Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004

Finland in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Participating broadcasterYleisradio (Yle)
Country Finland
Selection processEuroviisut 2004
Selection date24 January 2004
Competing entry
Song"Takes 2 to Tango"
ArtistJari Sillanpää
Songwriters
  • Mika Toivanen
  • Jari Sillanpää
Placement
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (14th)
Participation chronology
◄2002 2004 2005►

Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Takes 2 to Tango", composed by Mika Toivanen, with lyrics by Jari Sillanpää, and performed by Sillanpää himself. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), organised the national final Euroviisut 2004 to select its entry for the contest. The broadcaster returned to the contest after a one-year absence following their relegation from 2003 as one of the bottom five countries in 2002. 20 entries were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of two semi-finals and a final, taking place in January 2004. Ten entries competed in each semi-final and the top six from each semi-final, as selected solely by a public vote, advanced to the final. Twelve entries competed in the final on 24 January where votes from six regional juries first selected the top six to advance to a second round. In the second round, votes from the public selected "Takes 2 to Tango" performed by Jari Sillanpää as the winner with 98,987 votes.

Finland competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2004. Performing as the opening entry for the show in position 1, "Takes 2 to Tango" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Finland placed fourteenth out of the 22 participating countries in the semi-final with 51 points.