Finland in the Eurovision Dance Contest

Finland
Member station	Yle
National selection events	National Selection
Appearances
Appearances	2
First appearance	2007
Best result	1st, 2007
Worst result	10th, 2008
External links
Finland's page at Eurovision.tv

Finland won the first Eurovision Dance Contest in 2007. Jussi Väänänen and Katja Koukkula were chosen to represent the country on 25 August 2007 in a national preselection. Finland was the last country to decide whom to send to the contest, the contest taking place only a week after the selection process. The couple performed a Rumba and Paso Doble. Finland won after scoring 132 points. All other countries awarded Finland points, three of which gave 12 points. In 2008, Finland were represented by singer and actress Maria Lund and dancer Mikko Ahti & who danced a Tango routine.

Finland withdrew from the planned Eurovision Dance Contest in 2009. The Third Eurovision Dance Contest has been cancelled indefinitely.^[1]

Contestants

Table key

  Winner

  Second place

  Third place

  Last place

Year	Couple	Dances	Place	Points
2007	Jussi Väänänen & Katja Koukkula	Rumba & Paso Doble	1	132
2008	Mikko Ahti & Maria Lund	Tango	10	44

Commentators and spokespersons

Year(s)	Television commentator	Dual television commentator	Spokesperson
2007	Sirpa Suutari-Jääskö	Jaana Pelkonen	Johanna Pirttilahti
2008		Johanna Pirttilahti	Jaana Pelkonen

Voting history

Finland has received the most points from...

Rank	Country	Points
1	Sweden	24
2	Denmark	16
3	Lithuania	13
=	Netherlands	13
5	Austria	12
=	Portugal	12

Finland has given the most points to...

Rank	Country	Points
1	Russia	22
2	Ukraine	16
3	Sweden	15
4	Denmark	12
5	Austria	10
=	Poland	10

See also

• Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Finland in the Eurovision Young Dancers
• Finland in the Eurovision Young Musicians

References

1. Granger, Anthony (29 May 2011). "What caused the death of the Eurovision Dance Contest?". Eurovoix.xom. Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 22 June 2014.