| Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Finland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2012 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Introduction show: 27 January 2012 Performance shows: 3 February 2012 10 February 2012 17 February 2012 24 February 2012 Final: 25 February 2012 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Pernilla Karlsson | |||
| Selected song | "När jag blundar" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Jonas Karlsson | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (12th) | |||
| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "När jag blundar" written by Jonas Karlsson. The song was performed by Pernilla Karlsson. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) organised the national final Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2012 in order to select the Finnish entry for the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan. 13 entries were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of four performance shows and a final, taking place in January and February 2012. Six entries ultimately competed in the final on 25 February where votes from the public selected "När jag blundar" performed by Pernilla Karlsson as the winner.
Finland was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 22 May 2012. Performing during the show in position 9, "När jag blundar" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Finland placed twelfth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 41 points.