won it in 2006
Finland at Eurovision
Finland first sang at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961 and has entered 59 contests. It has won once, in 2006, with “Hard Rock Hallelujah” by Lordi. The contest has been held there once, in Helsinki in 2007.
- 59
- contests
- 1
- win
- 1
- hosted
- first song
- 1961
- contests
- 59
- wins
- 1 — 2006
- second place
- 1 — 2023
- last place
- 9 — 1963, 1965, 1968, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2009
- nul points
- 1963, 1965, 1982
- in the final
- 14 of 22 tries since semi-finals began in 2004
- sung in
- Finnish (36), English (21), Swedish (2), German (1)
- hosted
- Helsinki 2007
- not in the line-up
- 1970, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003
The win
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2006, Athens “Hard Rock Hallelujah”
Lordi · 292 points
Photos are stills from the contest’s own videos on YouTube. Each one opens that year’s story.
Every song
All 60 entries, newest first. The year opens the story of that contest; the name opens the artist.
| Year | Artist | Song | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Vienna | Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen | “Liekinheitin” Finnish | 6th of 25 | 279 |
| 2025 Basel | Erika Vikman | “Ich komme” Finnish, German | 11th of 26 | 196 |
| 2024 Malmö | Windows95man | “No Rules!” English | 19th of 26 | 38 |
| 2023 Liverpool | Käärijä | “Cha Cha Cha” Finnish | 2nd of 26 | 526 |
| 2022 Turin | The Rasmus | “Jezebel” English | 21st of 25 | 38 |
| 2021 Rotterdam | Blind Channel | “Dark Side” English | 6th of 26 | 301 |
| 2020 Rotterdam | Aksel | “Looking Back” English | Contest cancelled | — |
| 2019 Tel Aviv | Darude Sebastian Rejman | “Look Away” English | Out in semi-final 1 (17th of 17) | 23 |
| 2018 Lisbon | Saara Aalto | “Monsters” English | 25th of 26 | 46 |
| 2017 Kyiv | Norma John | “Blackbird” English | Out in semi-final 1 (12th of 18) | 92 |
| 2016 Stockholm | Sandhja | “Sing It Away” English | Out in semi-final 1 (15th of 18) | 51 |
| 2015 Vienna | Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät | “Aina mun pitää” Finnish | Out in semi-final 1 (16th of 16) | 13 |
| 2014 Copenhagen | Softengine | “Something Better” English | 11th of 26 | 72 |
| 2013 Malmö | Krista Siegfrids | “Marry Me” English | 24th of 26 | 13 |
| 2012 Baku | Pernilla | “När jag blundar” Swedish | Out in semi-final 1 (12th of 18) | 41 |
| 2011 Düsseldorf | Paradise Oskar | “Da Da Dam” English | 21st of 25 | 57 |
| 2010 Oslo | Kuunkuiskaajat | “Työlki ellää” Finnish | Out in semi-final 1 (11th of 17) | 49 |
| 2009 Moscow | Waldo's People | “Lose Control” English | 25th of 25 | 22 |
| 2008 Belgrade | Teräsbetoni | “Missä miehet ratsastaa” Finnish | 22nd of 25 | 35 |
| 2007 Helsinki | Hanna Pakarinen | “Leave Me Alone” English | 17th of 24 | 53 |
| 2006 Athens | Lordi | “Hard Rock Hallelujah” English | winner! | 292 |
| 2005 Kyiv | Geir Rönning | “Why” English | Out in the semi-final (18th of 25) | 50 |
| 2004 Istanbul | Jari Sillanpää | “Takes 2 to Tango” English | Out in the semi-final (14th of 22) | 51 |
| 2002 Tallinn | Laura | “Addicted to You” English | 20th of 24 | 24 |
| 2000 Stockholm | Nina Åström | “A Little Bit” English | 18th of 24 | 18 |
| 1998 Birmingham | Edea | “Aava” Finnish | 15th of 25 | 22 |
| 1996 Oslo | Jasmine | “Niin kaunis on taivas” Finnish | 23rd of 23 | 9 |
| 1994 Dublin | CatCat | “Bye Bye Baby” Finnish | 22nd of 25 | 11 |
| 1993 Millstreet | Katri Helena | “Tule luo” Finnish | 17th of 25 | 20 |
| 1992 Malmö | Pave | “Yamma Yamma” Finnish | 23rd of 23 | 4 |
| 1991 Rome | Kaija | “Hullu yö” Finnish | 20th of 22 | 6 |
| 1990 Zagreb | Beat | “Fri?” Swedish | 21st of 22 | 8 |
| 1989 Lausanne | Anneli Saaristo | “La dolce vita” Finnish | 7th of 22 | 76 |
| 1988 Dublin | Boulevard | “Nauravat silmät muistetaan” Finnish | 20th of 21 | 3 |
| 1987 Brussels | Vicky Rosti | “Sata salamaa” Finnish | 15th of 22 | 32 |
| 1986 Bergen | Kari | “Never the End” Finnish | 15th of 20 | 22 |
| 1985 Gothenburg | Sonja Lumme | “Eläköön elämä” Finnish | 9th of 19 | 58 |
| 1984 Luxembourg City | Kirka | “Hengaillaan” Finnish | 9th of 19 | 46 |
| 1983 Munich | Ami Aspelund | “Fantasiaa” Finnish | 11th of 20 | 41 |
| 1982 Harrogate | Kojo | “Nuku pommiin” Finnish | 18th of 18 | 0 |
| 1981 Dublin | Riki Sorsa | “Reggae O.K.” Finnish | 16th of 20 | 27 |
| 1980 The Hague | Vesa-Matti Loiri | “Huilumies” Finnish | 19th of 19 | 6 |
| 1979 Jerusalem | Katri Helena | “Katson sineen taivaan” Finnish | 14th of 19 | 38 |
| 1978 Paris | Seija Simola | “Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus” Finnish | 18th of 20 | 2 |
| 1977 London | Monica Aspelund | “Lapponia” Finnish | 10th of 18 | 50 |
| 1976 The Hague | Fredi and the Friends | “Pump-Pump” English | 11th of 18 | 44 |
| 1975 Stockholm | Pihasoittajat | “Old Man Fiddle” English | 7th of 19 | 74 |
| 1974 Brighton | Carita | “Keep Me Warm” English | 13th of 17 | 4 |
| 1973 Luxembourg City | Marion Rung | “Tom Tom Tom” English | 6th of 17 | 93 |
| 1972 Edinburgh | Päivi Paunu and Kim Floor | “Muistathan” Finnish | 12th of 18 | 78 |
| 1971 Dublin | Markku Aro and Koivisto Sisters | “Tie uuteen päivään” Finnish | 8th of 18 | 84 |
| 1969 Madrid | Jarkko and Laura | “Kuin silloin ennen” Finnish | 12th of 16 | 6 |
| 1968 London | Kristina Hautala | “Kun kello käy” Finnish | 16th of 17 | 1 |
| 1967 Vienna | Fredi | “Varjoon – suojaan” Finnish | 12th of 17 | 3 |
| 1966 Luxembourg City | Ann-Christine | “Playboy” Finnish | 10th of 18 | 7 |
| 1965 Naples | Viktor Klimenko | “Aurinko laskee länteen” Finnish | 15th of 18 | 0 |
| 1964 Copenhagen | Lasse Mårtenson | “Laiskotellen” Finnish | 7th of 16 | 9 |
| 1963 London | Laila Halme | “Muistojeni laulu” Finnish | 13th of 16 | 0 |
| 1962 Luxembourg City | Marion Rung | “Tipi-tii” Finnish | 7th of 16 | 4 |
| 1961 Cannes | Laila Kinnunen | “Valoa ikkunassa” Finnish | 10th of 16 | 6 |
Points for a song that went out in a semi-final are its semi-final points. Before 2004 there were no semi-finals: every song sang on the one night.
Sent more than once
The three acts Finland has sent to more than one contest.
- Marion Rung 1962, 1973
- Fredi 1967, 1976
- Katri Helena 1979, 1993
Hosting
The one contest held in Finland.
On air at home
The channels that carried the contest in Finland, year by year, and who commentated where our source names them. Newest first.
- 2026
- Yle TV1 Finnish: Mikko Silvennoinen, Swedish: Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos
- Yle Areena (semi-final 1 and final) Inari Sámi: Mikkal Morottaja, Northern Sámi: Xia Torikka, Russian: Levan Tvaltvadze, Ukrainian: Galina Sergeyeva
- 2025
- Yle TV1, TV Finland Finnish: Mikko Silvennoinen, Swedish: Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos
- Yle Areena Northern Sámi: Aslak Paltto and Inari Sámi: Heli Huovinen
- Yle Areena (semi-final 2 and final) Russian: Levan Tvaltvadze, Ukrainian: Galina Sergeyeva
- Yle Radio Suomi (final) Finnish: Sanna Pirkkalainen and Toni Laaksonen
- Yle X3M Swedish: Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos
- 2024
- Yle TV1, TV Finland Finnish: Mikko Silvennoinen, Swedish: Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos
- Yle Radio Suomi Finnish: Toni Laaksonen and Sanna Pirkkalainen
- Yle X3M Swedish: Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos
- Yle Areena Inari Sámi: Heli Huovinen and Northern Sámi: Aslak Paltto
- Yle Areena (semi-final 1, final) Russian: Levan Tvaltvadze
- 2023
- Yle TV1 Mikko Silvennoinen
- Yle Radio Suomi Sanna Pirkkalainen and Jorma Hietamäki
- Yle X3M Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos
- YleX (semi-final 1 and final) Sini Laitinen
- Yle Areena Swedish: Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos, Inari Sámi: Heli Huovinen, Northern Sámi: Aslak Paltto
- Yle Areena (semi-final 1 and final) Russian: Levan Tvaltvadze, Ukrainian: Galyna Sergeyeva
- 2022
- Yle TV1, Yle Areena Finnish: Mikko Silvennoinen, Swedish: Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos, Russian: Levan Tvaltvadze, Inari Sami: Heli Huovinen, Northern Sami: Aslak Paltto
- Yle Radio Suomi Sanna Pirkkalainen and Toni Laaksonen
- Yle X3M Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos
- 2021
- Yle TV1 Finnish: Mikko Silvennoinen, Swedish: Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos, Russian: Levan Tvaltvadze
- Yle Radio Suomi Sanna Pirkkalainen and Toni Laaksonen
- Yle X3M Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos
- 2019
- Yle TV2 Finnish: Mikko Silvennoinen and Krista Siegfrids, Swedish: Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos
- Yle Radio Suomi (semi-finals) Sanna Pirkkalainen and Toni Laaksonen
- Yle Radio Suomi (final) Sanna Pirkkalainen and Sami Sykkö
- 2018
- Yle TV2 Finnish: Mikko Silvennoinen, Swedish: Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos
- Yle TV2 (semi-final 2) Finnish: Saara Aalto
- Yle Radio Suomi Anna Keränen
- Yle Radio Suomi (final) Aija Puurtinen and Sami Sykkö
- Yle X3M Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos
- 2017
- Yle TV1 (semi-final 1) Finnish: Mikko Silvennoinen, Swedish: Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos
- Yle TV2 (semi-final 2 and final) Finnish: Mikko Silvennoinen, Swedish: Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos
- 2016
- Yle TV2, TV Finland Finnish: Mikko Silvennoinen, Swedish: Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos
- Yle Radio Vega Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos
- 2015
- Yle TV2 Finnish: Aino Töllinen and Cristal Snow, Swedish: Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos
- Yle Radio Suomi Aino Töllinen and Cristal Snow
- Yle Radio Vega Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos
- 2014
- Yle TV2, Yle Radio Suomi Finnish: Jorma Hietamäki and Sanna Pirkkalainen, Swedish: Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos
- YLE Radio Suomi Jorma Hietamäki and Sanna Pirkkalainen
- Yle Radio Vega Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos
- 2013
- Yle TV2 Finnish: Aino Töllinen and Juuso Mäkilähde, Swedish: Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos
- Yle Radio Suomi Sanna Kojo and Jorma Hietamäki
- Yle Radio Vega Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos
- 2012
- YLE TV2, YLE HD Finnish: Tarja Närhi and Tobias Larsson, Swedish: Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos
- YLE Radio Suomi Sanna Kojo and Jorma Hietamäki
- Yle Radio Vega Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos
- 2011
- YLE TV2, YLE HD Finnish: Tarja Närhi and Asko Murtomäki, Swedish: Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos
- YLE Radio Suomi Sanna Kojo and Jorma Hietamäki
- YLE Radio Vega Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos
- 2010
- YLE TV2 Finnish: Jaana Pelkonen and Asko Murtomäki, Swedish: Thomas Larsson
- YLE Radio Suomi Sanna Kojo and Jorma Hietamäki
- 2009
- YLE TV2 Finnish: Jaana Pelkonen, Mikko Peltola and Asko Murtomäki, Swedish: Thomas Larsson
- YLE Radio Suomi Sanna Kojo and Jorma Hietamäki
- 2008
- YLE TV2 Jaana Pelkonen and Mikko Peltola
- YLE FST5 Thomas Lundin
- YLE Radio Suomi Sanna Kojo and Jorma Hietamäki
- YLE Radio Vega
- 2007
- Yle TV2 Heikki Paasonen, Ellen Jokikunnas and Asko Murtomäki
- Yle FST5 Thomas Lundin
- YLE Radio Suomi Sanna Kojo and Jorma Hietamäki
- Yle Radio Vega
- 2006
- YLE TV2 Jaana Pelkonen, Heikki Paasonen and Asko Murtomäki
- YLE FST, YLE Radio Vega Thomas Lundin
- YLE Radio Suomi Sanna Kojo
- 2005
- YLE TV2 Jaana Pelkonen and Heikki Paasonen
- YLE TV2 (final) Asko Murtomäki
- YLE FST, YLE Radio Vega Thomas Lundin and Hans Johansson
- YLE Radio Suomi Sanna Kojo and Jorma Hietamäki
- 2004
- YLE TV2 Markus Kajo and Asko Murtomäki
- YLE FST Thomas Lundin
- YLE Radio Suomi Sanna Kojo and Jorma Hietamäki
- YLE Radio Vega Thomas Lundin
- YLE Radio Vega (final) Hans Johansson
- 2003
- YLE TV2 Maria Guzenina and Asko Murtomäki
- YLE FST Thomas Lundin
- YLE Radio Suomi
- YLE Radio Vega
- 2002
- YLE TV2 Maria Guzenina and Asko Murtomäki
- YLE FST Thomas Lundin
- YLE Radio Suomi Iris Mattila and Tarja Närhi
- YLE Radio Vega
- 2001
- YLE TV1 Jani Juntunen and Asko Murtomäki
- YLE Radio Vega
- 2000
- TV1 Jani Juntunen
- Radio Suomi Iris Mattila and Tarja Närhi
- 1999
- TV1 Jani Juntunen
- Radio Suomi Sanna Kojo
- Radio Vega
- 1998
- TV1 Maria Guzenina and Sami Aaltonen
- Radio Suomi Sanna Kojo
- Radio Vega
- 1997
- TV1 Aki Sirkesalo and Olli Ahvenlahti
- Radio Suomi Iris Mattila and Sanna Kojo
- 1996
- TV1 Erkki Pohjanheimo, Sanna Kojo and Minna Pentti
- Radio Suomi Iris Mattila and Pasi Hiihtola
- 1995
- TV1 Erkki Pohjanheimo and Olli Ahvenlahti
- Radio Suomi Iris Mattila and Ossi Runne
- 1994
- TV1 Erkki Pohjanheimo and Kirsi-Maria Niemi
- Riksradion
- 1993
- TV1 Erkki Pohjanheimo and Kirsi-Maria Niemi
- Radiomafia Sanna Kojo and Outi Popp
- Riksradion Johan Finne, Paul Olin and Wille Wilenius
- 1992
- TV1 Erkki Pohjanheimo and Kati Bergman
- Radiomafia Pekka and Pätkä
- Riksradion Johan Finne, Paul Olin and Wille Wilenius
- 1991
- TV1 Erkki Pohjanheimo
- Radiomafia Kai Ristola
- Riksradion Johan Finne, Paul Olin and Wille Wilenius
- 1990
- TV1 Erkki Pohjanheimo and Ossi Runne
- 2-verkko
- 1989
- TV1, 2-verkko Heikki Harma
- 1988
- TV1, 2-verkko Erkki Pohjanheimo
- 1987
- TV1, 2-verkko Erkki Toivanen
- 1986
- TV1 Kari Lumikero
- 2-verkko
- 1985
- TV1, Rinnakkaisohjelma Kari Lumikero
- 1984
- TV1 Heikki Seppälä
- Rinnakkaisohjelma Jaakko Salonoja
- 1983
- TV1 Erkki Pohjanheimo
- Rinnakkaisohjelma Markus Similä
- 1982
- TV1 Erkki Toivanen
- Rinnakkaisohjelma
- 1981
- TV1 Ossi Runne
- Rinnakkaisohjelma Matti Paalosmaa
- 1980
- TV1, Rinnakkaisohjelma Heikki Harma
- 1979
- TV1, Rinnakkaisohjelma Matti Paalosmaa
- 1978
- TV1
- Rinnakkaisohjelma
- 1977
- TV1
- Rinnakkaisohjelma Matti Paalosmaa
- 1976
- TV1 Heikki Seppälä
- Rinnakkaisohjelma Erkki Melakoski
- 1975
- TV1 Heikki Seppälä
- Rinnakkaisohjelma Erkki Melakoski
- 1974
- TV1, Yleisohjelma Matti Paalosmaa
- Ruotsinkielinen ohjelma Åke Grandell
- 1973
- TV1
- Yleisohjelma Erkki Melakoski
- Ruotsinkielinen ohjelma
- 1972
- TV-ohjelma 1
- Yleisohjelma Matti Paalosmaa
- Ruotsinkielinen ohjelma Åke Grandell
- 1971
- TV-ohjelma 1
- Yleisohjelma, Ruotsinkielinen ohjelma Matti Paalosmaa
- 1969
- TV-ohjelma 1, Yleisohjelma Aarno Walli
- Ruotsinkielinen ohjelma
- 1968
- TV-ohjelma 1 Aarno Walli
- Ruotsinkielinen ulaohjelma
- 1967
- TV-ohjelma 1, Yleisohjelma Aarno Walli
- Ruotsinkielinen ulaohjelma
- 1966
- TV-ohjelma 1, Yleisohjelma Aarno Walli
- Ruotsinkielinen ula-ohjelma
- 1965
- TV-ohjelma 1 Aarno Walli
- Yleisohjelma Erkki Melakoski
- Ruotsinkielinen ula-ohjelma Jerker Sundholm
- 1964
- Suomen Televisio Aarno Walli
- Yleisohjelma Erkki Melakoski
- Ruotsinkielinen ula-ohjelma
- 1963
- Suomen Televisio Aarno Walli
- Yleisohjelma Erkki Melakoski
- Ruotsinkielinen yleisohjelma Jan Sederholm
- 1962
- Suomen Televisio Aarno Walli
- Yleisohjelma Erkki Melakoski
- Ruotsinkielinen yleisohjelma Jan Sederholm
- 1961
- Suomen Televisio, Yleisohjelma Aarno Walli
- 1960
- Suomen Televisio Aarno Walli
In our contest stories
Lines about Finland from our story of each contest. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1961 A record field
Finland, Spain and Yugoslavia all entered for the first time.
- 1963 The result
For Finland, Norway and Sweden it was a first.
- 1965 The result
Four countries scored nothing: Belgium, Finland, Germany and Spain.
- 1968 One vote
France was third, Ireland fourth and Sweden fifth; the Netherlands and Finland shared last place with a single vote each.
- 1970 The boycott
Finland, Norway, Portugal and Sweden all stayed at home.
- 1971 Everyone comes back
Finland, Norway, Portugal and Sweden all returned, and so did Austria after two years away.
- 1973 Familiar names
Finland's Marion Rung returned after eleven years and Italy's Massimo Ranieri after two.
- 1973 Three rules change at once
Finland and Sweden sang in English.
- 1982 The result
Finland finished last, without a point.
- 1990 A continent singing about itself
Germany's and Finland's were about newly won freedom.
- 1992 The hosts
Only Finland was below it.
- 1996 The contest nobody saw
Finland and Hungary had the same score, and Finland went through because the best single mark it had been given, an eight, was higher than Hungary's best, a seven.
- 1996 The result
Finland, having squeezed through the qualifier on a tie-break, came last.
- 2006
Finland first entered the contest in 1961.
- 2006 The result
Only three countries gave Finland no points at all: Albania, Monaco and Armenia.
- 2007
Finland's first contest was the biggest there had been.
Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. “Not in the line-up” means no song from Finland was in that year’s contest, whatever the reason. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we’ll fix it.