Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007

Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Country	Finland
National selection
Selection process	Euroviisut 2007
Selection date(s)	Semi-finals; 20 January 2007; 27 January 2007; 3 February 2007; 10 February 2007; Final; 17 February 2007
Selected entrant	Hanna Pakarinen
Selected song	"Leave Me Alone"
Finals performance
Final result	17th, 53 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest

At the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, Finland chose their entry through Euroviisut 2007. Finland will be acting as host of the Eurovision contest for the first time, after Lordi won in 2006. The winning artist was Hanna Pakarinen, who represented Finland with her song Leave Me Alone. The song was composed by Martti Vuorinen and Miikka Huttunen, with lyrics by Martti Vuorinen and Pakarinen.

Hanna Pakarinen is a pop singer who came to fame by winning the Finnish Idols talent competition with 60% of the votes. She has had many hit singles and album successes behind her and is one of the most successful English language singers in Finland.

Since Finland won the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, Hanna Pakarinen entered directly into the final contest on 12 May 2007. Finland finished seventeenth in the final competition, with 53 points.

Euroviisut 2007 - Final

For the results of the semi-finals, see Euroviisut 2007.

Draw	Song	Artist	Televotes	Place
1	Leave Me Alone	Hanna Pakarinen	73052	1st
2	Anyone, Anymore	Lovex	38175	3rd
3	Face In The Mirror	Thunderstone	54716	2nd

Points Awarded by Finland

Semi final

12 points	Iceland
10 points	Hungary
8 points	Serbia
7 points	Turkey
6 points	Estonia
5 points	Andorra
4 points	Georgia
3 points	Latvia
2 points	Bulgaria
1 point	Norway

Final

12 points	Serbia
10 points	Hungary
8 points	Sweden
7 points	Georgia
6 points	Ukraine
5 points	Bulgaria
4 points	Turkey
3 points	Russia
2 points	Moldova
1 point	Germany