Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song "A Little Bit" written by Luca Genta and Gerrit aan't Goor. The song was performed by Nina Åström. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) returned to the Eurovision Song Contest after a one-year absence following their relegation from 1999 as one of the six countries with the least average points over the preceding five contests. Yle organised the national final Euroviisut 2000 in order to select the Finnish entry for the 2000 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. 12 entries were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of a semi-final and a final, taking place in January and February 2000. The top six from the semi-final, as selected solely by a public vote, advanced to the final. Six entries competed in the final on 12 January where the 50/50 combination of votes from a ten-member expert jury and votes from the public selected "A Little Bit" performed by Nina Åström as the winner.
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Country | Finland | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Euroviisut 2000 | |||
Selection date(s) | Semi-final: 2–15 January 2000 Final: 12 February 2000 | |||
Selected entrant | Nina Åström | |||
Selected song | "A Little Bit" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 18th, 18 points | |||
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Finland competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 13 May 2000. Performing during the show in position 20, Finland placed eighteenth out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 18 points.