Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Finland was represented by Jari Sillanpää in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Takes 2 To Tango". Finland placed 14th with 51 points in the semi-final and so did not qualify for the final.
Before Eurovision
Euroviisut 2004
Euroviisut 2004 consisted of three shows that commenced with the two semi-finals on 16 and 17 January 2004 and concluded with a final on 24 January 2004. The two semi-finals were held at the Yle Studios in Helsinki, with the final being held at the Tampere-talo in Tampere.Competing entries
Twenty entries were selected for the competition from the 325 received submissions. Saara Aalto, who would later represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, competed as part of the group Heidi Kyrö and JUST.| Artist | Song | Composer |
| Heidi Kyrö & JUST | "Dance My Heart Away" | Toni Nygård |
| Kirsi Ranto | "I Can't Stop Lovin' You" | |
| Karoliina Kallio | "What If" | Henrik Sethsson, Magnus Funemyr |
| Komissio | "Mouse in the Misery" | Mika Koski, Tuulikki Kuittinen |
| Anna Stenlund | "A Little Crazy" | Janne Hyöty, Sofie Björkgren-Näse |
| Geir Rönning | "I Don't Need to Say" | Jimmy Westerlund, Fredrik Furu, Geir Rönning |
| Iina & Gary | "You Don't Need to Go" | Christian Antblad, Tommy Denander, Mika Toivanen |
| Jari Sillanpää | "Takes 2 to Tango" | Mika Toivanen, Jari Sillanpää |
| Sheidi | "Higher Ground" | Nalle Ahlstedt |
| Riikka | "Toarie" | Ville Laaksonen, Riikka Timonen |
| Patrick Linman | "Can't Stop Loving You" | Patrick Linman, Mats Persson |
| Arja Koriseva | "'Til the End of Time" | Thomas G:son, Henrik Sethsson, Veijo Laine, Petri Pyykkönen |
| Sonja Biskop | "Should I Run, Should I Hide" | Peter Svanström, Tage Borgmästars |
| Johanna Forsti | "Rain on Water" | Nalle Ahlstedt, M.O. Charles |
| Jonna K | "Like Believers Do" | Jade Ell, Mats Tärnfors, Janne Hyöty |
| Jan Mikael | "One Year of Love" | SpaceChild |
| Susann Sonntag | "Eleventh Hour" | Tommy Lydell, Lotta Ahlin |
| Mira | "Reason" | J-P. Järvinen |
| Danny & D'Voices | "Seven Times Seven" | Juka Karppinen, Ora Turunen, Pertti Jalonen |
| Mirella | "My Everlasting" | Janne Hyöty, Mirella Pendolin |
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final was held on 16 January 2004, hosted by Maria Guzenina and Bettina Sågbom. The top six qualified to the final based on the results from a public televote.
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final was held on 17 January 2004, hosted by Maria Guzenina and Bettina Sågbom. The top six qualified to the final based on the results from a public televote.
Final
The final was held on 24 January 2004, hosted by Maria Guzenina, Bettina Sågbom and Antero Mertaranta. The winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the votes of six regional juries determined the top six entries to proceed to the second round. In the second round, a public vote exclusively selected Jari Sillanpää with the song "Takes 2 To Tango" as the winner.At Eurovision
For the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, a semi-final round was introduced in order to accommodate the influx of nations that wanted to compete in the contest. Due to missing the 2003 contest, Finland had to compete in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2004. Jari Sillanpää sang in the 1st position. At the close of the voting, the song had received 51 points, placing 14th in a field of 22. Finland did not qualify to the final.Points awarded to Finland
Points awarded by Finland
Semi-final
Points awarded in semi-final:| 12 points | |
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Final
Points awarded in the final:| 12 points | |
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