finnish15 ◁0
1966 Ann-Christine "Playboy"Finnish107
1967 Fredi " Varjoon – suojaan "Finnish123
1968 Kristina Hautala " Kun kello käy "Finnish16 ◁1
1969 Jarkko and Laura " Kuin silloin ennen "Finnish126
1971 Markku Aro and Koivisto Sisters" Tie uuteen päivään "Finnish884
1972 Päivi Paunu and Kim Floor " Muistathan "Finnish1278
1973 Marion Rung"Tom Tom Tom"English693
1974 Carita "Keep Me Warm"English134
1975 Pihasoittajat "Old Man Fiddle"English774
1976 Fredi and the Friends"Pump-Pump"English1144
1977 Monica Aspelund " Lapponia "Finnish1050
1978 Seija Simola " Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus "Finnish182
1979 Katri Helena " Katson sineen taivaan "Finnish1438
1980 Vesa-Matti Loiri " Huilumies "Finnish19 ◁6
1981 Riki Sorsa "Reggae O.K."Finnish1627
1982 Kojo " Nuku pommiin "Finnish18 ◁0
1983 Ami Aspelund " Fantasiaa "Finnish1141
1984 Kirka " Hengaillaan "Finnish946
1985 Sonja Lumme " Eläköön elämä "Finnish958
1986 Kari "Never the End"Finnish1522
1987 Vicky Rosti " Sata salamaa "Finnish1532
1988 Boulevard" Nauravat silmät muistetaan "Finnish203
1989 Anneli Saaristo " La dolce vita "Finnish776
1990 Beat " Fri? " Swedish 21 ◁8
1991 Kaija " Hullu yö "Finnish206
1992 Pave " Yamma Yamma "Finnish23 ◁4
1993 Katri Helena" Tule luo "Finnish1720 Kvalifikacija za Millstreet
1994 CatCat "Bye Bye Baby"Finnish, English2211No semi-finals
1996 Jasmine " Niin kaunis on taivas "Finnish23 ◁92226
1998 Edea " Aava "Finnish1522No semi-finals
2000 Nina Åström "A Little Bit"English1818
2002 Laura "Addicted to You"English2024
2004 Jari Sillanpää "Takes 2 to Tango"EnglishFailed to qualify1451
2005 Geir Rönning "Why?"English1850
2006 Lordi "Hard Rock Hallelujah"English12921292
2007 Hanna Pakarinen "Leave Me Alone"English1753Host country
2008 Teräsbetoni " Missä miehet ratsastaa "Finnish2235879
2009 Waldo's People "Lose Control"English25 ◁2212 [lower-alpha 1] 42
2010 Kuunkuiskaajat " Työlki ellää "FinnishFailed to qualify1149
2011 Paradise Oskar "Da Da Dam"English21573103
2012 Pernilla " När jag blundar "SwedishFailed to qualify1241
2013 Krista Siegfrids "Marry Me"English2413964
2014 Softengine "Something Better"English1172397
2015 Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät " Aina mun pitää "FinnishFailed to qualify16 ◁13
2016 Sandhja "Sing It Away"English1551
2017 Norma John "Blackbird"English1292
2018 Saara Aalto "Monsters"English254610108
2019 Darude feat. Sebastian Rejman "Look Away"EnglishFailed to qualify17 ◁23
2020 Aksel "Looking Back"EnglishContest cancelled [lower-alpha 2] X
2021 Blind Channel "Dark Side"English63015234
2022 The Rasmus "Jezebel"English21387162
2023 Käärijä "Cha Cha Cha"Finnish25261177
2024 Windows95man [lower-alpha 3] "No Rules!"English1938759
2025 TBD 8 February 2025 † [6] Upcoming †

Hostings

YearLocationVenuePresentersImage
2007 Helsinki Hartwall Arena Jaana Pelkonen and Mikko Leppilampi ESC 2007 hosts.jpg

Awards

Marcel Bezençon Awards

YearCategorySongPerformerFinalPointsHost cityRef.
2002 Fan Award"Addicted to You" Laura 2024 Flag of Estonia.svg Tallinn
[7]
2006 Press Award"Hard Rock Hallelujah" Lordi 1292 Flag of Greece.svg Athens
[7]
2011 Press Award"Da Da Dam" Paradise Oskar 2157 Flag of Germany.svg Düsseldorf
[8]

You're a Vision Award

YearPerformerHost cityRef.
2023 Käärijä Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liverpool [9]

Conductors

YearConductor [lower-alpha 4] NotesRef.
1961 George de Godzinsky [10]
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966 Ossi Runne [lower-alpha 5]
1967
1968
1969
1971 [11]
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978 [lower-alpha 6]
1979
1980 [12]
1981 Henrik Otto Donner [lower-alpha 7]
1982 Ossi Runne
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990 Olli Ahvenlahti [lower-alpha 8]
1991
1992
1993
1994
1996
1998

Commentators and spokespersons

Over the years, Yle has had several experienced radio and television presenters as commentators. The Eurovision Song Contest has been broadcast in Finland from 1960 to 2001 and from 2021 onwards by Yle TV1 and from 2002 to 2019 by Yle TV2.

YearChannelFinnish commentatorSwedish commentatorSpokespersonRef.
1960 Suomen Televisio Aarno WalliNo broadcastDid not participate [13] [14]
1961 Poppe Berg [15]
1962 Jan Sederholm [16]
1963 [17]
1964 Unknown [18]
1965 TV-ohjelma 1 Jerker Sundholm [19] [20]
1966 Unknown [21] [22]
1967 [23] [24]
1968 [25] [26]
1969 [27] [28]
1970 No broadcastDid not participate
1971 TV-ohjelma 1 Unknown Matti Paalosmaa  [ fi ]No spokesperson [29]
1972 Åke Grandell  [ fi ] [30]
1973 TV1 Unknown [31]
1974 Matti PaalosmaaÅke GrandellAarre Elo [32] [33]
1975 Heikki Seppälä  [ fi ]No broadcastKaarina Pönniö [34] [35]
1976 Erkki Vihtonen [36] [37]
1977 UnknownKaarina Pönniö [38]
1978 [39]
1979 Matti Paalosmaa [40] [41]
1980 Heikki Harma [42] [43]
1981 Ossi Runne Annemi Genetz [44]
1982 Erkki Toivanen Solveig Herlin [45]
1983 Erkki Pohjanheimo [46]
1984 Heikki Seppälä [47] [48]
1985 Kari Lumikero  [ fi ]Annemi Genetz [49]
1986 Solveig Herlin [50]
1987 Erkki Toivanen [51]
1988 Erkki Pohjanheimo [52] [53]
1989 Heikki Harma [54] [55]
1990 Erkki Pohjanheimo, Ossi Runne [56] [57]
1991 Erkki PohjanheimoJohan Finne, Paul Olin  [ sv ], Wille Wilenius  [ fi ]Heidi Kokki [58]
1992 Erkki Pohjanheimo, Kati Bergman Solveig Herlin [59]
1993 Erkki Pohjanheimo, Kirsi-Maria Niemi [60]
1994 Unknown [61]
1995 Erkki Pohjanheimo, Olli Ahvenlahti No broadcastDid not participate [62] [63]
1996 Erkki Pohjanheimo, Sanna Kojo, Minna PenttiSolveig Herlin [64] [65]
1997 Aki Sirkesalo, Olli AhvenlahtiDid not participate [66] [67]
1998 Maria Guzenina, Sami Aaltonen  [ fi ]UnknownMarjo Wilska [68] [69] [70]
1999 Jani Juntunen Did not participate [71] [72] [73]
2000 No broadcastPia Mäkinen [74]
2001 Yle TV1 Jani Juntunen, Asko Murtomäki  [ fi ]UnknownDid not participate [75] [76]
2002 Yle TV2 Maria Guzenina, Asko Murtomäki Thomas Lundin  [ sv ] Marion Rung [77] [78]
2003 Did not participate [79] [80]
2004 Markus Kajo, Asko MurtomäkiAnna Stenlund [81] [82]
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 LarssonJari Sillanpää
2010 Jaana Pelkonen, Asko MurtomäkiJohanna Pirttilahti
2011 Tarja Närhi, Asko MurtomäkiEva 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 Yle TV1 Mikko SilvennoinenKatri Norrlin
2022 Aksel Kankaanranta
2023 Bess
2024 Toni Laaksonen [lower-alpha 9]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ In 2009, Finland qualified through the back-up jury selection.
  2. ↑ The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  3. ↑ Features uncredited vocals by Henri Piispanen
  4. ↑ All conductors are of Finnish nationality unless otherwise noted.
  5. ↑ Conducted by George de Godzinsky at the national final.
  6. ↑ Conducted by Risto Hiltunen at the national final.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Conducted by Ossi Runne at the national final.
  9. ↑ Käärijä was initially appointed as the Finnish spokesperson, though he withdrew before the final and was replaced by Laaksonen.

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