Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Finland in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Participating broadcasterYleisradio (Yle)
Country Finland
Selection processEuroviisut 2008
Selection date1 March 2008
Competing entry
Song"Missä miehet ratsastaa"
ArtistTeräsbetoni
SongwritersJarkko Ahola
Placement
Semi-final resultQualified (8th, 79 points)
Final result22nd, 35 points
Participation chronology
◄2007 2008 2009►

Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Missä miehet ratsastaa", written by Jarkko Ahola, and performed by the band Teräsbetoni. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), organised the national final Euroviisut 2008 in order to select its entry for the contest. 12 entries were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of three semi-finals, a Second Chance round and a final, taking place in February and March 2008. Eight entries ultimately competed in the final on 1 March where votes from the public selected "Missä miehet ratsastaa" performed by Teräsbetoni as the winner.

Finland was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 20 May 2008. Performing during the show in position 16, "Missä miehet ratsastaa" was announced among the 10 qualifying entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 24 May. It was later revealed that Finland placed eighth out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 79 points. In the final, Finland performed in position 8 and placed twenty-second out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 35 points.