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Finland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 56 times since its debut in 1961. Finland won the contest for the first – and to date only – time in 2006 with Lordi and their song "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 by Blind Channel with "Dark Side", which came sixth in 2021, and later by Käärijä with "Cha Cha Cha", which won the public vote and came second overall in 2023, the latter of which is Finland's second best result to date.
Before its 2006 victory, Finland was considered by many to be the under-achiever of the Eurovision Song Contest. Prior to its 2006 win, Finland 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 implemented in 1975 to score no points. 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 the band Lordi and their song "Hard Rock Hallelujah", 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.
^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.
^"From 'Pump-Pump' to 'Cha Cha Cha': Finland's vibrant Eurovision history". eurovision.tv. 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
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^Mills, Matt (2023-05-05). "Hard rock hallelujah! How metal found an unlikely home at Eurovision". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
^Nagesh, Ashitha (2015-11-06). "This band's members have Down's syndrome and they're raising awareness with rock". Metro. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
^Robertson, Ben (2023-02-25). "How UMK Became The Must Watch National Final". ESC Insight. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
^Adams, William Lee (2023-10-03). "UMK 2024: Finland's Eurovision selection includes 'all-time best group of entries' as it moves to Tampere's Nokia Arena". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
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^"Winners of the Marcel Bezençon Awards". eurovision.tv. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
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^Roxburgh, Gordon (2014). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Vol. Two: The 1970s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. pp. 142–168. ISBN978-1-84583-093-9.
^Roxburgh, Gordon (2016). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Vol. Three: The 1980s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. ISBN978-1-84583-118-9.
^ [Susan Aho announces Finland's points in the Eurovision finals]. Yle (in Finnish). 9 May 2011. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
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November 15, 2023
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Finnish June 2023 Click show for important translation instructions Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Finnish Wikipedia article at fi Suomi Eurovision laulukilpailussa see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated fi Suomi Eurovision laulukilpailussa to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Finland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 56 times since its debut in 1961 Finland won the contest for the first and to date only time in 2006 with Lordi and their song 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 in the Eurovision Song ContestParticipating broadcasterYleisradio Yle Participation summaryAppearances56 48 finals First appearance1961Highest placement1st 2006Host2007Related articlesUuden Musiikin KilpailuExternal linksYle Eurovision pageFinland s page at Eurovision tvFor the most recent participation seeFinland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023Finland 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 by Blind Channel with Dark Side which came sixth in 2021 and later by Kaarija with Cha Cha Cha which won the public vote and came second overall in 2023 the latter of which is Finland s second best result to date Contents 1 History 2 Participation overview 3 Hostings 4 Awards 4 1 Marcel Bezencon Awards 4 2 You re a Vision Award 5 Related involvement 5 1 Conductors 5 2 Commentators and spokespersons 6 Photogallery 7 See also 8 Notes 9 ReferencesHistory editBefore its 2006 victory Finland was considered by many to be the under achiever of the Eurovision Song Contest Prior to its 2006 win Finland 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 implemented in 1975 to score no points 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 the band Lordi and their song Hard Rock Hallelujah 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 pitaa performed by Pertti Kurikan Nimipaivat 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 Kaarija 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 editTable key 1 First place2 Second place3 Third place Last placeX Entry selected but did not compete Upcoming eventYear Artist Song Language Final Points Semi Points1961 Laila Kinnunen Valoa ikkunassa Finnish 10 6 No semi finals1962 Marion Rung Tipi tii Finnish 7 41963 Laila Halme Muistojeni laulu Finnish 13 01964 Lasse Martenson Laiskotellen Finnish a 7 91965 Viktor Klimenko Aurinko laskee lanteen Finnish 15 01966 Ann Christine Playboy Finnish 10 71967 Fredi Varjoon suojaan Finnish 12 31968 Kristina Hautala Kun kello kay Finnish 16 11969 Jarkko and Laura Kuin silloin ennen Finnish 12 61971 Markku Aro and Koivisto Sisters Tie uuteen paivaan Finnish 8 841972 Paivi Paunu and Kim Floor Muistathan Finnish 12 781973 Marion Rung Tom Tom Tom English 6 931974 Carita Keep Me Warm English 13 41975 Pihasoittajat Old Man Fiddle English 7 741976 Fredi and the Friends Pump Pump English 11 441977 Monica Aspelund Lapponia Finnish 10 501978 Seija Simola Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus Finnish 18 21979 Katri Helena Katson sineen taivaan Finnish 14 381980 Vesa Matti Loiri Huilumies Finnish 19 61981 Riki Sorsa Reggae O K Finnish 16 271982 Kojo Nuku pommiin Finnish 18 01983 Ami Aspelund Fantasiaa Finnish 11 411984 Kirka Hengaillaan Finnish 9 461985 Sonja Lumme Elakoon elama Finnish 9 581986 Kari Never the End Finnish 15 221987 Vicky Rosti Sata salamaa Finnish 15 321988 Boulevard Nauravat silmat muistetaan Finnish 20 31989 Anneli Saaristo La dolce vita Finnish 7 761990 Beat Fri Swedish 21 81991 Kaija Hullu yo Finnish 20 61992 Pave Yamma Yamma Finnish 23 41993 Katri Helena Tule luo Finnish 17 20 Kvalifikacija za Millstreet1994 CatCat Bye Bye Baby Finnish English 22 11 No semi finals1996 Jasmine Niin kaunis on taivas Finnish 23 9 22 261998 Edea Aava Finnish 15 22 No semi finals2000 Nina Astrom A Little Bit English 18 182002 Laura Addicted to You English 20 242004 Jari Sillanpaa Takes 2 to Tango English Failed to qualify 14 512005 Geir Ronning Why English 18 502006 Lordi Hard Rock Hallelujah English 1 292 1 2922007 Hanna Pakarinen Leave Me Alone English 17 53 Host country2008 Terasbetoni Missa miehet ratsastaa Finnish 22 35 8 792009 Waldo s People Lose Control English 25 22 12 b 422010 Kuunkuiskaajat Tyolki ellaa Finnish Failed to qualify 11 492011 Paradise Oskar Da Da Dam English 21 57 3 1032012 Pernilla Nar jag blundar Swedish Failed to qualify 12 412013 Krista Siegfrids Marry Me English 24 13 9 642014 Softengine Something Better English 11 72 3 972015 Pertti Kurikan Nimipaivat Aina mun pitaa Finnish Failed to qualify 16 132016 Sandhja Sing It Away English 15 512017 Norma John Blackbird English 12 922018 Saara Aalto Monsters English 25 46 10 1082019 Darude feat Sebastian Rejman Look Away English Failed to qualify 17 232020 Aksel Looking Back English Contest cancelled c X2021 Blind Channel Dark Side English 6 301 5 2342022 The Rasmus Jezebel English 21 38 7 1622023 Kaarija Cha Cha Cha Finnish 2 526 1 1772024 TBD 10 February 2024 6 Upcoming Hostings editYear Location Venue Presenters Image2007 Helsinki Hartwall Areena Jaana Pelkonen and Mikko Leppilampi nbsp Awards editMarcel Bezencon Awards edit Further information Marcel Bezencon Awards Year Category Song Performer Final Points Host city Ref 2002 Fan Award Addicted to You Laura 20 24 nbsp Tallinn 7 2006 Press Award Hard Rock Hallelujah Lordi 1 292 nbsp Athens 7 2011 Press Award Da Da Dam Paradise Oskar 21 57 nbsp Dusseldorf 8 You re a Vision Award edit Further information You re a Vision Award Year Performer Host city Ref 2023 Kaarija nbsp Liverpool 9 Related involvement editConductors edit Year Conductor d Notes Ref 1961 George de Godzinsky 10 19621963196419651966 Ossi Runne e 1967196819691971 11 1972197319741975197619771978 f 19791980 12 1981 Henrik Otto Donner g 1982 Ossi Runne19831984198519861987198819891990 Olli Ahvenlahti h 199119921993199419961998Commentators and spokespersons edit This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed December 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Year Finnish commentator Swedish commentator Spokesperson Ref 1960 Aarno Walli No broadcast Did not participate1961 Poppe Berg196219631964196519661967196819691970 No broadcast Did not participate1971 Heikki Seppala No spokesperson19721973 Erkki Pohjanheimo1974 Matti Paalosmaa Aarre Elo1975 Heikki Seppala Kaarina Ponnio1976 Vesa Nuotio Erkki Vihtonen1977 Erkki Toivanen Kaarina Ponnio19781979 Anja Maija Leppanen1980 Heikki Harma Aarre Elo1981 Ossi Runne Annemi Genetz1982 Erkki Toivanen Solveig Herlin1983 Erkki Pohjanheimo1984 Heikki Seppala1985 Heikki Harma Kari Lumikero Annemi Genetz1986 Solveig Herlin1987 Erkki Toivanen1988 Erkki Pohjanheimo1989 Heikki Harma1990 Erkki Pohjanheimo Ossi Runne1991 Erkki Pohjanheimo Heidi Kokki1992 Erkki Pohjanheimo Kati Bergman Solveig Herlin1993 Erkki Pohjanheimo Kirsi Maria Niemi19941995 Erkki Pohjanheimo Olli Ahvenlahti Did not participate1996 Erkki Pohjanheimo Sanna Kojo Solveig Herlin1997 Aki Sirkesalo Olli Ahvenlahti Did not participate1998 Maria Guzenina Sami Aaltonen Marjo Wilska1999 Jani Juntunen Did not participate2000 Pia Makinen2001 Jani Juntunen Asko Murtomaki Did not participate2002 Maria Guzenina Asko Murtomaki Thomas Lundin Marion Rung2003 Did not participate2004 Markus Kajo Asko Murtomaki Anna Stenlund2005 Jaana Pelkonen Asko Murtomaki Heikki Paasonen Jari Sillanpaa2006 Nina Tapio2007 Ellen Jokikunnas Asko Murtomaki Heikki Paasonen Laura Voutilainen2008 Jaana Pelkonen Asko Murtomaki Mikko Peltola Mikko Leppilampi2009 Tobias Larsson Jari Sillanpaa2010 Jaana Pelkonen Asko Murtomaki Johanna Pirttilahti2011 Tarja Narhi Asko Murtomaki Eva Frantz Johan Lindroos Susan Aho 13 2012 Tarja Narhi Tobias Larsson Mr Lordi2013 Aino Tollinen Juuso Makilahde Kristiina Wheeler2014 Sanna Pirkkalainen Jorma Hietamaki Redrama2015 Aino Tollinen Cristal Snow Krista Siegfrids2016 Mikko Silvennoinen Jussi Pekka Rantanen2017 Jenni Vartiainen2018 Anna Abreu2019 Mikko Silvennoinen Krista Siegfrids Christoffer Strandberg 14 15 2021 Mikko Silvennoinen Katri Norrlin 16 2022 Aksel Kankaanranta 17 2023 Bess 18 Photogallery edit nbsp Laila Kinnunen in Cannes 1961 nbsp Marion Rung in Luxemburg 1962 nbsp Viktor Klimenko in Naples 1965 nbsp Fredi in The Hague 1976 nbsp Kirka pictured in 1989 nbsp Lordi pictured in 2005 nbsp Hanna Pakarinen in Helsinki 2007 nbsp Terasbetoni in Belgrade 2008 nbsp Waldo s People in Moscow 2009 nbsp Kuunkuiskaajat in Oslo 2010 nbsp Krista Siegfrids in Malmo 2013 nbsp Softengine in Copenhagen 2014 nbsp Pertti Kurikan Nimipaivat in Vienna 2015 nbsp Sandhja in Stockholm 2016 nbsp Norma John in Kyiv 2017 nbsp Saara Aalto in Lisbon 2018 nbsp Darude not pictured and Sebastian Rejman in Tel Aviv 2019 nbsp The Rasmus in Turin 2022 nbsp Kaarija in Liverpool 2023 See also editFinland 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 edit Contains one line in English 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 References edit From Pump Pump to Cha Cha Cha Finland s vibrant Eurovision history eurovision tv 2023 08 09 Retrieved 2023 08 09 Travers Paul 2021 05 20 Remembering when Lordi won Eurovision and took monsters to the Kerrang Retrieved 2023 07 08 Mills Matt 2023 05 05 Hard rock hallelujah How metal found an unlikely home at Eurovision The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 2023 07 08 Nagesh Ashitha 2015 11 06 This band s members have Down s syndrome and they re raising awareness with rock Metro Retrieved 2023 07 08 Robertson Ben 2023 02 25 How UMK Became The Must Watch National Final ESC Insight Retrieved 2023 07 08 Adams William Lee 2023 10 03 UMK 2024 Finland s Eurovision selection includes all time best group of entries as it moves to Tampere s Nokia Arena Wiwibloggs Retrieved 2023 10 03 a b Marcel Bezencon Awards eurovision tv July 2019 Archived from the original on 16 July 2019 Retrieved 8 December 2019 Winners of the Marcel Bezencon Awards eurovision tv 16 May 2011 Retrieved 8 December 2019 Finland wint You re A Vision Award 2023 voor meest opvallende Songfestivaloutfit Songfestival be in Dutch Retrieved 22 May 2023 Roxburgh Gordon 2012 Songs for Europe The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest Vol One The 1950s and 1960s Prestatyn Telos Publishing pp 93 101 ISBN 978 1 84583 065 6 Roxburgh Gordon 2014 Songs for Europe The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest Vol Two The 1970s Prestatyn Telos Publishing pp 142 168 ISBN 978 1 84583 093 9 Roxburgh Gordon 2016 Songs for Europe The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest Vol Three The 1980s Prestatyn Telos Publishing ISBN 978 1 84583 118 9 Susan Aho ilmoittaa Suomen pisteet Euroviisujen finaalissa Susan Aho announces Finland s points in the Eurovision finals Yle in Finnish 9 May 2011 Archived from the original on 17 March 2012 Retrieved 22 February 2020 Herbert Emily 24 April 2019 Finland Krista Siegfrids Joins Mikko Silvennoinen in the Eurovision Commentary Booth eurovoix com Retrieved 5 December 2019 Eurovision 2019 Spokespersons Who will announce the points eurovisionworld com 18 May 2019 Retrieved 5 December 2019 Yle tarjoaa ison joukon euroviisuihin liittyvia ohjelmia toukokuussa viisuhuuma huipentuu suoriin lahetyksiin Rotterdamista yle fi in Finnish Retrieved 2021 04 12 Remes Henkka Viisukupla Eurovisionsbubblan arvioi taman vuoden biisit kaksikielisesti yle fi in Finnish Yleisradio Retrieved 2022 04 20 Finland Bess Revealed as Spokesperson for Eurovision 2023 Eurovoix 2023 05 05 Retrieved 2023 05 05 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest amp oldid 1180538868, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
