Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Leave Me Alone" written by Martti Vuorinen and Miikka Huttunen. The song was performed by Hanna Pakarinen. In addition to participating in the contest, the Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest after winning the competition in 2006 with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" performed by Lordi. Yle organised the national final Euroviisut 2007 in order to select the Finnish entry for the 2007 contest in Helsinki. 12 artists with two songs each were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of four semi-finals and a final, taking place in January and February 2007. Twelve entries ultimately competed in the final on 17 February where votes from the public selected "Leave Me Alone" performed by Hanna Pakarinen as the winner.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2007 | ||||
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| Country | Finland | |||
| 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" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 17th, 53 points | |||
| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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As the host country, Finland qualified to compete directly in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 5 during the final, Finland placed seventeenth out of the 24 participating countries with 53 points.