Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
| Eurovision Song Contest 01 | ||||
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| Country |
 Finland
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Euroviisut 2010 | |||
| Selection date(s) |
Online voting 1–16 October 2009 Semi-finals 8 January 2010 15 January 2010 22 January 2010 Final 30 January 2010 |
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| Selected entrant | Kuunkuiskaajat | |||
| Selected song | "Työlki ellää" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (11th, 49 points) | |||
| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Finland participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 held in Bærum, Oslo, Norway. Yle (Yleisradio) hold a national final, Euroviisut 2010, to select the 2010 Finnish entry.
The 2010 edition of Euroviisut took place in January 2010, featuring three semi-finals before the final, held on 30 January.
Some changes were made to the format of the contest used in the 2009 contest. A total of 15 songs competed in the semi-final – 12 established artists were invited by Yle to compete in the competition, however there was also an open call for songs for the public (finishing in August 2009), allowing newcomers to compete alongside the established artists. An internal jury selected the best songs from the public submissions, and placed them onto the internet for an internet vote. Public SMS voting was also be used for two weeks in October, and afterwards the top three songs were selected to compete in the live semi-finals.
Five songs took part in the three semi-finals, beginning on 8 January 2010 at the Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre in Tampere. Three songs from each semi-final qualified via a public vote to the final on 30 January 2010, and a tenth song was selected by a Yle jury to compete in the final as a wild-card.
Only 2 demos could be sent for each artist or songwriter, and the artist(s) performing in the demos must perform during the semi-finals and the final. Songs in the open selection could not be on any other websites during the selection process, and all songs selected to compete in the live shows could not be released before 7 December 2009, except by Yle. There were no restrictions as to the language of the songs, however at least one songwriter and the main artists for each song must be Finnish citizens of live in Finland.
The final list of the 12 invited artists was revealed on 30 September 2009 by Yle. Three more songs were selected in October through a public SMS vote and an internet vote.
Yle announced that the winner of the popular tango song and dance festival Tangomarkkinat would gain a place at Euroviisut 2010. The winner of the contest was Amadeus Lundberg, who received the invitation to perform in January.
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