Euroviisut 2007 was the show in which Finland chose its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. Finland hosted the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time, after Lordi won in 2006.
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Overview
Twelve acts participated in Euroviisut 2007 with groups of three performing in each of four semifinals with each semifinal featuring its three participants performing two songs. Jani & Jetsetters, Katra, Jukka Kuoppamäki and Johanna Kurkela each performed two Finnish-language songs and one of Laura Voutilainen's two songs was sung in Finnish: the remaining fifteen songs were sung in English.
After the televised broadcast of each semifinal televoting selected which of each act's two songs would be sung the "Final" on which eight of the twelve competing numbers were English-language songs. After the televised broadcast of the "Final" televoting selected which three songs would be performed in the "Super Final"; resultantly three English-language songs: "Anyone, Anymore" by Lovex, "Face in the Mirror" by Thunderstone and "Leave Me Alone" by Hanna Pakarinen vied on the "Super Final" televised on February 17, 2007. Following the broadcast of the "Super Final" televoting determined that "Leave Me Alone" by Hanna Pakarinen would represent Finland at Eurovision 2007.
Aftermath
The high placing by the Finnish entrant at Eurovision 2006 - that being "Hard Rock Hallelujah" by Lordi which had in fact won Eurovision 2006 - allowed Pakarinen's "Leave Me Alone" to advance directly to the Eurovision 2007 final held May 12, 2007 at Hartwall Areena in Helsinki. On the night of competition "Leave Me Alone" earned 53 points to finish in seventeenth place ending any prospective long-range Eurovision impact for Finland which has not since had a Top 20 placing in a Eurovision final.