Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
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Finland
was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
in Tallinn
, Estonia
, after being relegated from the 2001 contest
.
The Finnish national final was held at the Kaleva Centre in Tampere
on 26 January 2002, hosted by Maria Guzenina
and Simo Frangén
.
Twelve songs were performed . In the first round of voting, 6 regional juries awarded points to the 12 songs, with the top 6 songs being performed again, with the winner decided by televoting.
The winner was Laura Voutilainen
with the song "Addicted to You
"
and preceding Denmark
. At the close of the voting it had received 24 points, placing 20th in a field of twenty four, and relegating Finland from the 2003 contest
.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Eurovision Song Contest 2002
The Eurovision Song Contest 2002 was the 47th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place on 25 May 2002 at the Saku Suurhall Arena in Tallinn, Estonia....
in Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
, Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
, after being relegated from the 2001 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2001
The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 was the 46th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 12 May 2001 in the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was the first time in 36 years that Denmark hosted the Eurovision Song Contest, thanks to the Olsen Brothers' win the previous year in Stockholm...
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The Finnish national final was held at the Kaleva Centre in Tampere
Tampere
Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
on 26 January 2002, hosted by Maria Guzenina
Maria Guzenina
Maria Guzenina-Richardson is a Finnish politician who became a household name in Finland after working as a VJ for MTV Europe from 1994 until 1997. Guzenina-Richardson was elected to the Parliament of Finland in 2007 and in 2011. She was appointed Minister of Health and Social Services on 22 June...
and Simo Frangén
Simo Frangén
Simo Juhani Frangén is a Finnish TV presenter and humourist, living in Tampere.- History :Frangén matriculated in 1982 and graduated as a Master of Social Sciences at the University of Tampere in 1990...
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Twelve songs were performed . In the first round of voting, 6 regional juries awarded points to the 12 songs, with the top 6 songs being performed again, with the winner decided by televoting.
The winner was Laura Voutilainen
Laura Voutilainen
Sanna Laura Voutilainen , is a Finnish popsinger.-Career:Voutilainen's debut single was called "Muuttanut oon maailman" but her breakthrough came with the 1993 single "Kerran" which reached the Top Ten of the Finnish charts in January 1994...
with the song "Addicted to You
Addicted to You (Laura Voutilainen song)
"Addicted To You" was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, performed in English by Laura Voutilainen who was billed in the contest as "Laura"....
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Result of National Final
| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jury | Public | ||||
| 1 | Stay | Aika Aikakone Aikakone was a Finnish pop music group active in 1995–1998 and shortly in 2001 and 2003 as Aika. In 2003 they changed their name back to Aikakone and had their last concert.... |
30 | 21% | 2nd |
| 2 | The Cloest Thing to Heaven | Jussi Saxlin | 0 | - | 12th |
| 3 | Who Cares About a Broken Heart | Johanna | 23 | 8% | 5th |
| 4 | Make the Rain | Sheidi | 16 | 5% | 6th |
| 5 | I Don't Wanna Throw It All Away | Geir Rönning Geir Rönning Geir Rönning is a professional singer-songwriter from Ålesund, Norway. He later moved to the capital Oslo in the 1980s, and later on to Stockholm, Sweden, where he found opportunity to start a musical career. He later moved to Finland, which he represented in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005... |
28 | 19% | 3rd |
| 6 | Addicted to You Addicted to You (Laura Voutilainen song) "Addicted To You" was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, performed in English by Laura Voutilainen who was billed in the contest as "Laura".... |
Laura Voutilainen Laura Voutilainen Sanna Laura Voutilainen , is a Finnish popsinger.-Career:Voutilainen's debut single was called "Muuttanut oon maailman" but her breakthrough came with the 1993 single "Kerran" which reached the Top Ten of the Finnish charts in January 1994... |
46 | 36% | 1st |
| 7 | My Special One | Saana | 4 | - | 9th |
| 8 | Goodbye, Hello | Marky Marky Marky is a rap/hip-hop artist from Washington D.C. signed under SRC Records/Universal Republic.-Early life:Raised in Kenilworth, Washington, D.C., and heavily influenced by the District’s infamous percussion-based rhythms of “Go-Go”, Marky has also become a student of hip-hop, embracing a variety... |
6 | - | 7th |
| 9 | Silenzio | Taina Kokkonen Taina Kokkonen Taina Kokkonen is a former award-winning Finnish singer.She has performed on Italian TV, in Brussels, and in Argentina and Uruguay as part of the Tango 2000 educational tour.... |
1 | - | 11th |
| 10 | If I Do | Stiina Jean | 3 | - | 10th |
| 11 | Welcome The World | Susann | 6 | - | 7th |
| 12 | Say You Will, Say You Won't | Ressu Redford | 23 | 11% | 4th |
At Eurovision
At the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn, Voutilainen sang 13th, following SwedenSweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and preceding Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. At the close of the voting it had received 24 points, placing 20th in a field of twenty four, and relegating Finland from the 2003 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2003
The Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the forty-eighth Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Skonto Hall in Riga, Latvia on 24 May 2003. The hosts were Marie N and Renārs Kaupers. Sertab Erener, the Turkish entrant, won the contest with "Everyway That I Can", scoring 167 points. The winning...
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