Finland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 56 times since its debut in . Finland won the contest for the firstand to date onlytime in 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 , 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 , Finland has failed to reach the final eight times. In , 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 , and later by Käärijä with "Cha Cha Cha", which won the public vote and came second overall in , the latter of which is Finland's second best result to date.
History
Before its victory, Finland was considered by many to be the under-achiever of the Eurovision Song Contest. Prior to its 2006 win, Finland had placed last a total of eight times, once with nul points after the introduction of the current scoring method. Finland's entry in , "" by Kojo, was one of only fifteen songs since the modern scoring system was implemented in to score no points. Due to poor results, Finland was relegated from taking part in , , , and .
In 2006, Finland won the contest with the band Lordi and their song "Hard Rock Hallelujah", an entry that stood out from the Europop that had dominated the competition. The song scored the highest number of points in the history of the contest, with 292, a record that was later broken by Norway's Alexander Rybak in .
In , Finland finished last in the first semi-final with the shortest-ever Eurovision song, the one minute and 27 seconds "" performed by Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät. Finland reached the final for the first time in four years in , with Saara Aalto placing 25th. After a non-qualification in with Darude and Sebastian Rejman, Blind Channel placed sixth in , followed by a 21st place for The Rasmus in and a second place for Käärijä in , the latter of which is Finland's second best result to date.
All of Finland's entries were in English between and , and since (with the exceptions of , , , 2015 and 2023); both of these periods allowed submissions in any language. Finland's entries in and 2012 were in Swedish, which is an official language in the country alongside Finnish. All of Finland's other songs have been in Finnish.
Participation overview
Hostings
Awards
Marcel Bezençon Awards
You're a Vision Award
Related involvement
Conductors
Commentators and spokespersons
Photogallery
See also
Finland in the Eurovision Dance Contest – Dance version of the Eurovision Song Contest. Finland in the Eurovision Young Dancers – A competition organised by the EBU for younger dancers aged between 16 and 21. Finland in the Eurovision Young Musicians – A competition organised by the EBU for musicians aged 18 years and younger.