Finland made its debut at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961. It has been considered by many fans to be the "under-achievers" of Eurovision, placing last on nine occasions (three of them with the dreaded Nul Points), and being relegated 5 times due to low results. Occasionally the country has had higher places, before scoring low again.
The country is also the one that has waited the longest to achieve its first win. In 2006, after 45 years of bad luck, the heavy metal band Lordi triumphed with the song Hard Rock Hallelujah - the previous record for the longest wait was 31 years by Greece. The victory gave Finland the opportunity to host the contest in Helsinki in 2007. The record stood until 2017, when Portugal took its first win after 53 years of waiting.
Since Lordi, Finland has placed in the top 10 twice more, in 2021 and 2023
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Participants[]
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points | Semi | Points |
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1961 | Laila Kinnunen | Valoa ikkunassa | Finnish | 10 | 6 | No Semi Finals | |
1962 | Marion Rung | Tipi-tii | 7 | 4 | |||
1963 | Laila Halme | Muistojeni laulu | 13 | 0 | |||
1964 | Lasse Mårtenson | Laiskotellen | 7 | 9 | |||
1965 | Viktor Klimenko | Aurinko laskee länteen | 15 | 0 | |||
1966 | Ann Christine-Nyström | Playboy | 10 | 7 | |||
1967 | Fredi | Varjoon - suojaan | 12 | 3 | |||
1968 | Kristina Hautala | Kun kello käy | 16 | 1 | |||
1969 | Jarkko & Laura | Kuin silloin ennen | 12 | 6 | |||
1970 | Did not participate | ||||||
1971 | Markku Aro & Koivistolaiset | Tie uuteen päivään | Finnish | 8 | 84 | No Semi Finals | |
1972 | Päivi Paunu & Kim Floor | Muistathan | 12 | 78 | |||
1973 | Marion Rung | Tom Tom Tom | English | 6 | 93 | ||
1974 | Carita | Keep Me Warm | 13 | 4 | |||
1975 | Pihasoittajat | Old Man Fiddle | 7 | 74 | |||
1976 | Fredi & The Friends | Pump Pump | 11 | 44 | |||
1977 | Monica Aspelund | Lapponia | Finnish | 10 | 50 | ||
1978 | Seija Simola | Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus | 18 | 2 | |||
1979 | Katri Helena | Katson sineen taivaan | 14 | 38 | |||
1980 | Vesa-Matti Loiri | Huilumies | 19 | 6 | |||
1981 | Riki Sorsa | Reggae OK | 16 | 27 | |||
1982 | Kojo | Nuku pommiin | 18 | 0 | |||
1983 | Ami Aspelund | Fantasiaa | 11 | 41 | |||
1984 | Kirka | Hengaillaan | 9 | 46 | |||
1985 | Sonja Lumme | Eläköön elämä | 9 | 58 | |||
1986 | Kari Kuivalainen | Never The End | 15 | 22 | |||
1987 | Vicky Rosti & Boulevard | Sata salamaa | 15 | 32 | |||
1988 | Boulevard | Nauravat silmät muistetaan | 20 | 3 | |||
1989 | Anneli Saaristo | La Dolce Vita | 7 | 76 | |||
1990 | Beat | Fri? | Swedish | 21 | 8 | ||
1991 | Kaija Kärkinen | Hullu yö | Finnish | 20 | 6 | ||
1992 | Pave Maijanen | Yamma, yamma | 23 | 4 | |||
1993 | Katri Helena | Tule luo | 17 | 20 | Participated in 1992 | ||
1994 | CatCat | Bye Bye Baby | 22 | 11 | No Semi Final | ||
1995 | Relegated from participation | ||||||
1996 | Jasmine | Niin kaunis on taivas | Finnish | 23 | 9 | 22 | 38 |
1997 | Relegated from participation | ||||||
1998 | Edea | Aava | Finnish | 15 | 22 | No Semi Final | |
1999 | Relegated from participation | ||||||
2000 | Nina Åström | A Little Bit | English | 18 | 18 | No Semi Final | |
2001 | Relegated from participation | ||||||
2002 | Laura | Addicted To You | English | 20 | 24 | No Semi Final | |
2003 | Relegated from participation | ||||||
2004 | Jari Sillanpää | Takes 2 to Tango | English | -- | -- | 14 | 51 |
2005 | Geir Rönning | Why? | -- | -- | 18 | 50 | |
2006 | Lordi | Hard Rock Hallelujah | 1 | 292 | 1 | 292 | |
2007 | Hanna Pakarinen | Leave Me Alone | 17 | 53 | Host of 2007 | ||
2008 | Teräsbetoni | Missä miehet ratsastaa | Finnish | 22 | 35 | 8 | 79 |
2009 | Waldo's People | Lose Control | English | 25 | 22 | 12 | 42 |
2010 | Kuunkuiskaajat | Työlki ellää | Finnish | -- | -- | 11 | 49 |
2011 | Paradise Oskar | Da Da Dam | English | 21 | 57 | 3 | 103 |
2012 | Pernilla | När jag blundar | Swedish | -- | -- | 12 | 41 |
2013 | Krista Siegfrids | Marry Me | English | 24 | 13 | 9 | 66 |
2014 | Softengine | Something Better | 11 | 72 | 3 | 97 | |
2015 | PKN | Aina mun pitää | Finnish | -- | -- | 16 | 14 |
2016 | Sandhja | Sing It Away | English | -- | -- | 14 | 51 |
2017 | Norma John | Blackbird | -- | -- | 12 | 92 | |
2018 | Saara Aalto | Monsters | 25 | 46 | 10 | 108 | |
2019 | Darude ft. Sebastian Rejman | Look Away | -- | -- | 17 | 26 | |
2020 | Aksel | Looking Back | Contest cancelled | ||||
2021 | Blind Channel | Dark Side | 6 | 301 | 5 | 234 | |
2022 | The Rasmus | Jezebel | 21 | 38 | 7 | 162 | |
2023 | Käärijä | Cha Cha Cha | Finnish | 2 | 526 | 1 | 177 |
2024 | Windows95man | No Rules | English |
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- The country is one of four to have selected all of their entries via a national final, the others being Albania, Denmark and Estonia.