Finland participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Missä miehet ratsastaa" written by Jarkko Ahola. The song was performed by the band Teräsbetoni. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) organised the national final Euroviisut 2008 in order to select the Finnish entry for the 2008 contest in Belgrade, Serbia. 12 entries were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of three semi-finals, a Second Chance round and a final, taking place in February and March 2008. Eight entries ultimately competed in the final on 1 March where votes from the public selected "Missä miehet ratsastaa" performed by Teräsbetoni as the winner.
Finland was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 20 May 2008. Performing during the show in position 16, "Missä miehet ratsastaa" was announced among the 10 qualifying entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 24 May. It was later revealed that Finland placed eighth out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 79 points. In the final, Finland performed in position 8 and placed twenty-second out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 35 points.
Prior to the 2008 contest, Finland had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-one times since its first entry in 1961.[1] Finland has won the contest once in 2006 with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" performed by Lordi. In the 2007 contest, Finland automatically qualified to the final as the host nation where "Leave Me Alone" performed by Hanna Pakarinen placed seventeenth.
The Finnish national broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), broadcasts the event within Finland and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. Yle confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest on 2 July 2007.[2] Finland's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest have been selected through national final competitions that have varied in format over the years. Since 1961, a selection show that was often titled Euroviisukarsinta highlighted that the purpose of the program was to select a song for Eurovision. Along with their participation confirmation, the broadcaster also announced that the Finnish entry for the 2008 contest would be selected through the Euroviisut selection show.[2]
Before Eurovision
Euroviisut 2008
Euroviisut 2008 was the national final that selected Finland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. The competition consisted of three stages that commenced with the first of three semi-finals on 8 February 2008, followed by a Second Chance round on 1 March 2008 and concluded with a final also on 1 March 2008. The three stages were hosted by Eurovision Song Contest 2007 host Jaana Pelkonen and YleX DJ Mikko Peltola. All shows were broadcast on Yle TV2, via radio on Yle Radio Suomi and online at yle.fi.[3][4]
Format
The format of the competition consisted of three stages: three semi-finals, a Second Chance round and a final. Four songs competed in each semi-final and the top two entries from each semi-final directly qualified to the final. The remaining two entries of each semi-final competed in the Second Chance round where an additional two entries qualified to complete the eight-song lineup in the final. The results for all three stages were determined exclusively by a public vote. Public voting included the options of telephone and SMS voting.[5]
Competing entries
Twelve artists were directly invited by Yle to compete in the national final following consultation with record companies and presented on 15 November 2007.[6][7] The entries competing in each semi-final were presented in preview programmes on Yle Radio Suomi on 4, 11 and 18 February 2008, respectively.[8]
The three semi-final shows took place on 8, 15 and 22 February 2008 at the Tohloppi Studios in Tampere. The top two from the four competing entries in each semi-final qualified directly to the final based on the results from the public vote, while the remaining two entries advanced to the Second Chance round.[9]
The Second Chance round took place before the final on 1 March 2008 at the Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki where the entries placed third and fourth in the preceding three semi-finals competed. The top two from the six competing entries qualified to the final based on the results of a public vote.[10]
The final took place on 1 March 2008 at the Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki where the eight entries that qualified from the preceding three semi-finals and the Second Chance round competed. The winner was selected over two rounds of public televoting. In the first round, the top three from the eight competing entries qualified to the second round, the superfinal. In the superfinal, "Missä miehet ratsastaa" performed by Teräsbetoni was selected as the winner.[11] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the interval act featured Aikakone and 2007 Finnish Eurovision entrantHanna Pakarinen.[10][12]
It was announced in September 2007 that the competition's format would be expanded to two semi-finals in 2008.[13] According to the rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top nine songs from each semi-final as determined by televoting progress to the final, and a tenth was determined by back-up juries. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 28 January 2008, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals. Finland was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 20 May 2008.[14] The running order for the semi-finals was decided through another draw on 17 March 2008 and Finland was set to perform in position 16, following the entry from the Netherlands and before the entry from Romania.[15]
The two semi-finals and the final were televised in Finland on Yle TV2 with commentary in Finnish by Jaana Pelkonen, Mikko Peltola and Asko Murtomäki. The three shows were also broadcast on Yle FST5 with commentary in Swedish by Thomas Lundin as well as via radio with Finnish commentary by Sanna Pirkkalainen and Jorma Hietamäki on Yle Radio Suomi.[16] The Finnish spokesperson, who announced the Finnish votes during the final, was Mikko Leppilampi.[17]
Semi-final
Teräsbetoni during a rehearsal before the first semi-final
Teräsbetoni took part in technical rehearsals on 12 and 16 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 19 and 20 May.[18] The Finnish performance featured the members of Teräsbetoni wearing various leather outfits and performing in a band set-up. The LED screens and stage lighting displayed white and red colours and the performance also featured several effects including smoke, fire and pyrotechnics.[19][20][21] Two backing performers also joined Teräsbetoni on stage: Antto Tuomainen and Osku Ketola.[22]
At the end of the show, Finland was announced as having finished in the top 10 and subsequently qualifying for the grand final. It was later revealed that Finland placed eighth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 79 points.[23]
Final
Shortly after the first semi-final, a winners' press conference was held for the ten qualifying countries. As part of this press conference, the qualifying artists took part in a draw to determine the running order for the final. This draw was done in the order the countries were announced during the semi-final. Finland was drawn to perform in position 8, following the entry from Israel and before the entry from Croatia.[24]
Teräsbetoni once again took part in dress rehearsals on 23 and 24 May before the final. The band performed a repeat of their semi-final performance during the final on 24 May. At the conclusion of the voting, Finland finished in twenty-second place with 35 points.[25]
Voting
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Finland and awarded by Finland in the first semi-final and grand final of the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Norway in the semi-final and to Estonia in the final of the contest.
^"First Semi-Final of Belgrade 2008". European Broadcasting Union. from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
^"First Semi-Final: Winners Press Conference [UPD]". eurovision.tv. 22 May 2008. from the original on 2020-09-25. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
^"Grand Final of Belgrade 2008". European Broadcasting Union. from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
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External links
(in Finnish) Full national final on Yle Elävä Arkisto
January 06, 2023
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Finland participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song Missa miehet ratsastaa written by Jarkko Ahola The song was performed by the band Terasbetoni The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio Yle organised the national final Euroviisut 2008 in order to select the Finnish entry for the 2008 contest in Belgrade Serbia 12 entries were selected to compete in the national final which consisted of three semi finals a Second Chance round and a final taking place in February and March 2008 Eight entries ultimately competed in the final on 1 March where votes from the public selected Missa miehet ratsastaa performed by Terasbetoni as the winner Eurovision Song Contest 2008Country FinlandNational selectionSelection processEuroviisut 2008Selection date s Semi finals 8 February 200815 February 200822 February 2008Second Chance 1 March 2008Final 1 March 2008Selected entrantTerasbetoniSelected song Missa miehet ratsastaa Selected songwriter s Jarkko AholaFinals performanceSemi final resultQualified 8th 79 points Final result22nd 35 pointsFinland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 2008 2009 Finland was drawn to compete in the first semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 20 May 2008 Performing during the show in position 16 Missa miehet ratsastaa was announced among the 10 qualifying entries of the first semi final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 24 May It was later revealed that Finland placed eighth out of the 19 participating countries in the semi final with 79 points In the final Finland performed in position 8 and placed twenty second out of the 25 participating countries scoring 35 points Contents 1 Background 2 Before Eurovision 2 1 Euroviisut 2008 2 1 1 Format 2 1 2 Competing entries 2 1 3 Shows 2 1 4 Semi finals 2 1 5 Second Chance 2 1 6 Final 3 At Eurovision 3 1 Semi final 3 2 Final 3 3 Voting 3 3 1 Points awarded to Finland 3 3 2 Points awarded by Finland 4 References 5 External linksBackground EditMain article Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest Prior to the 2008 contest Finland had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty one times since its first entry in 1961 1 Finland has won the contest once in 2006 with the song Hard Rock Hallelujah performed by Lordi In the 2007 contest Finland automatically qualified to the final as the host nation where Leave Me Alone performed by Hanna Pakarinen placed seventeenth The Finnish national broadcaster Yleisradio Yle broadcasts the event within Finland and organises the selection process for the nation s entry Yle confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest on 2 July 2007 2 Finland s entries for the Eurovision Song Contest have been selected through national final competitions that have varied in format over the years Since 1961 a selection show that was often titled Euroviisukarsinta highlighted that the purpose of the program was to select a song for Eurovision Along with their participation confirmation the broadcaster also announced that the Finnish entry for the 2008 contest would be selected through the Euroviisut selection show 2 Before Eurovision EditEuroviisut 2008 Edit Euroviisut 2008 was the national final that selected Finland s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 The competition consisted of three stages that commenced with the first of three semi finals on 8 February 2008 followed by a Second Chance round on 1 March 2008 and concluded with a final also on 1 March 2008 The three stages were hosted by Eurovision Song Contest 2007 host Jaana Pelkonen and YleX DJ Mikko Peltola All shows were broadcast on Yle TV2 via radio on Yle Radio Suomi and online at yle fi 3 4 Format Edit The format of the competition consisted of three stages three semi finals a Second Chance round and a final Four songs competed in each semi final and the top two entries from each semi final directly qualified to the final The remaining two entries of each semi final competed in the Second Chance round where an additional two entries qualified to complete the eight song lineup in the final The results for all three stages were determined exclusively by a public vote Public voting included the options of telephone and SMS voting 5 Competing entries Edit Twelve artists were directly invited by Yle to compete in the national final following consultation with record companies and presented on 15 November 2007 6 7 The entries competing in each semi final were presented in preview programmes on Yle Radio Suomi on 4 11 and 18 February 2008 respectively 8 Artist Song Songwriter s Cristal Snow Can t Save Me Cristal Snow Heikki Liimatainen Jimi ConstantineCrumbland Pleasure CrumblandHanna Marsh Broken Flower Hanna MarshJenna Bageberg Sinua varten Ilkka Vainio Risto AsikainenJippu Kanna minut Jippu Markus KoskinenKari Tapio Valaise yo Ilkka Vainio Pertti HaverinenKristian Meurman Jos en sua saa Kristian MeurmanMikael Konttinen Milloin Kerkko Koskinen Kyosti SalokorpiMovetron Cupido Jukka Tanttari Timo LoyvaNinja Battlefield of Love Susan NovaTerasbetoni Missa miehet ratsastaa Jarkko AholaVuokko Hovatta Virginia Kerkko Koskinen Anna ViitalaShows Edit Semi finals Edit The three semi final shows took place on 8 15 and 22 February 2008 at the Tohloppi Studios in Tampere The top two from the four competing entries in each semi final qualified directly to the final based on the results from the public vote while the remaining two entries advanced to the Second Chance round 9 Semi final 1 8 February 2008 Draw Artist Song Televote Place Result1 Hanna Marsh Broken Flower 3 4 Second Chance2 Kari Tapio Valaise yo 46 7 1 Final3 Movetron Cupido 20 3 2 Final4 Crumbland Pleasure 3 4 Second ChanceSemi final 2 15 February 2008 Draw Artist Song Televote Place Result1 Ninja Battlefield of Love 3 4 Second Chance2 Kristian Meurman Jos en sua saa 26 8 2 Final3 Jippu Kanna minut 3 4 Second Chance4 Mikael Konttinen Milloin 46 1 1 FinalSemi final 3 22 February 2008 Draw Artist Song Televote Place Result1 Jenna Bageberg Sinua varten 3 4 Second Chance2 Cristal Snow Can t Save Me 27 4 2 Final3 Vuokko Hovatta Virginia 3 4 Second Chance4 Terasbetoni Missa miehet ratsastaa 51 7 1 FinalSecond Chance Edit The Second Chance round took place before the final on 1 March 2008 at the Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki where the entries placed third and fourth in the preceding three semi finals competed The top two from the six competing entries qualified to the final based on the results of a public vote 10 Second Chance 1 March 2008 Draw Artist Song Result1 Ninja Battlefield of Love Eliminated2 Jippu Kanna minut Eliminated3 Crumbland Pleasure Advanced4 Hanna Marsh Broken Flower Eliminated5 Vuokko Hovatta Virginia Advanced6 Jenna Sinua varten EliminatedFinal Edit The final took place on 1 March 2008 at the Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki where the eight entries that qualified from the preceding three semi finals and the Second Chance round competed The winner was selected over two rounds of public televoting In the first round the top three from the eight competing entries qualified to the second round the superfinal In the superfinal Missa miehet ratsastaa performed by Terasbetoni was selected as the winner 11 In addition to the performances of the competing entries the interval act featured Aikakone and 2007 Finnish Eurovision entrant Hanna Pakarinen 10 12 Final 1 March 2008 Draw Artist Song Result1 Movetron Cupido Eliminated2 Kristian Meurman Jos en sua saa Eliminated3 Cristal Snow Can t Save Me Advanced4 Mikael Konttinen Milloin Eliminated5 Terasbetoni Missa miehet ratsastaa Advanced6 Kari Tapio Valaise yo Advanced7 Crumbland Pleasure Eliminated8 Vuokko Hovatta Virginia EliminatedSuperfinal 1 March 2008 Draw Artist Song Televote Place1 Cristal Snow Can t Save Me 26 5 32 Terasbetoni Missa miehet ratsastaa 38 9 13 Kari Tapio Valaise yo 33 9 2At Eurovision EditIt was announced in September 2007 that the competition s format would be expanded to two semi finals in 2008 13 According to the rules all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the Big Four France Germany Spain and the United Kingdom are required to qualify from one of two semi finals in order to compete for the final the top nine songs from each semi final as determined by televoting progress to the final and a tenth was determined by back up juries The European Broadcasting Union EBU split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot On 28 January 2008 a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi finals Finland was placed into the first semi final to be held on 20 May 2008 14 The running order for the semi finals was decided through another draw on 17 March 2008 and Finland was set to perform in position 16 following the entry from the Netherlands and before the entry from Romania 15 The two semi finals and the final were televised in Finland on Yle TV2 with commentary in Finnish by Jaana Pelkonen Mikko Peltola and Asko Murtomaki The three shows were also broadcast on Yle FST5 with commentary in Swedish by Thomas Lundin as well as via radio with Finnish commentary by Sanna Pirkkalainen and Jorma Hietamaki on Yle Radio Suomi 16 The Finnish spokesperson who announced the Finnish votes during the final was Mikko Leppilampi 17 Semi final Edit Terasbetoni during a rehearsal before the first semi final Terasbetoni took part in technical rehearsals on 12 and 16 May followed by dress rehearsals on 19 and 20 May 18 The Finnish performance featured the members of Terasbetoni wearing various leather outfits and performing in a band set up The LED screens and stage lighting displayed white and red colours and the performance also featured several effects including smoke fire and pyrotechnics 19 20 21 Two backing performers also joined Terasbetoni on stage Antto Tuomainen and Osku Ketola 22 At the end of the show Finland was announced as having finished in the top 10 and subsequently qualifying for the grand final It was later revealed that Finland placed eighth in the semi final receiving a total of 79 points 23 Final Edit Shortly after the first semi final a winners press conference was held for the ten qualifying countries As part of this press conference the qualifying artists took part in a draw to determine the running order for the final This draw was done in the order the countries were announced during the semi final Finland was drawn to perform in position 8 following the entry from Israel and before the entry from Croatia 24 Terasbetoni once again took part in dress rehearsals on 23 and 24 May before the final The band performed a repeat of their semi final performance during the final on 24 May At the conclusion of the voting Finland finished in twenty second place with 35 points 25 Voting Edit Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Finland and awarded by Finland in the first semi final and grand final of the contest The nation awarded its 12 points to Norway in the semi final and to Estonia in the final of the contest Points awarded to Finland Edit Points awarded to Finland Semi final 1 26 Score Country12 points Andorra Estonia10 points8 points Moldova7 points6 points Greece Ireland Norway Spain5 points Poland4 points Russia San Marino3 points Slovenia2 points Belgium Germany Montenegro1 point Bosnia and Herzegovina Points awarded to Finland Final 27 Score Country12 points10 points Estonia8 points7 points Iceland Sweden6 points5 points4 points Andorra Norway3 points2 points Poland1 point Latvia Points awarded by Finland Edit Points awarded by Finland Semi final 1 26 Score Country12 points Norway10 points Israel8 points Bosnia and Herzegovina7 points Estonia6 points Russia5 points Azerbaijan4 points Armenia3 points Greece2 points Ireland1 point Romania Points awarded by Finland Final 27 Score Country12 points Norway10 points Russia8 points Israel7 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