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Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest

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Summary

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FieldValue
NameFinland
ContestESC
Member stationYleisradio (Yle)
Apps58 (50 finals)
First
Highest1st:
Host
RelatedUuden Musiikin Kilpailu
WebsiteYle Eurovision page
Current2026

Finland has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 58 times since its debut in . The Finnish participating broadcaster in the contest is Yleisradio (Yle), which has often selected its entrant with a national final, since 2012 known as Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu. The country won the contest for the firstand to date onlytime in with "Hard Rock Hallelujah" performed by Lordi. The country's best result before then was achieved with "Tom Tom Tom" by Marion Rung in , which placed sixth.

Finland has finished last in the contest eleven times, receiving nul points in , , and . Since the introduction of the semi-finals in , Finland has failed to reach the final eight times. In , 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 , and later with "Cha Cha Cha" by Käärijä, which won the public vote and came second overall in , 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 in 1961.

Before its 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 , "Nuku pommiin" by Kojo, was one of only fifteen songs to score no points since the modern scoring system was implemented in . Due to poor results, Finland was relegated from taking part in , , , and .

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 .

In , 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. Finland reached the final for the first time in four years in , with Saara Aalto placing 25th. After a non-qualification in with Darude and Sebastian Rejman, Blind Channel placed sixth in , followed by a 21st place for The Rasmus in and a second place for Käärijä in , the latter of which is Finland's second best result to date.

All of Finland's entries were in English between and , and since (with the exceptions of , , , 2015, 2023, and 2025); both of these periods allowed submissions in any language. Finland's entries in 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

†Upcoming event
YearArtistSongLanguageFinalPointsSemiPoints
Laila Kinnunen"Valoa ikkunassa"Finnish106No semi-finals}}
Marion Rung"Tipi-tii"Finnish74
Laila Halme"Muistojeni laulu"Finnish13 ◁0
Lasse Mårtenson"Laiskotellen"Finnish79
Viktor Klimenko"Aurinko laskee länteen"Finnish15 ◁0
Ann-Christine"Playboy"Finnish107
Fredi"Varjoon – suojaan"Finnish123
Kristina Hautala"Kun kello käy"Finnish16 ◁1
Jarkko and Laura"Kuin silloin ennen"Finnish126
Markku Aro and Koivisto Sisters"Tie uuteen päivään"Finnish884
Päivi Paunu and Kim Floor"Muistathan"Finnish1278
Marion Rung"Tom Tom Tom"English693
Carita"Keep Me Warm"English134
Pihasoittajat"Old Man Fiddle"English774
Fredi and the Friends"Pump-Pump"English1144
Monica Aspelund"Lapponia"Finnish1050
Seija Simola"Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus"Finnish182
Katri Helena"Katson sineen taivaan"Finnish1438
Vesa-Matti Loiri"Huilumies"Finnish19 ◁6
Riki Sorsa"Reggae O.K."Finnish1627
Kojo"Nuku pommiin"Finnish18 ◁0
Ami Aspelund"Fantasiaa"Finnish1141
Kirka"Hengaillaan"Finnish946
Sonja Lumme"Eläköön elämä"Finnish958
Kari"Never the End"Finnish1522
Vicky Rosti"Sata salamaa"Finnish1532
Boulevard"Nauravat silmät muistetaan"Finnish203
Anneli Saaristo"La dolce vita"Finnish776
Beat"Fri?"Swedish21 ◁8
Kaija"Hullu yö"Finnish206
Pave"Yamma Yamma"Finnish23 ◁4
Katri Helena"Tule luo"Finnish1720Kvalifikacija za Millstreet}}
CatCat"Bye Bye Baby"Finnish, English2211No semi-finals}}
Jasmine"Niin kaunis on taivas"Finnish23 ◁92226
Edea"Aava"Finnish1522No semi-finals}}
Nina Åström"A Little Bit"English1818
Laura"Addicted to You"English2024
Jari Sillanpää"Takes 2 to Tango"EnglishFailed to qualify}}1451
Geir Rönning"Why?"English1850
Lordi"Hard Rock Hallelujah"English12921292
Hanna Pakarinen"Leave Me Alone"English1753Host country}}
Teräsbetoni"Missä miehet ratsastaa"Finnish2235879
Waldo's People"Lose Control"English25 ◁221242
Kuunkuiskaajat"Työlki ellää"FinnishFailed to qualify}}1149
Paradise Oskar"Da Da Dam"English21573103
Pernilla"När jag blundar"SwedishFailed to qualify}}1241
Krista Siegfrids"Marry Me"English2413964
Softengine"Something Better"English1172397
Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät"Aina mun pitää"FinnishFailed to qualify}}16 ◁13
Sandhja"Sing It Away"English1551
Norma John"Blackbird"English1292
Saara Aalto"Monsters"English254610108
Darude Sebastian Rejman"Look Away"EnglishFailed to qualify}}17 ◁23
Aksel"Looking Back"EnglishContest cancelled}} X
Blind Channel"Dark Side"English63015234
The Rasmus"Jezebel"English21387162
Käärijä"Cha Cha Cha"Finnish25261177
Windows95man"No Rules!"English1938759
Erika Vikman"Ich komme"Finnish111963115
TBD 28 February 2026 †

Hostings

YearLocationVenuePresentersImage
HelsinkiHartwall ArenaJaana Pelkonen and Mikko Leppilampi[[File:ESC 2007 hosts.jpg120px]]

Awards

Marcel Bezençon Awards

YearCategorySongPerformerFinalPointsHost cityRef.
Fan Award"Addicted to You"Laura2024Estonia Tallinn
Press Award"Hard Rock Hallelujah"Lordi1292Greece Athens
Press Award"Da Da Dam"Paradise Oskar2157Germany Düsseldorf

You're a Vision Award

YearPerformerHost cityRef.
KäärijäGBR Liverpool

Notes

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