Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Da Da Dam" written by Axel Ehnström. The song was performed by Paradise Oskar, which is the artistic name of singer Axel Ehnström. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) organised the national final Euroviisut 2011 in order to select the Finnish entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. 15 entries were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of three semi-finals and a final, taking place in January and February 2011. Ten entries ultimately competed in the final on 12 February where votes from the public selected "Da Da Dam" performed by Paradise Oskar as the winner.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | ||||
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| Country | Finland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Euroviisut 2011 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 14 January 2011 21 January 2011 28 January 2011 Final: 12 February 2011 | |||
| Selected entrant | Paradise Oskar | |||
| Selected song | "Da Da Dam" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Axel Ehnström | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (3rd, 103 points) | |||
| Final result | 21st, 57 points | |||
| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Finland was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2011. Performing during the show in position 10, "Da Da Dam" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. It was later revealed that Finland placed third out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 103 points. In the final, Finland performed in position 1 and placed twenty-first out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 57 points.