Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
For the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, Finland will be acting as host of the Eurovision contest for the first time, after Lordi won in 2006. They were represented by Hanna Pakarinen with the song "Leave Me Alone". The song was composed by Martti Vuorinen and Miikka Huttunen, with lyrics by Martti Vuorinen and Pakarinen.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2007 | ||||
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| Country |  | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Euroviisut 2007 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals 20 January 2007 27 January 2007 3 February 2007 10 February 2007 Final 17 February 2007 | |||
| Selected entrant | Hanna Pakarinen | |||
| Selected song | "Leave Me Alone" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 17th, 53 points | |||
| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Hanna Pakarinen is a pop singer who came to fame by winning the Finnish Idols talent competition with 60% of the votes. She has had many hit singles and album successes behind her and is one of the most successful English language singers in Finland.
Before Eurovision
Euroviisut 2007
At the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, Finland chose their entry through Euroviisut 2007.
Competing entries
12 artists, all signed with Finnish record labels, were invited by Yle to compete in the competition.
| Artist | Song (English translation) | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Beats and Styles feat. Anorah | "See the Signs" | Jaakko Manninen, Asmo Soivio, Heikki Liimatainen, Anna Nordell, Charles Salter |
| "Take It Back" | Jaakko Manninen, Asmo Soivio, Daniel Wahlgren | |
| Hanna Pakarinen | "Leave Me Alone" | Martti Vuorinen, Miikka Huttunen |
| "Tell Me What to Do" | Lasse Kurki, Hanna Pakarinen | |
| Humane | "Bubble Shell" | Kim Herold |
| "Plane Away" | Kim Herold, D. Thomson | |
| Jani & Jetsetters | "Etupenkillä" (On the front seat) | Nalle Ahlstedt, Sirpa Peltola |
| "Musta sulhanen" (Black fiancé) | Tuure Kilpelainen | |
| Jann Wilde & Rose Avenue | "Cinnamon" | Jann Wilde, Rose Avenue |
| "Rock'n Roll Dreams" | Jann Wilde, Rose Avenue | |
| Johanna Kurkela | "Jossain metsäin takana" (Somewhere behind the forests) | Tomi Aholainen, Sinikka Svard |
| "Olet uneni kaunein" (You're my most beautiful dream) | Tomi Aholainen, Sinikka Svard | |
| Jukka Kuoppamäki | "Levitä siivet" (Spread your wings) | Jukka Kuoppamäki |
| "Pikajuna" (Fast train) | Jukka Kuoppamäki | |
| Katra | "Tietäjä" (Wise man) | Risto Asikainen, Ilkka Vainio |
| "Vaaratar" (Dangerous woman) | Risto Asikainen, Ilkka Vainio | |
| Kentala | "Left My Heart Behind" | Harri Kentala, Janne Hyöty |
| "Merry-go-round" | Harri Kentala, Janne Hyöty | |
| Laura | "Kosketa mua" | Maki Kolehmainen, Mats Tärnfors, Tracy Lipp |
| "Take a Chance" | Maki Kolehmainen, Mats Tärnfors, Tracy Lipp | |
| Lovex | "Anyone, Anymore" | Lovex |
| "Wild and Violent" | Lovex | |
| Thunderstone | "Forevermore" | Thunderstone, Nino Laurenne |
| "Face in the Mirror" | Thunderstone, Nino Laurenne |
Semi-finals
Before the final, semi-finals were held at the Tohloppi Studios in Tampere, hosted by Heikki Paasonen and Jaana Pelkonen. A song was selected for each of the twelve candidates by televoting.[1]
Semi-final 1
| Semi-final 1 – 20 January 2007 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Result |
| 1 | Jani & Jetsetters | "Etupenkillä" | 1,628 | Eliminated |
| 2 | Hanna Pakarinen | "Tell Me What to Do" | 3,777 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Thunderstone | "Forevermore" | 2,825 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Jani & Jetsetters | "Musta sulhanen" | 1,861 | Advanced |
| 5 | Hanna Pakarinen | "Leave Me Alone" | 8,459 | Advanced |
| 6 | Thunderstone | "Face in the Mirror" | 5,056 | Advanced |
Semi-final 2
| Semi-final 2 – 27 January 2007 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Result |
| 1 | Jukka Kuoppamäki | "Levitä siivet" | 2,277 | Advanced |
| 2 | Humane | "Bubble Shell" | 1,119 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Katra | "Tietäjä" | 2,425 | Advanced |
| 4 | Jukka Kuoppamäki | "Pikajuna" | 1,440 | Eliminated |
| 5 | Humane | "Plane Away" | 4,301 | Advanced |
| 6 | Katra | "Vaaratar" | 797 | Eliminated |
Semi-final 3
| Semi-final 3 – 3 February 2007 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Result |
| 1 | Johanna Kurkela | "Olet uneni kaunein" | 1,661 | Advanced |
| 2 | Kentala | "Merry-go-round" | 584 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Lovex | "Anyone, Anymore" | 4,510 | Advanced |
| 4 | Johanna Kurkela | "Jossain metsäin takana" | 914 | Eliminated |
| 5 | Kentala | "Left My Heart Behind" | 1,044 | Advanced |
| 6 | Lovex | "Wild and Violent" | 881 | Eliminated |
Semi-final 4
| Semi-final 4 – 10 February 2007 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Result |
| 1 | Laura | "Kosketa mua" | 1,322 | Eliminated |
| 2 | Beats and Styles feat. Anorah | "See the Signs" | 515 | Advanced |
| 3 | Jann Wilde & Rose Avenue | "Rock'n Roll Dreams" | 953 | Advanced |
| 4 | Laura | "Take a Chance" | 2,162 | Advanced |
| 5 | Beats and Styles feat. Anorah | "Take It Back" | 351 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Jann Wilde & Rose Avenue | "Cinnamon" | 673 | Eliminated |
Final
The final was held on 17 February 2007 at the Caribia Hall in Turku, hosted by Heikki Paasonen and Jaana Pelkonen. The winner was selected over two rounds of televoting. In the first round, the top three entries were selected to proceed to the second round. In the second round, "Leave Me Alone" performed by Hanna Pakarinen was selected as the winner.[2]
| First Round – 17 February 2007 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Hanna Pakarinen | "Leave Me Alone" | 16,937 | 1 |
| 2 | Beats and Styles feat. Anorah | "See the Signs" | 2,512 | 12 |
| 3 | Jani & Jetsetters | "Musta sulhanen" | 3,507 | 11 |
| 4 | Lovex | "Anyone, Anymore" | 15,112 | 2 |
| 5 | Jukka Kuoppamäki | "Levitä siivet" | 4,776 | 10 |
| 6 | Jann Wilde & Rose Avenue | "Rock'n Roll Dreams" | 7,907 | 5 |
| 7 | Katra | "Tietäjä" | 5,281 | 8 |
| 8 | Laura | "Take a Chance" | 8,988 | 4 |
| 9 | Humane | "Plane Away" | 6,828 | 7 |
| 10 | Thunderstone | "Face in the Mirror" | 10,997 | 3 |
| 11 | Johanna Kurkela | "Olet uneni kaunein" | 7,791 | 6 |
| 12 | Kentala | "Left My Heart Behind" | 5,100 | 9 |
| Second Round – 17 February 2007 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Hanna Pakarinen | "Leave Me Alone" | 73,052 (44%) | 1 |
| 2 | Lovex | "Anyone, Anymore" | 38,175 (23%) | 3 |
| 3 | Thunderstone | "Face In The Mirror" | 54,716 (33%) | 2 |
At Eurovision
As the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 and host of the 2007 Contest, Finland automatically qualified for a place in the final, performed 5th in the running order, following Ireland and preceding Macedonia She came 17th with 53 points (including a maximum 12 from Iceland and Sweden).
Points awarded by Finland
Semi final
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Final
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
