Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013
| Eurovision Song Contest 2013 | ||||
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| Country |
 Finland
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2013 | |||
| Selection date(s) |
Introduction shows: 27 December 2012 3 January 2013 10 January 2013 Elimination shows: 17 January 2013 24 January 2013 31 January 2013 Final: 9 February 2013 |
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| Selected entrant | Krista Siegfrids | |||
| Selected song | "Marry Me" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (9th, 64 points) | |||
| Final result | 24th, 13 points | |||
| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. The Finnish entry was selected through the national selection Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK), which consisted of a three introduction shows, three elimination shows and a final, organised by the Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle). Krista Siegfrids represented Finland with the song "Marry Me", which qualified from the second semi-final of the competition and placed 24th in the final, scoring 13 points.
On 4 June 2012, Yle announced that Finland would be participating in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 by announcing the rules for their selection process. Like the previous year, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) was used to select the country's entry. Artists were able to submit their songs to Yle from between 3–16 September 2012. One artist could only submit one song, while songwriters were allowed to send in more than one. At least one of the main artists and one of the song writing team must have Finnish residency and performers must also be at least 16 years old by May 2013. On the 26 September 2012, Yle announced that they had received over 470 demos.
In a three-episode documentary series spanning three weeks from the 27 December 2012 to 10 January 2013, the 12 finalists introduced themselves to the Finnish public. After that, three live gigs from the club "Circus" in Helsinki took place each week from the 17–31 January, after which four artists were eliminated. The final with the remaining eight artists took place in the Barona Areena in Espoo on 9 February 2013. The hosts were Anne Lainto and Ile Uusivuori, both YleX DJs.
The judges were announced on 19 November 2012 by Yle. They assisted the 12 artists to find the best suitable performance for their song and were responsible for casting their votes during each live show. The panel was composed of:
The first live show took place on 17 January 2013 where the first half of the twelve competing songs presented their entries during a live performance at club "Circus". Diandra and Mikael Saari qualified directly to the final, while Iina Salin, Last Panda and Rautakoura qualified to the semifinal. Ilari Hämäläinen was eliminated from the competition.
The second live show took place on 24 January 2013 where the second half of the twelve competing songs presented their entries during a live performance at club "Circus". Arion and Krista Siegfrids qualified directly to the final, while Lucy Was Driving, Great Wide North and Elina Orkoneva qualified to the semifinal. Atletico Kumpula was eliminated from the competition.
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