Finland 🇫🇮 in Eurovision Song Contest (1961-2024)

Here's a recap of all the songs that competed for Finland in Eurovision Song Contest from 1961 to 2024. Please, enjoy!

Finland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 57 times since its debut in 1961. Finland won the contest for the first – and to date only – time in 2006 with Lordi and their song "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 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 when Softengine with "Something Better" finished 11th, a result that would be surpassed by Blind Channel with "Dark Side", which came sixth in 2021, and later by Käärijä with "Cha Cha Cha", which won the public vote and came second overall in 2023, the latter of which is Finland's second best result to date.

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[ntiadicted]

You can say a lot of things about Finland in Eurovision, but there is one thing you can never say: That we are boring 😅

[MrPointedRovers]

It’s funny how Croatia and Finland have swapped roles this year

2023: Finland was the people's champion and Croatia had one crazy and funniest performance

2024: Croatia was the people's champion and Finland had one crazy and funniest performance

[tonituomanen]

Lordi, Käärijä and Windows95man are great, but the most special thing was in 2015 when we sent a punk band Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät whose musicians are disabled. It wasn't a success, but it was great.

[sirumn]

With how consistent they’ve been since 2021, I think we all can agree they deserve a win in this decade! One of the biggest surprise powerhouses of the 2020s so far!

[sim]

Finlands rock songs are something else

[alicebthegachaweirdo]

Most iconic: Hard Rock Hallelujah, Cha Cha Cha

My favourites: Leave me alone, När jag blundar, Marry me, Monsters, Dark Side, Jezebel, Cha Cha Cha, and No rules.

[Topolino]

2023: No shirt
2024: No pants
2025: ???

[hannahbarley]

Cha cha cha was the first ever song I voted for so it’ll always have a special in my heart ❤️

[alexandrost]

2017 entry not qualifying was one of the biggest crimes in eurovision

[jawnloki]

the 2021-2024 streak is absolutely insane, immaculate to listen to

[Idkwhoiam-mr]

Finland is so underrated in Eurovision, its so sad.

[excho]

My favourite Eurovision country! A total of 5 Finnish entries, since 2006, have received my douze points ('06, '08, '14, '15, '17). No country even comes close. 🤍💙

My Finnish top 5:
1. "Blackbird" (2017)
2. "Cha Cha Cha" (2023)
3. "Something Better" (2014)
4. "Aina mun pitää" (2015)
5. "Dark Side" (2021)

[ariccua]

Cha Cha Cha... No rules! Time to rank Finland:

1. 2023
2. 2007
3. 2006
4. 2021
5. 1985
6. 2022
7. 2024
8. 1989
9. 2014
10. 2018

[stipek]

Finland delivering consecutive hits since 2021.

[Theaissu]

People don’t speak enough how pre 00’s Finnish eurovision entries are classics!

[juanjohermano]

My top 5:

- Hard Rock Hallelujah (2006 and my favourite of that year)

-No Rules! (2024 and my favourite of that year)

-Cha Cha Cha (2023 and my favourite of that year)

-Dark Side (2021)

-Something Better (2014)

[x_n_x_gal]

Finland not qualifying with those masterpieces in 2012 and 2017 is still a crime, Blackbird is one of the most robbed entries in Eurovision history and despite it being a ballad, it's the jury's fault that it didn't qualify.

[ttiwaz]

2025 song is not boring. I'm so happy this song by Erika Vikman + the production team was chosen for Eurovision song contest. Top 5 for sure in ESC this year.

[CroatiaBall]

Finland's songs are the best when they're rock songs

[jankupka]

Finland : Country with one of the best conductors in the ESC history, Ossi Runne.
He had conducted every entry between 1966-1989.