Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Yleisradio (Yle) | |||
| Country | Finland | |||
| Selection process | Euroviisut 2005 | |||
| Selection date | 19 February 2005 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Why?" | |||
| Artist | Geir Rönning | |||
| Songwriters | 
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| Placement | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (18th) | |||
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Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Why?", composed by Mika Toivanen, with lyrics by Steven Stewart, and performed by Geir Rönning. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), organised the national final Euroviisut 2005 to select its entry for the contest. 24 entries were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of four semi-finals and a final, taking place in January and February 2005. Six entries competed in each semi-final and the top three from each semi-final, as selected solely by a public vote, advanced to the final. Twelve entries competed in the final on 19 February 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 "Why?" performed by Geir Rönning as the winner with 30,648 votes.
Finland competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 19 May 2005. Performing during the show in position 16, "Why?" 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 eighteenth out of the 25 participating countries in the semi-final with 50 points.