Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010

Finland participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 held in Bærum, Oslo, Norway. Yle (Yleisradio) hold a national final, Euroviisut 2010, to select the 2010 Finnish entry.

Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Country Finland
National selection
Selection processEuroviisut 2010
Selection date(s)Online vote:
1–16 October 2009
Semi-finals:
8 January 2010
15 January 2010
22 January 2010
Final:
30 January 2010
Selected entrantKuunkuiskaajat
Selected song"Työlki ellää"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (11th, 49 points)
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2009 • 2010 • 2011►

Before Eurovision

Euroviisut 2010
Kuunkuiskaajat at the final of Euroviisut 2010 in Tampere.

Euroviisut 2010 was the national final that selected Finland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The competition consisted of four shows that commenced with the first of three semi-finals on 8 January 2010 and concluded with a final on 30 January 2010.[1] The four shows were held at the Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre in Tampere and hosted by Jaana Pelkonen and Mikko Peltola. All shows were broadcast on Yle TV2 and online at yle.fi as well as via radio on Yle Radio Suomi.[2] The final was watched by 995,000 viewers in Finland with a peak of 1.2 million.[3][4]

Format

The format of the competition consisted of four shows: three semi-finals and a final. Five songs competed in each semi-final and the top three entries from each semi-final alongside a wildcard entry selected by a jury from the remaining entries qualified to complete the ten-song lineup in the final. The results for the semi-finals and the final were determined exclusively by a public vote. Public voting included the options of telephone and SMS voting.[5]

Competing entries

Twelve artists, including the 2009 winner of the Finnish tango contest Tangomarkkinat Amadeus Lundberg, were directly invited by Yle for the national final in consultation with record companies.[6][7][8] A submission period was also opened by Yle which lasted between 16 June 2009 and 31 August 2009. At least one of the writers and the lead singer(s) had to hold Finnish citizenship or live in Finland permanently in order for the entry to qualify to compete.[5][1] A panel of experts appointed by Yle selected twelve entries for an online vote from the 267 received submissions. The invited artists and the competing entries for the online vote were presented on 30 September 2010 and 1 October 2009, respectively.[9][10] For the online vote, the public was able to vote through SMS until 16 October 2009 and the top three from the twelve competing entries qualified to the national final.[11][12] "You Don't Know Tomorrow" performed by Bääbs, "Fatal Moment" performed by Linn Nygård and "Love at the First Sight" performed by Sister Twister qualified to the national final.[13][14]

Artist Song (English translation) Songwriter(s)
Amadeus Lundberg "Anastacia" Risto Asikainen, Ilkka Vainio
Antti Kleemola "Sun puolella" (Your side) Antti Kleemola, Mikko Karjalainen
Bääbs "You Don't Know Tomorrow" Riku Kärkkäinen, Tommi Forsström
Boys of the Band (BOB) "America (I Think I Love You)" Boys of the Band, Kimmo Blom
Eläkeläiset "Hulluna humpasta" (Crazy about humppa) Kristian Voutilainen, Onni Waris
Heli Kajo "Annankadun kulmassa" (In the corner of Annankatu) Heli Kajo
Kuunkuiskaajat "Työlki ellää" (One can work for living, too) Timo Kiiskinen
Linn Nygård "Fatal Moment" Sebastian Holmgård, Linn Nygård
Maria Lund "Sydän ymmärtää" (The heart understands) Valtteri Tynkkynen, Maria Lund, Heikki Salo
Monday "Play" Tuomas "Gary" Keskinen, Salla Lehtinen
Nina Lassander "Cider Hill" Janne Hyöty, Paul Oxley
Osmo Ikonen "Heaven or Hell" Osmo Ikonen
Pentti Hietanen "Il mondo è qui" (The world is here) Lasse Heikkilä, Petri Kaivanto, Stefano de Sando
Sister Twister "Love at the First Sight" Elin Blom, Jonas Olsson
Veeti Kallio "Kerro mulle rakkaudesta" (Tell me of love) Veeti Kallio, Pekka Ruuska

Semi-final 1

The first semi-final show took place on 8 January 2010 and the top three from the five competing entries qualified to the final based on the results of a public vote. "Anastacia" performed by Amadeus Lundberg, "Cider Hill" performed by Nina Lassander and "Il mondo è qui" performed by Pentti Hietanen qualified to the final.[15][16]

Semi-final 1 – 8 January 2010
Draw Artist Song Result
1 Amadeus Lundberg "Anastacia" Advanced
2 Nina Lassander "Cider Hill" Advanced
3 Bääbs "You Don't Know Tomorrow" Eliminated
4 Boys of the Band (BOB) "America (I Think I Love You)" Eliminated
5 Pentti Hietanen "Il mondo è qui" Advanced

Semi-final 2

The second semi-final show took place on 15 January 2010 and the top three from the five competing entries qualified to the final based on the results of a public vote. "Sun puolella" performed by Antti Kleemola, "Annankadun kulmassa" performed by Heli Kajo and "Love at the First Sight" performed by Sister Twister qualified to the final.[17][18]

Semi-final 2 – 15 January 2010
Draw Artist Song Result
1 Monday "Play" Eliminated
2 Antti Kleemola "Sun puolella" Advanced
3 Heli Kajo "Annankadun kulmassa" Advanced
4 Sister Twister "Love at the First Sight" Advanced
5 Veeti Kallio "Kerro mulle rakkaudesta" Eliminated

Semi-final 3

The third semi-final show took place on 22 January 2010 and the top three from the five competing entries qualified to the final based on the results of a public vote. "Työlki ellää" performed by Kuunkuiskaajat, "Fatal Moment" performed by Linn Nygård and "Hulluna humpasta" performed by Eläkeläiset qualified to the final. "Sydän ymmärtää" performed by Maria Lund was later announced to have been awarded the jury wildcard to qualify to the final.[19][20]

Semi-final 3 – 22 January 2010
Draw Artist Song Result
1 Maria Lund "Sydän ymmärtää" Wildcard
2 Osmo Ikonen "Heaven or Hell" Eliminated
3 Kuunkuiskaajat "Työlki ellää" Advanced
4 Linn Nygård "Fatal Moment" Advanced
5 Eläkeläiset "Hulluna humpasta" Advanced

Final

The final took place on 30 January 2010 where the nine entries that qualified from the preceding three semi-finals and the jury wildcard competed. Prior to the final, possible winning contenders as suggested by media reports included Eläkeläiset, Amadeus Lundberg, Kuunkuiskaajat and Heli Kajo.[21][22] The winner was selected over two rounds of public voting through telephone and SMS voting. In the first round, the top three entries qualified to the second round, the superfinal. "Cider Hill" performed by Nina Lassander, "Hulluna humpasta" performed by Eläkeläiset and "Työlki ellää" performed by Kuunkuiskaajat qualified to the superfinal.[23] In the superfinal, "Työlki ellää" performed by Kuunkuiskaajat was selected as the winner.[24][25]

In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the interval act featured Eurovision Song Contest 2007 host Mikko Leppilampi and Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest 2009 winner Alexander Rybak.[21][22]

Final – 30 January 2010
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Maria Lund "Sydän ymmärtää" 6,663 9
2 Antti Kleemola "Sun puolella" 3,907 10
3 Linn Nygård "Fatal Moment" 7,135 7
4 Pentti Hietanen "Il mondo è qui" 6,671 8
5 Heli Kajo "Annankadun kulmassa" 11,443 6
6 Nina Lassander "Cider Hill" 17,312 3
7 Amadeus Lundberg "Anastacia" 12,250 5
8 Sister Twister "Love at the First Sight" 15,377 4
9 Eläkeläiset "Hulluna humpasta" 20,051 1
10 Kuunkuiskaajat "Työlki ellää" 18,333 2
Superfinal – 30 January 2010
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Nina Lassander "Cider Hill" 43,282 (38%) 2
2 Eläkeläiset "Hulluna humpasta" 23,120 (20%) 3
3 Kuunkuiskaajat "Työlki ellää" 48,139 (42%) 1

At Eurovision

Finland competed in the first semi-final of the contest, on 25 May. It failed to make it through to Saturday's grand final. Television hostess Johanna Pirttilahti announced the results of the Finland televoting.[26]

Split results
  • In the Semi-final 1 Finland came 11th with 49 points: the public awarded Finland 6th place with 69 points and the jury awarded 15th place with 37 points.

Points awarded by Finland[27]
Points awarded to Finland (Semi-final 1)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

References
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  11. Siim, Jarmo (30 September 2009). "Who's in competition for the wildcards in Finland?". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
  12. Repo, Juha (30 September 2009). "Finland: 30 songs in the open selection online". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
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  15. Repo, Juha (8 January 2010). "Results: three acts qualified in Finland". ESCToday. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  16. Schacht, Andreas (8 January 2010). "Three qualify for Finnish Euroviisut final". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  17. Klier, Marcus (15 January 2010). "Results: Three acts qualified in Finland". ESCToday. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  18. Schacht, Andreas (15 January 2010). "3 more candidates in Finnish Euroviisut race". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  19. Repo, Juha (22 January 2010). "Results: Three acts qualified in Finland - jury wildcard revealed". ESCToday. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  20. Schacht, Andreas (22 January 2010). "Finland: four more through to Laulukilpailu final". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
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  22. Schacht, Andreas (30 January 2010). "Finland: who will represent the country in Oslo?". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
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  24. Schacht, Andreas (30 January 2010). "Finland: Kuunkuiskaajat win ticket to Oslo!". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
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  26. http://ilkar.blogspot.com/2010/04/finland-spoke-person-revealed.html
  27. Eurovision Song Contest 2008
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