(Yle) is a full member of the
European Broadcasting Union (EBU), thus eligible to participate in the
Eurovision Song Contest. It has participated in the contest representing Finland since its in 1961. Before its victory, Finland was considered by many to be the under-achiever of the contest. Prior to 2006, it had placed last a total of eight times, three times with
nul points. Finland's
entry in , "" by
Kojo, was one of only fifteen songs to score no points since the modern scoring system was implemented in . Due to poor results, Finland was relegated from taking part in , , , and . In 2006, Finland won the contest with "
Hard Rock Hallelujah" by the band
Lordi, 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, 2023, and 2025); 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 ==