Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
Finland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 53 times since its debut in 1961. Finland won the contest for the first time in 2006 with Lordi's "Hard Rock Hallelujah". The country's best result before then was achieved by Marion Rung with the song "Tom Tom Tom" in 1973, 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 2004, Finland has failed to reach the final eight times. In, the country had its best result in eight years when Softengine finished 11th. In, Finland finished last in the first semi-final with the shortest-ever Eurovision entry, "Aina mun pitää" performed by Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät.
History
Before the 2006 victory, Finland was considered by many as the ultimate under-achiever of Eurovision. Prior to its triumph, it had placed last a total of eight times, once with "nul points" after the introduction of the current scoring method. Finland's entry in 1982, "Nuku pommiin" by Kojo, was one of only fifteen songs since the modern scoring system was instituted in 1975 to earn no points.. Due to low results, Finland was excluded from the contest in 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, and 2003. In 2015, Finland finished last in the first semi-final with the shortest-ever Eurovision song, the one minute and 27 seconds "Aina mun pitää" performed by Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät. Finland reached the final for the first time in four years in 2018, with Saara Aalto placing 25th.In 2006, Finland won with the band Lordi and its song Hard Rock Hallelujah, an entry different from the mainstream Europop that dominated the competition. The song broke records scoring the highest number of points in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, with 292. The record was eventually broken by Norway in 2009, with 387.
All of Finland's entries were in English between 1973 and 1976 and again since 2000 ; both of these periods allowed submissions in any language. Two entries, 1990 and 2012, were in Swedish, which is an official language in Finland alongside Finnish. All of Finland's other songs have been in Finnish.
Contestants
Hostings
| Year | Location | Venue | Presenters | Image |
| Helsinki | Hartwall Areena | Jaana Pelkonen and Mikko Leppilampi |
Awards
Marcel Bezençon Awards
| Year | Category | Song | Performer | Final | Points | Host city | |
| Fan Award | "Addicted to You" | Laura Voutilainen | 20 | 24 |  Tallinn | ||
| Press Award | "Hard Rock Hallelujah" | Lordi | 1 | 292 |  Athens | ||
| Press Award | "Da Da Dam" | Paradise Oskar | 21 | 57 |  Düsseldorf |
Related involvement
Commentators and spokespersons
| Year | Finnish commentator | Swedish commentator | Spokesperson | |
| Aarno Walli | rowspan="42" | |||
| Aarno Walli | Poppe Berg | - | ||
| Aarno Walli | Poppe Berg | - | ||
| Aarno Walli | Poppe Berg | - | ||
| Aarno Walli | Poppe Berg | - | ||
| Aarno Walli | Poppe Berg | - | ||
| Aarno Walli | Poppe Berg | - | ||
| Aarno Walli | Poppe Berg | - | ||
| Aarno Walli | Poppe Berg | - | ||
| Aarno Walli | Poppe Berg | - | ||
| - | ||||
| Heikki Seppälä | rowspan="3" | - | ||
| Heikki Seppälä | - | - | ||
| Erkki Pohjanheimo | - | - | ||
| Matti Paalosmaa | Aarre Elo | - | ||
| Heikki Seppälä | Kaarina Pönniö | - | ||
| Vesa Nuotio | Erkki Vihtonen | - | ||
| Erkki Toivanen | Kaarina Pönniö | - | ||
| Erkki Toivanen | Kaarina Pönniö | - | ||
| Anja-Maija Leppänen | Kaarina Pönniö | - | ||
| Heikki Harma, Aarre Elo | Kaarina Pönniö | - | ||
| Ossi Runne | Annemi Genetz | - | ||
| Erkki Toivanen | Solveig Herlin | - | ||
| Erkki Pohjanheimo | Solveig Herlin | - | ||
| Heikki Seppälä | Solveig Herlin | - | ||
| Heikki Harma, Kari Lumikero | Annemi Genetz | - | ||
| Heikki Harma, Kari Lumikero | Solveig Herlin | - | ||
| Erkki Toivanen | Solveig Herlin | - | ||
| Erkki Pohjanheimo | Solveig Herlin | - | ||
| Heikki Harma | Solveig Herlin | - | ||
| Erkki Pohjanheimo, Ossi Runne | Solveig Herlin | - | ||
| Erkki Pohjanheimo | Heidi Kokki | - | ||
| Erkki Pohjanheimo, Kati Bergman | Solveig Herlin | - | ||
| Erkki Pohjanheimo, Kirsi-Maria Niemi | Solveig Herlin | - | ||
| Erkki Pohjanheimo, Kirsi-Maria Niemi | Solveig Herlin | - | ||
| Erkki Pohjanheimo, Olli Ahvenlahti | - | |||
| Erkki Pohjanheimo, Sanna Kojo | Solveig Herlin | - | ||
| Aki Sirkesalo, Olli Ahvenlahti | - | |||
| Maria Guzenina, Sami Aaltonen | Marjo Wilska | - | ||
| Jani Juntunen | - | |||
| Jani Juntunen | Pia Mäkinen | - | ||
| Jani Juntunen, Asko Murtomäki | - | |||
| Maria Guzenina, Asko Murtomäki | Thomas Lundin | Marion Rung | ||
| Maria Guzenina, Asko Murtomäki | Thomas Lundin | |||
| Markus Kajo, Asko Murtomäki | Thomas Lundin | Anna Stenlund | ||
| Jaana Pelkonen, Asko Murtomäki, Heikki Paasonen | Thomas Lundin | Jari Sillanpää | ||
| Jaana Pelkonen, Asko Murtomäki, Heikki Paasonen | Thomas Lundin | Nina Tapio | ||
| Ellen Jokikunnas, Asko Murtomäki, Heikki Paasonen | Thomas Lundin | Laura Voutilainen | ||
| Jaana Pelkonen, Asko Murtomäki, Mikko Peltola | Thomas Lundin | Mikko Leppilampi | ||
| Jaana Pelkonen, Asko Murtomäki, Mikko Peltola | Tobias Larsson | Jari Sillanpää | ||
| Jaana Pelkonen, Asko Murtomäki | Tobias Larsson | Johanna Pirttilahti | ||
| Tarja Närhi, Asko Murtomäki | Eva Frantz, Johan Lindroos | Susan Aho | ||
| Tarja Närhi, Tobias Larsson | Eva Frantz, Johan Lindroos | Mr. Lordi | ||
| Aino Töllinen, Juuso Mäkilähde | Eva Frantz, Johan Lindroos | Kristiina Wheeler | ||
| Sanna Pirkkalainen, Jorma Hietamäki | Eva Frantz, Johan Lindroos | Redrama | ||
| Aino Töllinen, Cristal Snow | Eva Frantz, Johan Lindroos | Krista Siegfrids | ||
| Mikko Silvennoinen | Eva Frantz, Johan Lindroos | Jussi-Pekka Rantanen | ||
| Mikko Silvennoinen | Eva Frantz, Johan Lindroos | Jenni Vartiainen | ||
| Mikko Silvennoinen | Eva Frantz, Johan Lindroos | Anna Abreu | ||
| Mikko Silvennoinen, Krista Siegfrids | Eva Frantz, Johan Lindroos | Christoffer Strandberg |