Euroviisut 2008
| Date: | 1 March 2008 |
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| Presenter: | Mikko Peltola and Jaana Pelkonen |
| Venue: | Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki (other venues hosted semifinals) |
| Voting: | Telephone and SMS voting |
| Winner: | Missä miehet ratsastaa performed by Teräsbetoni |
| Winner's result at Eurovision: | 22nd place |
| Date: | 8 February 2008 |
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| Presenter: | Mikko "Peltsi" Peltola and Jaana Pelkonen |
| Venue: | Tohloppi Studios, Tampere |
| Voting: | Telephone and SMS voting |
| Qualifiers: | Valaise yö performed by Kari Tapio, Cupido performed by Movetron |
| Second Chance: | Broken Flower performed by Hanna Marsh, Pleasure performed by Crumbland |
| Date: | 15 February 2008 |
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| Presenter: | Mikko Peltsi Peltola and Jaana Pelkonen |
| Venue: | Tohloppi Studios, Tampere |
| Voting: | Telephone and SMS voting |
| Qualifiers: | Jos en sua saa performed by Kristian Meurman, Milloin performed by Mikael Konttinen |
| Second Chance: | Battlefield of Love performed by Ninja, Kanna minut performed by Jippu |
| Date: | 22 February 2008 |
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| Presenter: | Mikko "Peltsi" Peltola and Jaana Pelkonen |
| Venue: | Tohloppi Studios, Tampere |
| Voting: | Telephone and SMS voting |
| Qualifiers: | Can't Save Me performed by Cristal Snow, Missä miehet ratsastaa performed by Teräsbetoni |
| Second Chance: | Sinua varten performed by Jenna, Virginia performed by Vuokko Hovatta |
| Date: | 1 March 2008 |
|---|---|
| Presenter: | Mikko "Peltsi" Peltola and Jaana Pelkonen |
| Venue: | Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki |
| Voting: | Telephone and SMS voting |
| Qualifiers: | Pleasure performed by Crumbland, Virginia performed by Vuokko Hovatta |
Euroviisut 2008 was the Finnish national selection for the Finnish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, held in Belgrade, Serbia.
Four semi-final took place before the final, three semi-finals and one "Second Chance" round. In total, 12 artists competed in the contest, each with one song. The song titles for each artist were released in January 2008.
The top two songs in each semi-final directly qualified for the final, while the other two songs were sent to the second-chance round. the top two in this round went to the final along with the 6 winners.
Televoting selected the qualifiers for the final in the semi-finals. The top two songs in each semi-final directly qualified for the final, while the other two songs were sent to the second-chance round. The top two in this round went to the final along with the 6 winners, with the winner of the final being selected through two rounds of televoting: the first round selecting the top 3 songs of the 8, with the second selecting the winner.
The winner was Teräsbetoni with the song "Missä miehet ratsastaa" (Where the men ride), winning with 38.9 percent of the final vote in the final on 1 March 2008.
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