Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
Finland
Participating broadcasterYleisradio (Yle)
Participation summary
Appearances57 (49 finals)
First appearance1961
Highest placement1st: 2006
Host2007
Participation history
Related articles
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu
External links
Yle Eurovision page
Finland's page at Eurovision.tv Edit this at Wikidata
For the most recent participation see
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Finland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 57 times since its debut in 1961. The Finish participant broadcaster in the contest is Yleisradio (Yle), which select its entrant with the national competition Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu.

Finland won the contest for the first – and to date only – time in 2006 with "Hard Rock Hallelujah" performed by Lordi. The country's best result before then was achieved with "Tom Tom Tom" by Marion Rung in 1973, which placed sixth.

Finland has finished last in the contest eleven times, receiving nul points in 1963, 1965, and 1982. Since the introduction of the semi-finals in 2004, Finland has failed to reach the final eight times. In 2014, 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 2021, and later with "Cha Cha Cha" by Käärijä, which won the public vote and came second overall in 2023, the latter of which is Finland's second best result to date.