Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
| Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | ||||
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| Country |
 Finland
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) | |||
| Selection date(s) |
Introduction show: 27 January 2012 Performance shows: 3 February 2012 10 February 2012 17 February 2012 24 February 2012 Final: 25 February 2012 |
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| Selected entrant | Pernilla Karlsson | |||
| Selected song | "När jag blundar" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (12th, 41 points) | |||
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Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Finnish entry was selected through Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK), a national selection that consisted of an introduction show, four performance shows and a final, organised by the Finnish broadcaster Yle. Pernilla Karlsson represented Finland with the song "När jag blundar", which failed to qualify from the first semi-final, achieving 12th place with 41 points.
On 16 May 2011, Yle confirmed participation in the 2012 contest by announcing that the national selection format from previous years would undergo changes. On 15 August 2011, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (Contest for New Music) was announced as the new format for the Finnish selection. A submission period was opened on the same until 1 October for singers and songwriters to submit their entries with a requirement that at least one of the songwriters and the leading vocalist must be a Finnish citizen or have a permanent residence in Finland. On 3 October 2011, Yle announced that 540 songs were submitted. A selection panel composed of 11 music professionals evaluated the submissions and on 2 November 2011, 40 entries were shortlisted and premiered online.
Six shows were aired over a four-week period which included a finalist presentation show and wildcard voting round on 27 January 2012, two performance shows held at M1 Studios in Helsinki where four artists were eliminated on 3 and 10 February, a live gig performance show at Club Dom in Helsinki where two artists were eliminated on 17 February, and a preliminary elimination and a final held at the Helsinki Ice Hall on 24 and 25 February. The hosts were Anne Lainto and Joona Kortesmäki.
The judges were announced on 14 September 2012 by Yle. They selected the finalist entries and were responsible for eliminating entries during the shows preceding the final. The panel was composed of:
The presentation of the finalists took place on 27 January 2012. Anne Lainto and Joona Kortesmäki announced the twelve songs that the juries selected from the 40 that were shortlisted previously. In addition to the announcement, an wildcard televote was announced among three demos which were not among the twelve finalists. The voting for the wildcard was open until 2 February 2012 and on 10 February, The Spyro and the song "Teleport My Heart" received the wildcard.
The second show took place on 3 February 2012 at M1 Studios in Helsinki. Six of the twelve finalists presented their songs in front of the jury panel, which selected four to qualify to the fourth performance show.
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