Finland has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 59 times since its debut in . The Finnish participating broadcaster in the contest is (Yle), which has often selected its entrant with a national final, since 2012 known as . The country won the contest for the firstand to date onlytime in with "Hard Rock Hallelujah" performed by Lordi. Its 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.
Participation (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.
History 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 , "" 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 "" performed by Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät. Finland reached the final for the first time in four years in , with Saara Aalto placing 25th. Finland experienced another non-qualification in with Darude and Sebastian Rejman finishing last in the semi-final.
In the 2020s, Finland has qualified to the final every year, including three top 10 finishes: a sixth place for Blind Channel in , a second place for Käärijä in , which is Finland's second best result to date, and another sixth place for Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen in .
All of Finland's entries were in English between and , and since (with the exceptions of , , , 2015, 2023, 2025, and 2026); 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 + Table key 1 First place 2 Second place 3 Third place ◁ Last place ◇ Entry selected but did not compete † Upcoming event
Year Artist Song Language Final Points Semi Points Laila Kinnunen "" Finnish 10 6 rowspan="31" colspan="2" Marion Rung "" Finnish 7 4 Laila Halme "" Finnish 13 ◁ 0 Lasse Mårtenson "" Finnish 7 9 Viktor Klimenko "" Finnish 15 ◁ 0 Ann-Christine "Playboy" Finnish 10 7 Fredi "" Finnish 12 3 Kristina Hautala "" Finnish 16 ◁ 1 Jarkko and Laura "" Finnish 12 6 Markku Aro and Koivisto Sisters "" Finnish 8 84 Päivi Paunu and Kim Floor "" Finnish 12 78 Marion Rung "Tom Tom Tom" English 6 93 Carita "Keep Me Warm" English 13 4 "Old Man Fiddle" English 7 74 Fredi and the Friends "Pump-Pump" English 11 44 Monica Aspelund "" Finnish 10 50 Seija Simola "" Finnish 18 2 Katri Helena "" Finnish 14 38 Vesa-Matti Loiri "" Finnish 19 ◁ 6 Riki Sorsa "Reggae O.K." Finnish 16 27 Kojo "" Finnish 18 ◁ 0 Ami Aspelund "" Finnish 11 41 Kirka "" Finnish 9 46 Sonja Lumme "" Finnish 9 58 Kari "Never the End" Finnish 15 22 Vicky Rosti "" Finnish 15 32 Boulevard "" Finnish 20 3 Anneli Saaristo "" Finnish 7 76 Beat "" Swedish 21 ◁ 8 Kaija "" Finnish 20 6 Pave "" Finnish 23 ◁ 4 Katri Helena "" Finnish 17 20 colspan="2" CatCat "Bye Bye Baby" Finnish, English 22 11 colspan="2" Jasmine "" Finnish 23 ◁ 9 22 26 Edea "" Finnish 15 22 rowspan="3" colspan="2" Nina Åström "A Little Bit" English 18 18 Laura "Addicted to You" English 20 24 Jari Sillanpää "Takes 2 to Tango" English colspan="2" rowspan="2" 14 51 Geir Rönning "Why?" English 18 50 Lordi "Hard Rock Hallelujah" English 1 292 1 292 Hanna Pakarinen "Leave Me Alone" English 17 53 colspan="2" "" Finnish 22 35 8 79 Waldo's People "Lose Control" English 25 ◁ 22 12 42 "" Finnish colspan="2" 11 49 Paradise Oskar "Da Da Dam" English 21 57 3 103 Pernilla "" Swedish colspan="2" 12 41 Krista Siegfrids "Marry Me" English 24 13 9 64 Softengine "Something Better" English 11 72 3 97 "" Finnish colspan="2" rowspan="3" 16 ◁ 13 Sandhja "Sing It Away" English 15 51 Norma John "Blackbird" English 12 92 Saara Aalto "Monsters" English 25 46 10 108 Darude Sebastian Rejman "Look Away" English colspan="2" 17 ◁ 23 Aksel ◇ "Looking Back" ◇ English ◇ colspan="4" Blind Channel "Dark Side" English 6 301 5 234 The Rasmus "Jezebel" English 21 38 7 162 Käärijä "Cha Cha Cha" Finnish 2 526 1 177 Windows95man "No Rules!" English 19 38 7 59 Erika Vikman "" Finnish 11 196 3 115 Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen "" Finnish 6 279 3 227 Confirmed intention to participate †
Hostings
Year Location Venue Presenters Image Helsinki Hartwall Arena Jaana Pelkonen and Mikko Leppilampi
Awards Marcel Bezençon Awards
YearCategorySongPerformerFinalPointsHost cityFan Award"Addicted to You"Laura 2024 TallinnPress Award"Hard Rock Hallelujah"Lordi1292 AthensPress Award"Da Da Dam"Paradise Oskar2157 Düsseldorf
Winner by OGAE members
YearSongPerformerFinal resultPointsHost city"Liekinheitin"Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen6279 Vienna
You're a Vision Award
YearPerformerHost cityKäärijä Liverpool
Related involvement Conductors YearConductorNotesGeorge de GodzinskyOssi RunneHenrik Otto DonnerOssi RunneOlli Ahvenlahti
Commentators and spokespersons
Over the years, Yle has had several experienced radio and television presenters as commentators. The Eurovision Song Contest has been broadcast in Finland from 1960 to 2001 and from 2021 onwards by Yle TV1 and from 2002 to 2019 by Yle TV2.
YearChannelFinnish commentatorSwedish commentatorSpokespersonSuomen TelevisioAarno Walli rowspan="2" Poppe Berg Jan SederholmTV-ohjelma 1Jerker Sundholmrowspan="4" colspan="3" TV-ohjelma 1rowspan="2" rowspan="3" TV1colspan="2" Matti Paalosmaa Åke Grandell Aarre Elo rowspan="16" Kaarina Pönniö Erkki Vihtonen rowspan="2" Kaarina Pönniö Matti Paalosmaa Heikki Harma Ossi Runne Annemi Genetz Erkki Toivanen Solveig Herlin Erkki Pohjanheimo Heikki Seppälä Annemi Genetz Solveig Herlin Erkki Toivanen Erkki Pohjanheimo Heikki Harma Erkki Pohjanheimo, Ossi Runne Erkki Pohjanheimo Johan Finne, , Heidi Kokki Erkki Pohjanheimo, Kati Bergman Solveig Herlin Erkki Pohjanheimo, Kirsi-Maria Niemi Erkki Pohjanheimo, Olli Ahvenlahti rowspan="3" Erkki Pohjanheimo, Sanna Kojo, Minna Pentti Solveig Herlin Aki Sirkesalo, Olli Ahvenlahti Maria Guzenina, rowspan="2" Marjo Wilska Jani Juntunen Pia Mäkinen Yle TV1Jani Juntunen, Yle TV2Maria Guzenina, Asko Murtomäki Marion Rung Markus Kajo, Asko Murtomäki Anna Stenlund Jaana Pelkonen, Asko Murtomäki, Heikki Paasonen Jari Sillanpää Nina Tapio Ellen Jokikunnas, Asko Murtomäki, Heikki Paasonen Laura Voutilainen Jaana Pelkonen, Asko Murtomäki, Mikko Peltola Mikko Leppilampi Tobias Larsson Jari SillanpääJaana Pelkonen, Asko MurtomäkiJohanna Pirttilahti Tarja Närhi, Asko Murtomäki Eva Frantz, Johan Lindroos Susan AhoTarja Närhi, Tobias LarssonMr. Lordi Aino Töllinen, Juuso Mäkilähde Kristiina Wheeler Sanna Pirkkalainen, Jorma Hietamäki Redrama Aino Töllinen, Cristal SnowKrista Siegfrids Mikko Silvennoinen Jussi-Pekka Rantanen Jenni Vartiainen Anna Abreu Mikko Silvennoinen, Krista SiegfridsChristoffer Strandberg Yle TV1Mikko Silvennoinen Katri Norrlin Aksel Kankaanranta Bess Toni Laaksonen Yle TV1, TV Finland Yle TV1 Jaana Pelkonen
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