Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Finland in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Participating broadcasterYleisradio (Yle)
Country Finland
Selection processEuroviisut 2011
Selection date12 February 2011
Competing entry
Song"Da Da Dam"
ArtistParadise Oskar
SongwritersAxel Ehnström
Placement
Semi-final resultQualified (3rd, 103 points)
Final result21st, 57 points
Participation chronology
◄2010 2011 2012►

Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Da Da Dam" written by Axel Ehnström, and performed by Paradise Oskar, which is the artistic name of singer Axel Ehnström. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), organised the national final Euroviisut 2011 in order to select the Finnish entry for the contest. 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.

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.