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Suomi ~ Finland

" Hyvää iltaa Helsinki! "
" God kväll Helsingfors! "

Finland in a nutshell

Entries	56 in total	in 66 contests (incl. semifinals)
Best placing, finals	1st	2006: Lordi - Hard rock hallelujah
Best placing, incl. semifinals	1st	2006 final: Lordi - Hard rock hallelujah
		2006 semifinal: Lordi - Hard rock hallelujah
		2023 1st semifinal: Käärijä - Cha cha cha
Best points, finals	526	2023: Käärijä - Cha cha cha
Best points, incl. semifinals	526	2023 final: Käärijä - Cha cha cha
Average placing, finals (2004-2023)	17,91 / 35th	11 contests
Average placing, incl. semifinals (1961-2023)	13,15 / 43rd	56 entries in 66 contests
Average points (1975-2015)	49,2 / 38th	36 entries, in 42 contests
Average points (1975-2017*)	48,5 / 40th	38 entries in 44 contests
Qualifying percentage	55,6% / 19th	10/18 entries
Worst placing	25th	1992: Pave Maijanen - Yamma yamma
		1996: Jasmine - Niin kaunis on taivas
		2009 final: Waldo's People - Lose control
		2018 final: Saara Aalto - Monsters
Last places	11 times	1963: Laila Halme - Muistojeni laulu
		1965: Viktor Klimenko - Aurinko laskee länteen
		1968: Kristina Hautala - Kun kello käy
		1980: Vesa-Matti Loiri - Huilumies
		1982: Kojo - Nuku pommiin
		1990: Beat - Fri?
		1992: Pave Maijanen - Yamma yamma
		1996: Jasmine - Niin kaunis on taivas
		2009 final: Waldo's People - Lose control
		2015 1st semifinal: Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät - Aina mun pitää
		2019 1st semifinal: Darude feat. Sebastian Rejman - Look away
Nil points	3 times	1963: Laila Halme - Muistojeni laulu
		1965: Viktor Klimenko - Aurinko laskee länteen
		1982: Kojo - Nuku pommiin
EBU member		YLE, Oy Yleisradio Ab
National final		Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu

Notes

* = points of ESC 2016 & 2017 are included in the statistics as unofficial combined results (so NOT as separate official jury and televoting points)


1998: Edea	2004: Jari Sillanpää	2011: Paradise Oskar	2015: Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät

Here are the Finnish entries:

YEAR	PERFORMER(S)	TITLE	PLACING	POINTS
1961	Laila Kinnunen	Valoa ikkunassa	10th	6
1962	Marion Rung	Tipi-tii	7th	4
1963	Laila Halme	Muistojeni laulu	13th	0
1964	Lasse Mårtenson	Laiskotellen	7th	9
1965	Viktor Klimenko	Aurinko laskee länteen	15th	0
1966	Ann Christine Nyström	Playboy	10th	7
1967	Fredi	Varjoon - suojaan	12th	3
1968	Kristina Hautala	Kun kello käy	16th	1
1969	Jarkko ja Laura	Kuin silloin ennen	12th	6
1970	-	-	-	-
1971	Markku Aro & Koivistolaiset	Tie uuteen päivään	8th	84
1972	Päivi Paunu & Kim Floor	Muistathan	12th	78
1973	Marion Rung	Tom tom tom	6th	93
1974	Carita Holmström	Keep me warm (Älä mene pois)	13th	4
1975	Pihasoittajat	Old man fiddle (Viulu-ukko)	7th	74
1976	Fredi ja ystävät	Pump pump	11th	44
1977	Monica Aspelund	Lapponia	10th	50
1978	Seija Simola	Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus	18th	2
1979	Katri Helena	Katson sineen taivaan	14th	38
1980	Vesa-Matti Loiri	Huilumies	19th	6
1981	Riki Sorsa	Reggae OK	16th	27
1982	Kojo	Nuku pommiin	18th	0
1983	Ami Aspelund	Fantasiaa	11th	41
1984	Kirka	Hengaillaan	9th	46
1985	Sonja Lumme	Eläköön elämä	9th	58
1986	Kari (Kuivalainen)	Never the end (Päivä kahden ihmisen)	15th	22
1987	Vicky Rosti	Sata salamaa	15th	32
1988	The Boulevard	Nauravat silmät muistetaan	20th	3
1989	Anneli Saaristo	La dolce vita	7th	76
1990	Beat	Fri?	21st	8
1991	Kaija Kärkinen	Hullu yö	20th	6
1992	Pave Maijanen	Yamma yamma	23rd	4
1993	Katri Helena	Tule luo	17th	20
1994	Cat Cat	Bye bye baby	22nd	11
1995	-	-	-	-
1996	Jasmine	Niin kaunis on taivas	23rd	9
1997	-	-	-	-
1998	Edea	Aava	15th	22
1999	-	-	-	-
2000	Nina Åström	A little bit	18th	18
2001	-	-	-	-
2002	Laura	Addicted to you	20th	24
2003	-	-	-	-
2004s	Jari Sillanpää	Takes 2 to tango	14th	51
2004f	-	-	-	-
2005s	Geir Rönning	Why	18th	50
2005f	-	-	-	-
2006s	Lordi	Hard rock hallelujah	1st	292
2006f	Lordi	Hard rock hallelujah	1st	292
2007s	-	-	-	-
2007f	Hanna Pakarinen	Leave me alone	17th	53
2008s1	Teräsbetoni	Missä miehet ratsastaa	8th	79
2008f	Teräsbetoni	Missä miehet ratsastaa	22nd	35
2009s1	Waldo's People	Lose control	12th	42
2009f	Waldo's People	Lose control	25th	22
2010s1	Kuunkuiskaajat	Työlki ellää	11th	49
2010f	-	-	-	-
2011s1	Paradise Oskar	Da da dam	3rd	103
2011f	Paradise Oskar	Da da dam	21st	57
2012s1	Pernilla	När jag blundar	12th	41
2012f	-	-	-	-
2013s2	Krista Siegfrids	Marry me	9th	64
2013f	Krista Siegfrids	Marry me	24th	13
2014s2	Softengine	Something better	3rd	97
2014f	Softengine	Something better	11th	72
2015s1	Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät	Aina mun pitää	16th	13
2015f	-	-	-	-
2016s1	Sandhja	Sing it away	15th	51
2016f	-	-	-	-
2017s1	Norma John	Blackbird	12th	92
2017f	-	-	-	-
2018s1	Saara Aalto	Monsters	10th	108
2018f	Saara Aalto	Monsters	25th	46
2019s1	Darude feat. Sebastian Rejman	Look away	17th	23
2019f	-	-	-	-
2020	Aksel	Looking back	-	-
2021s2	Blind Channel	Dark side	5th	234
2021f	Blind Channel	Dark side	6th	301
2022s2	The Rasmus	Jezebel	7th	162
2022f	The Rasmus	Jezebel	21st	38
2023s1	Käärijä	Cha cha cha	1st	177
2023f	Käärijä	Cha cha cha	2nd	526

FINLAND's FAVOURITES

(Finland has given points 52 times 1975-2017*)

POS	COUNTRY	POINTS*	CONTESTS	AVERAGE	notes
1	Estonia	150	18	8,3	language
[	Serbia & Montenegro	20	3	6,7 ]
2	Sweden	233	39	6,0	language, neighbour
3	Italy	128	23	5,6
[	Australia	22	4	5,5 ]
4	Hungary	95	18	5,3	language
5	Russia	116	23	5,0	neighbour
6	Iceland	134	29	4,6
7	Israel	157	36	4,4
8	Norway	159	40	4,0	neighbour
9	Switzerland	133	36	3,7
10	Ireland	117	34	3,4
11	Serbia	35	11	3,2
12	France	111	37	3,0
13	Belgium	109	37	2,9
14	Luxembourg	55	19	2,9
15	Bosnia & Herzegovina	53	19	2,8
16	Denmark	92	33	2,8
17	United Kingdom	105	38	2,8
[	Yugoslavia	35	13	2,7 ]
18	Ukraine	39	15	2,6
19	Netherlands	84	33	2,5
20	Cyprus	74	30	2,5
21	Latvia	36	15	2,4
22	Germany	80	37	2,2
23	Monaco	17	8	2,1
24	Spain	80	38	2,1
25	Greece	87	42	2,1
26	Austria	63	33	1,9
27	Bulgaria	15	8	1,9
28	Portugal	61	34	1,8
29	Malta	43	25	1,7
30	Turkey	55	32	1,7
31	Lithuania	23	15	1,5
32	Albania	24	16	1,5
33	Moldova	25	17	1,5
34	Azerbaijan	20	15	1,3
35	Georgia	17	13	1,3
36	Slovenia	17	15	1,1
37	Romania	27	24	1,1
38	Armenia	18	18	1,0
38	Czech Republic	5	5	1,0
40	Croatia	17	18	0,9
41	Belarus	11	13	0,8
42	Andorra	5	6	0,8
43	Poland	9	17	0,5
44	Slovakia	2	4	0,5
45	San Marino	1	6	0,2
46	FYR Macedonia	2	17	0,1
47	Morocco	0	1	0,0
47	Montenegro	0	8	0,0

* = points of ESC 2016 & 2017 are included in the statistics as unofficial combined results (so NOT as separate official jury and televoting points)

FINLAND's FRIENDS

(Finland has participated 44 times in 1975-2017*)

POS	COUNTRY	POINTS*	CONTESTS	AVERAGE	notes
1	Estonia	125	19	6,6	language
2	Andorra	49	9	5,4
3	Iceland	141	28	5,0
4	Sweden	163	36	4,5	language, neighbour
5	Norway	147	37	4,0	neighbour
6	Poland	60	16	3,8
[	Serbia & Montenegro	15	4	3,8 ]
[	Australia	6	2	3,0 ]
7	Monaco	27	9	3,0
8	Lithuania	38	14	2,7
9	Latvia	43	16	2,7
10	Ireland	87	35	2,5
11	Hungary	33	14	2,4	language
12	Germany	82	38	2,2
12	Greece	82	38	2,2
14	Denmark	64	30	2,1
15	Israel	72	35	2,1
16	Switzerland	80	39	2,1
17	Russia	35	18	1,9	neighbour
18	San Marino	17	9	1,9
19	United Kingdom	67	38	1,8
20	Belarus	24	14	1,7
[	Yugoslavia	22	13	1,7 ]
21	Spain	71	42	1,7
22	Slovenia	27	17	1,6
23	Bulgaria	15	10	1,5
23	FYR Macedonia	27	18	1,5
25	France	50	36	1,4
26	Netherlands	46	34	1,4
27	Croatia	23	17	1,4
28	Turkey	40	30	1,3
29	Ukraine	13	10	1,3
30	Cyprus	37	29	1,3
31	Italy	28	22	1,3
32	Moldova	19	16	1,3
33	Bosnia & Herzegovina	20	16	1,3
34	Malta	31	25	1,2
35	Portugal	42	35	1,2
36	Luxembourg	21	19	1,1
37	Romania	22	20	1,1
38	Austria	35	32	1,1
39	Belgium	42	39	1,1
40	Serbia	7	8	0,9
41	Armenia	11	15	0,7
42	Albania	11	16	0,7
43	Azerbaijan	6	11	0,5
44	Montenegro	5	10	0,5
45	Czech Republic	2	6	0,3
45	Slovakia	2	6	0,3
47	Georgia	1	11	0,1
48	Morocco	0	1	0,0

* = points of ESC 2016 & 2017 are included in the statistics as unofficial combined results (so NOT as separate official jury and televoting points)

Chart of the Finnish entries

final update 11th September 2016
thanks to 89 voters

POS	YEAR	PERFORMER(S)	TITLE	POINTS	FAVE
1	1983	Ami Aspelund	Fantasiaa	368	10
2	1985	Sonja Lumme	Eläköön elämä	363	7
3	1987	Vicky Rosti	Sata salamaa	303	10
4	2006	Lordi	Hard rock hallelujah	275	5
5	2014	Softengine	Something better	256	8
6	1994	Cat Cat	Bye bye baby	251	3
7	1977	Monica Aspelund	Lapponia	246	5
8	1979	Katri Helena	Katson sineen taivaan	218	4
9	1989	Anneli Saaristo	La dolce vita	216	5
10	2011	Paradise Oskar	Da da dam	204	4
11	2007	Hanna Pakarinen	Leave me alone	196	4
12	2009	Waldo's People	Lose control	171	3
13	2010	Kuunkuiskaajat	Työlki ellää	144	1
14	2012	Pernilla	När jag blundar	137	3
15	1991	Kaija Kärkinen	Hullu yö	126	2
16	1973	Marion Rung	Tom tom tom	123	1
17	1998	Edea	Aava	117	3
18	2002	Laura	Addicted to you	115	2
19	2013	Krista Siegfrids	Marry me	109	0
20	1996	Jasmine	Niin kaunis on taivas	107	0
21	1993	Katri Helena	Tule luo	104	0
22	1976	Fredi ja ystävät	Pump pump	81	2
23	1984	Kirka	Hengaillaan	79	0
24	1978	Seija Simola	Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus	74	1
25	1962	Marion Rung	Tipi-tii	61	0
26	1975	Pihasoittajat	Old man fiddle	59	0
27	1974	Carita Holmström	Keep me warm	58	1
28	1988	The Boulevard	Nauravat silmät muistetaan	51	0
29	2008	Teräsbetoni	Missä miehet ratsastaa	46	0
30	1986	Kari	Never the end	43	1
31	2016	Sandhja	Sing it away	40	0
32	1967	Fredi	Varjoon - suojaan	37	1
33	2005	Geir Rönning	Why	35	0
34	1961	Laila Kinnunen	Valoa ikkunassa	34	1
35	1980	Vesa-Matti Loiri	Huilumies	33	1
36	1972	Päivi Paunu & Kim Floor	Muistathan	33	0
37	1966	Ann Christine Nyström	Playboy	32	0
38	1990	Beat	Fri?	29	0
39	1992	Pave Maijanen	Yamma yamma	29	0
40	2004	Jari Sillanpää	Takes 2 to tango	26	0
41	2000	Nina Åström	A little bit	24	0
42	1965	Viktor Klimenko	Aurinko laskee länteen	20	1
43	1982	Kojo	Nuku pommiin	20	0
44	1969	Jarkko ja Laura	Kuin silloin ennen	18	0
45	1968	Kristina Hautala	Kun kello käy	17	0
46	1971	Markku Aro & Koivistolaiset	Tie uuteen päivään	14	0
47	1981	Riki Sorsa	Reggae OK	12	0
48	2015	Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät	Aina mun pitää	6	0
49	1964	Lasse Mårtenson	Laiskotellen	2	0
50	1963	Laila Halme	Muistojeni laulu	0	0

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Suomi ~ Finland

" Hyvää iltaa Helsinki! " " God kväll Helsingfors! "

Finland in a nutshell

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FINLAND's FAVOURITES

FINLAND's FRIENDS

Chart of the Finnish entries

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" Hyvää iltaa Helsinki! "
" God kväll Helsingfors! "