Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013

Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Marry Me" written by Krista Siegfrids, Erik Nyholm, Kristofer Karlsson and Jessika Lundström. The song was performed by Krista Siegfrids. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) organised the national final Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2013 in order to select the Finnish entry for the 2013 contest in Malmö, Sweden. 12 entries were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of two heats, a semi-final and a final, taking place in January and February 2013. Eight entries ultimately competed in the final on 9 February where the 50/50 combination of votes from a four-member judging panel and votes from the public selected "Marry Me" performed by Krista Siegfrids as the winner.

Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Country Finland
National selection
Selection processUuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2013
Selection date(s)Introduction shows:
27 December 2012
3 January 2013
10 January 2013
Heats:
17 January 2013
24 January 2013
Semi-final:
31 January 2013
Final:
9 February 2013
Selected entrantKrista Siegfrids
Selected song"Marry Me"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Krista Siegfrids
  • Erik Nyholm
  • Kristofer Karlsson
  • Jessika Lundström
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (9th, 64 points)
Final result24th, 13 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Finland was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 16 May 2013. Performing during the show in position 5, "Marry Me" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 18 May. It was later revealed that Finland placed ninth out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 64 points. In the final, Finland performed in position 4 and placed twenty-fourth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 13 points.

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