Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004


Finland was represented by Jari Sillanpää in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Takes 2 To Tango". Finland placed 14th with 51 points in the semi-final and so did not qualify for the final.

Before Eurovision

Euroviisut 2004

Euroviisut 2004 consisted of three shows that commenced with the two semi-finals on 16 and 17 January 2004 and concluded with a final on 24 January 2004. The two semi-finals were held at the Yle Studios in Helsinki, with the final being held at the Tampere-talo in Tampere.

Competing entries

Twenty entries were selected for the competition from the 325 received submissions. Saara Aalto, who would later represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, competed as part of the group Heidi Kyrö and JUST.
ArtistSongComposer
Heidi Kyrö & JUST"Dance My Heart Away"Toni Nygård
Kirsi Ranto"I Can't Stop Lovin' You"
Karoliina Kallio"What If"Henrik Sethsson, Magnus Funemyr
Komissio"Mouse in the Misery"Mika Koski, Tuulikki Kuittinen
Anna Stenlund"A Little Crazy"Janne Hyöty, Sofie Björkgren-Näse
Geir Rönning"I Don't Need to Say"Jimmy Westerlund, Fredrik Furu, Geir Rönning
Iina & Gary"You Don't Need to Go"Christian Antblad, Tommy Denander, Mika Toivanen
Jari Sillanpää"Takes 2 to Tango"Mika Toivanen, Jari Sillanpää
Sheidi"Higher Ground"Nalle Ahlstedt
Riikka"Toarie"Ville Laaksonen, Riikka Timonen
Patrick Linman"Can't Stop Loving You"Patrick Linman, Mats Persson
Arja Koriseva"'Til the End of Time"Thomas G:son, Henrik Sethsson, Veijo Laine, Petri Pyykkönen
Sonja Biskop"Should I Run, Should I Hide"Peter Svanström, Tage Borgmästars
Johanna Forsti"Rain on Water"Nalle Ahlstedt, M.O. Charles
Jonna K"Like Believers Do"Jade Ell, Mats Tärnfors, Janne Hyöty
Jan Mikael"One Year of Love"SpaceChild
Susann Sonntag"Eleventh Hour"Tommy Lydell, Lotta Ahlin
Mira"Reason"J-P. Järvinen
Danny & D'Voices"Seven Times Seven"Juka Karppinen, Ora Turunen, Pertti Jalonen
Mirella"My Everlasting"Janne Hyöty, Mirella Pendolin

Semi-final 1
The first semi-final was held on 16 January 2004, hosted by Maria Guzenina and Bettina Sågbom. The top six qualified to the final based on the results from a public televote.
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final was held on 17 January 2004, hosted by Maria Guzenina and Bettina Sågbom. The top six qualified to the final based on the results from a public televote.

Final

The final was held on 24 January 2004, hosted by Maria Guzenina, Bettina Sågbom and Antero Mertaranta. The winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the votes of six regional juries determined the top six entries to proceed to the second round. In the second round, a public vote exclusively selected Jari Sillanpää with the song "Takes 2 To Tango" as the winner.

At Eurovision

For the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, a semi-final round was introduced in order to accommodate the influx of nations that wanted to compete in the contest. Due to missing the 2003 contest, Finland had to compete in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2004. Jari Sillanpää sang in the 1st position. At the close of the voting, the song had received 51 points, placing 14th in a field of 22. Finland did not qualify to the final.

Points awarded to Finland

Points awarded by Finland

Semi-final

Points awarded in semi-final:
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point

Final

Points awarded in the final:
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point