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Finland

Suomi ~ Finland

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

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Finland in a nutshell

Entries56 in totalin 66 contests (incl. semifinals)
Best placing, finals1st2006: Lordi - Hard rock hallelujah
Best placing, incl. semifinals1st2006 final: Lordi - Hard rock hallelujah
2006 semifinal: Lordi - Hard rock hallelujah
2023 1st semifinal: Käärijä - Cha cha cha
Best points, finals5262023: Käärijä - Cha cha cha
Best points, incl. semifinals5262023 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 / 38th36 entries, in 42 contests
Average points (1975-2017*)48,5 / 40th38 entries in 44 contests
Qualifying percentage55,6% / 19th 10/18 entries
Worst placing25th1992: Pave Maijanen - Yamma yamma
1996: Jasmine - Niin kaunis on taivas
2009 final: Waldo's People - Lose control
2018 final: Saara Aalto - Monsters
Last places11 times1963: 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 points3 times1963: Laila Halme - Muistojeni laulu
1965: Viktor Klimenko - Aurinko laskee länteen
1982: Kojo - Nuku pommiin
EBU memberYLE, Oy Yleisradio Ab
National finalUuden 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)


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EdeaJari SillanpääJari SillanpääPertti Kurikan Nimipäivät
1998: Edea2004: Jari Sillanpää2011: Paradise Oskar2015: Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät

Here are the Finnish entries:

YEARPERFORMER(S)TITLEPLACINGPOINTS
1961Laila KinnunenValoa ikkunassa10th6
1962Marion RungTipi-tii7th4
1963Laila HalmeMuistojeni laulu13th0
1964Lasse MårtensonLaiskotellen7th9
1965Viktor KlimenkoAurinko laskee länteen15th0
1966Ann Christine NyströmPlayboy10th7
1967FrediVarjoon - suojaan12th3
1968Kristina HautalaKun kello käy16th1
1969Jarkko ja Laura Kuin silloin ennen12th6
1970----
1971Markku Aro & KoivistolaisetTie uuteen päivään8th84
1972Päivi Paunu & Kim FloorMuistathan12th78
1973Marion RungTom tom tom6th93
1974Carita HolmströmKeep me warm (Älä mene pois)13th4
1975PihasoittajatOld man fiddle (Viulu-ukko)7th74
1976Fredi ja ystävätPump pump11th44
1977Monica AspelundLapponia10th50
1978Seija SimolaAnna rakkaudelle tilaisuus18th2
1979Katri HelenaKatson sineen taivaan14th38
1980Vesa-Matti LoiriHuilumies19th6
1981Riki SorsaReggae OK16th27
1982KojoNuku pommiin18th0
1983Ami AspelundFantasiaa11th41
1984KirkaHengaillaan9th46
1985Sonja LummeEläköön elämä9th58
1986Kari (Kuivalainen)Never the end (Päivä kahden ihmisen)15th22
1987Vicky RostiSata salamaa15th32
1988The BoulevardNauravat silmät muistetaan20th3
1989Anneli SaaristoLa dolce vita7th76
1990BeatFri?21st8
1991Kaija KärkinenHullu yö20th6
1992Pave MaijanenYamma yamma23rd4
1993Katri HelenaTule luo17th20
1994Cat CatBye bye baby22nd11
1995----
1996JasmineNiin kaunis on taivas23rd9
1997----
1998EdeaAava15th22
1999----
2000Nina ÅströmA little bit18th18
2001----
2002LauraAddicted to you20th24
2003----
2004sJari SillanpääTakes 2 to tango14th51
2004f----
2005sGeir RönningWhy18th50
2005f----
2006sLordiHard rock hallelujah1st292
2006fLordiHard rock hallelujah1st292
2007s----
2007fHanna PakarinenLeave me alone17th53
2008s1TeräsbetoniMissä miehet ratsastaa8th79
2008fTeräsbetoniMissä miehet ratsastaa22nd35
2009s1Waldo's PeopleLose control12th42
2009fWaldo's PeopleLose control25th22
2010s1KuunkuiskaajatTyölki ellää11th49
2010f----
2011s1Paradise OskarDa da dam3rd103
2011fParadise OskarDa da dam21st57
2012s1PernillaNär jag blundar12th41
2012f----
2013s2Krista SiegfridsMarry me9th64
2013fKrista SiegfridsMarry me24th13
2014s2SoftengineSomething better3rd97
2014fSoftengineSomething better11th72
2015s1Pertti Kurikan NimipäivätAina mun pitää16th13
2015f----
2016s1SandhjaSing it away15th51
2016f----
2017s1Norma JohnBlackbird12th92
2017f----
2018s1Saara AaltoMonsters10th108
2018fSaara AaltoMonsters25th46
2019s1Darude feat. Sebastian RejmanLook away17th23
2019f----
2020AkselLooking back--
2021s2Blind ChannelDark side5th234
2021fBlind ChannelDark side6th301
2022s2The RasmusJezebel7th162
2022fThe RasmusJezebel21st38
2023s1KäärijäCha cha cha1st177
2023fKäärijäCha cha cha2nd526

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Finland

FINLAND's FAVOURITES

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

POS COUNTRYPOINTS*CONTESTSAVERAGEnotes
1Estonia150188,3language
[ Serbia & Montenegro2036,7 ] 
2Sweden233396,0language, neighbour
3Italy128235,6 
[ Australia2245,5 ] 
4Hungary95185,3language
5Russia116235,0neighbour
6Iceland134294,6 
7Israel157364,4 
8Norway159404,0neighbour
9Switzerland133363,7 
10Ireland117343,4 
11Serbia35113,2 
12France111373,0 
13Belgium109372,9 
14Luxembourg55192,9 
15Bosnia & Herzegovina53192,8 
16Denmark92332,8 
17United Kingdom105382,8 
[ Yugoslavia35132,7 ] 
18Ukraine39152,6 
19Netherlands84332,5 
20Cyprus74302,5 
21Latvia36152,4 
22Germany80372,2 
23Monaco1782,1 
24Spain80382,1 
25Greece87422,1 
26Austria63331,9 
27Bulgaria1581,9 
28Portugal61341,8 
29Malta43251,7 
30Turkey55321,7 
31Lithuania23151,5 
32Albania24161,5 
33Moldova25171,5 
34Azerbaijan20151,3 
35Georgia17131,3 
36Slovenia17151,1 
37Romania27241,1 
38Armenia18181,0 
38Czech Republic551,0 
40Croatia17180,9 
41Belarus11130,8 
42Andorra560,8 
43Poland9170,5 
44Slovakia240,5 
45San Marino160,2 
46FYR Macedonia2170,1 
47Morocco010,0 
47Montenegro080,0 

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


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Finland

FINLAND's FRIENDS

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

POS COUNTRYPOINTS*CONTESTSAVERAGEnotes
1Estonia125196,6language
2Andorra4995,4 
3Iceland141285,0 
4Sweden163364,5language, neighbour
5Norway147374,0neighbour
6Poland60163,8 
[ Serbia & Montenegro1543,8 ] 
[ Australia623,0 ] 
7Monaco2793,0 
8Lithuania38142,7 
9Latvia43162,7 
10Ireland87352,5 
11Hungary33142,4language
12Germany82382,2 
12Greece82382,2 
14Denmark64302,1 
15Israel72352,1 
16Switzerland80392,1 
17Russia35181,9neighbour
18San Marino1791,9 
19United Kingdom67381,8 
20Belarus24141,7 
[ Yugoslavia22131,7 ] 
21Spain71421,7 
22Slovenia27171,6 
23Bulgaria15101,5 
23FYR Macedonia27181,5 
25France50361,4 
26Netherlands46341,4 
27Croatia23171,4 
28Turkey40301,3 
29Ukraine13101,3 
30Cyprus37291,3 
31Italy28221,3 
32Moldova19161,3 
33Bosnia & Herzegovina20161,3 
34Malta31251,2 
35Portugal42351,2 
36Luxembourg21191,1 
37Romania22201,1 
38Austria35321,1 
39Belgium42391,1 
40Serbia780,9 
41Armenia11150,7 
42Albania11160,7 
43Azerbaijan6110,5 
44Montenegro5100,5 
45Czech Republic260,3 
45Slovakia260,3 
47Georgia1110,1 
48Morocco010,0 

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


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Finland

Chart of the Finnish entries

final update 11th September 2016
thanks to 89 voters

POSYEARPERFORMER(S)TITLEPOINTSFAVE
11983Ami AspelundFantasiaa36810
21985Sonja LummeEläköön elämä3637
31987Vicky RostiSata salamaa30310
42006LordiHard rock hallelujah2755
52014SoftengineSomething better2568
61994Cat CatBye bye baby2513
71977Monica AspelundLapponia2465
81979Katri HelenaKatson sineen taivaan2184
91989Anneli SaaristoLa dolce vita2165
102011Paradise OskarDa da dam2044
112007Hanna PakarinenLeave me alone1964
122009Waldo's PeopleLose control1713
132010KuunkuiskaajatTyölki ellää1441
142012PernillaNär jag blundar1373
151991Kaija KärkinenHullu yö1262
161973Marion RungTom tom tom1231
171998EdeaAava1173
182002LauraAddicted to you1152
192013Krista SiegfridsMarry me1090
201996JasmineNiin kaunis on taivas1070
211993Katri HelenaTule luo1040
221976Fredi ja ystävätPump pump812
231984KirkaHengaillaan790
241978Seija SimolaAnna rakkaudelle tilaisuus741
251962Marion RungTipi-tii610
261975PihasoittajatOld man fiddle590
271974Carita HolmströmKeep me warm581
281988The BoulevardNauravat silmät muistetaan510
292008TeräsbetoniMissä miehet ratsastaa460
301986KariNever the end431
312016SandhjaSing it away400
321967FrediVarjoon - suojaan371
332005Geir RönningWhy350
341961Laila KinnunenValoa ikkunassa341
351980Vesa-Matti LoiriHuilumies331
361972Päivi Paunu & Kim FloorMuistathan330
371966Ann Christine NyströmPlayboy320
381990BeatFri?290
391992Pave MaijanenYamma yamma290
402004Jari SillanpääTakes 2 to tango260
412000Nina ÅströmA little bit240
421965Viktor KlimenkoAurinko laskee länteen201
431982KojoNuku pommiin200
441969Jarkko ja LauraKuin silloin ennen180
451968Kristina HautalaKun kello käy170
461971Markku Aro & KoivistolaisetTie uuteen päivään140
471981Riki SorsaReggae OK120
482015Pertti Kurikan NimipäivätAina mun pitää60
491964Lasse MårtensonLaiskotellen20
501963Laila HalmeMuistojeni laulu00

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