Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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| Member station | YLE |
| National selection events | Eurovision Laulukilpailu |
| Appearances | 41 |
| First appearance | 1961 |
| Best result | 1st (2006) |
| Worst result | last (1963, 1965, 1968, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1992, 1996) |
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| YLE page | |
| Finland's page at Eurovision.tv | |
Finland first entered the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961, and has participated a total of 41 times. Finland won the contest for the first time in 2006 with Lordi's Hard Rock Hallelujah. Previously, its best showing was Marion Rung’s song Tom tom tom in 1973, which placed 6th.
Before the 2006 victory, Finland was considered by many as the ultimate under-achiever of Eurovision. It has placed last total eight times and scored "nul points" (zero points) three times. Finland’s entry in 1982, Nuku pommiin by Kojo, was one of only fifteen songs since the modern scoring system was instituted in 1975 to earn no points. (Norway has placed last ten times and scored zero points four times, but it has also won twice.) In 2006, Finland finally gained victory, with an entry radically different from the mainstream europop that dominates the competition: a hard rock song, played by a monster band in an over-the-top fashion. The band Lordi and its song Hard Rock Hallelujah broke records scoring the highest number of points in Eurovision Song Contest history (292).
All Finland’s entries were in English between 2000 and 2007, and between 1973 and 1976; both of these periods allowed submissions in any language. All of Finland’s other songs have been in Finnish, except in 1990, when Fri? by Beat was in Swedish.
In voting patterns, Finland has traditionally supported and been supported by the Baltic nations, such as Estonia and Latvia. However, it also has close ties to other Nordic countries. In 2004, Finland’s first-place vote went to Sweden; in 2005, it contributed 12 points to Norway; in 2006, it was Russia's turn to get the 12 points, but it was Serbia who got their top score in 2007. The first time in Eurovision history that Sweden gave Finland 12 points was in 2006 for Lordi's song "Hard Rock Hallelujah". In 2007, they repeated this, giving 12 points to Hanna Pakarinen with "Leave me alone". Finland has also given notably high points to Italy, but that country has not competed since 1997.
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[edit] Contestants
[edit] Voting history
Finland has given the most points to...
| Rank | Country | Points |
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| 1 |  Sweden |
129 |
| 2 |  Italy |
115 |
| 3 |  Israel |
107 |
| 4 |  United Kingdom |
104 |
| 5 |  Switzerland |
98 |
Finland has received the most points from...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden |
81 |
| 2 |  Norway |
65 |
| 3 |  Greece |
59 |
| 4 |  Ireland |
55 |
| = | Israel |
55 |
| 5 |  Germany |
46 |
[edit] Hostings
| Year | Location | Venue | Presenter |
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2007 |  Helsinki |
Hartwall Areena | Jaana Pelkonen and Mikko Leppilampi |
[edit] External links
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