Eurovision Song Contest 2010 | ||||
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Country | ![]() | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Euroviisut 2010 | |||
Selection date(s) | Online vote: 1–16 October 2009 Semi-finals: 8 January 2010 15 January 2010 22 January 2010 Final: 30 January 2010 | |||
Selected entrant | Kuunkuiskaajat | |||
Selected song | "Työlki ellää" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Timo Kiiskinen | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (11th) | |||
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Finland participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Työlki ellää" written by Timo Kiiskinen. The song was performed by the duo Kuunkuiskaajat. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) organised the national final Euroviisut 2010 in order to select the Finnish entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway. 15 entries were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of three semi-finals and a final, taking place in January 2010. Ten entries ultimately competed in the final on 30 January where votes from the public selected "Työlki ellää" performed by Kuunkuiskaajat as the winner.
Finland was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 25 May 2010. Performing during the show in position 5, "Työlki ellää" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Finland placed eleventh out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 49 points.