Country Finland Selected entrant Hanna Pakarinen Final result 17th, 53 points | Selection process Euroviisut 2007 Selected song "Leave Me Alone" | |
Selection date(s) Semi-finals
20 January 2007
27 January 2007
3 February 2007
10 February 2007
Final
17 February 2007 | ||
At the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, Finland chose their entry through Euroviisut 2007. Finland will be acting as host of the Eurovision contest for the first time, after Lordi won in 2006. The winning artist was Hanna Pakarinen, who represented Finland with her song Leave Me Alone. The song was composed by Martti Vuorinen and Miikka Huttunen, with lyrics by Martti Vuorinen and Pakarinen.
Hanna Pakarinen is a pop singer who came to fame by winning the Finnish Idols talent competition with 60% of the votes. She has had many hit singles and album successes behind her and is one of the most successful English language singers in Finland.
Since Finland won the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, Hanna Pakarinen entered directly into the final contest on 12 May 2007. Finland finished seventeenth in the final competition, with 53 points.