Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 explained

Year:2024
Country:Finland
Preselection:Finnish: [[Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu]] 2024
Preselection Date:10 February 2024
Entrant:Windows95man
Song:No Rules!
Sf Result:Qualified (7th, 59 points)
Final Result:19th, 38 points

Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, with "No Rules!" performed by Windows95man, featuring uncredited live vocals from Henri Piispanen. The Finnish broadcaster Finnish: [[Yle]]isradio|i=unset (Yle) organised the national final Finnish: [[Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu]] 2024 in order to select the Finnish entry for the contest.

Background

See main article: Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest. Prior to the 2024 contest, Finland had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-six times since its first entry in 1961. Finland had won the contest once in with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" performed by Lordi. In the, "Cha Cha Cha" performed by Käärijä finished first in the televote and second overall.[1]

The Finnish national broadcaster, Finnish: [[Yle]]isradio|i=unset (Yle), broadcasts the event within Finland and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. Finland's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest had been selected through national final competitions that had varied in format over the years. Between 1961 and 2011, a selection show that was often titled Finnish: Suomen euroviisukarsinta highlighted that the purpose of the program was to select a song for Eurovision. However, since 2012, the broadcaster had organised the selection show Finnish: [[Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu]] (UMK), which focuses on showcasing new music with the winning song being selected as the Finnish Eurovision entry for that year. Yle confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest on 14 May 2023, announcing that the Finnish entry would again be selected through Finnish: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu.[2]

Before Eurovision

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2024

Finnish: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2024 was the thirteenth edition of Finnish: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK), the music competition that selects Finland's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest, organised and broadcast by Yle. The competition consisted of a final to be held on 10 February 2024 at the Nokia Arena in Tampere, a larger arena than the venues used in previous editions,[3] [4] [5] [6] and was presented by, Benjamin and Viivi Pumpanen.[7]

Competing entries

A window was opened by Yle between 21 and 24 August 2023 for interested artists to submit the demo versions of their candidate entries.[8] At least one of the writers and one lead singer were required to hold Finnish citizenship or live in Finland permanently in order for the entry to qualify to compete.[8] A total of 419 applications were received,[4] [5] from which seven competing artists were selected by a panel of experts chaired by Tapio Hakanen;[9] [10] they had until 20 October 2023 to submit the full versions of their entries.[8] These were announced on 10 January 2024 and were released on each of the weekdays from 11 to 19 January 2024.[11] [12]

ArtistSongSongwriter(s)
Cyan Kicks"Dancing with Demons"
"Glow"
Mikael Gabriel and Nublu"Latin: Vox populi|i=no"
Sara Siipola"Finnish: Paskana|i=no"
Sexmane"Finnish: Mania|i=no"
Sini Sabotage"Finnish: Kuori mua|i=no"
Windows95man"No Rules!"

Final

The final took place on 10 February 2024, where seven entries competed. The winner was selected by a combination of public votes (75%) and seven international jury groups from Armenia, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine and the United Kingdom (25%). The viewers had a total of 882 points to award, while the juries had a total of 294 points to award. Each jury group distributed their points as follows: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 points. The viewer vote was based on the percentage of votes each song achieved through the following voting methods: telephone, SMS and app voting. For example, if a song gains 10% of the viewer vote, then that entry would be awarded 10% of 882 points rounded to the nearest integer: 88 points. A total of 224,477 votes were cast during the show;[13] no detailed figures for app voting were released due to the Yle app crashing during the voting window.[14]

In addition to the competing entries, the show was opened by Kuumaa performing "Finnish: Ylivoimainen|i=unset", followed by host Benjamin with "Finnish: Hoida mut|i=unset", while the interval acts included host Pilvi Hämäläinen performing "", Katri Helena performing her "Finnish: [[Katson sineen taivaan]]|i=unset", and Käärijä performing "Finnish: Ruoska|i=unset" (with Erika Vikman) and his "Cha Cha Cha".[15] [16]

Detailed international jury votes
DrawSongTotal
1"Finnish: Kuori mua|i=no"126641038
2"Dancing with Demons"68101028448
3"Glow"224861234
4"Latin: Vox populi|i=no"41012842242
5"Finnish: Paskana|i=no"8128121210870
6"Finnish: Mania|i=no"1042210634
7"No Rules!"6641228
International jury spokespersons

Broadcasts and ratings

The competition was watched by an average of 1.244 million viewers in Finland (0.56 less than in), with a peak viewership of 1.9 million equalling the and corresponding to over 35% of the Finnish population.[17] [18]

Local and international broadcasters of Finnish: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2024! Country! Broadcaster! Channel(s)! Commentator(s)!
YleYle TV1
Finnish: {{ill|Yle Areena|fi||sv|Yle Arenan
YleXrowspan="2"
Finnish: [[Yle Radio Suomi]]|i=unset
Swedish: [[Yle X3M]]|i=unsetEva Frantz and Johan Lindroos
TV3Robin Juhkental and Anu Saagim
OutTVKrista Siegfrids
TenLuis Mesa

Promotion

As part of the promotion of his participation in the contest, Windows95man attended the PrePartyES in Madrid on 30 March 2024, the London Eurovision Party on 7 April 2024, the Eurovision in Concert event in Amsterdam on 13 April 2024, the Nordic Eurovision Party in Stockholm on 14 April 2024, and the Copenhagen Eurovision Party on 4 May 2024.[19] They will also perform at the Eurovision Village in Malmö on 9 May 2024.[20] In addition, Yle organised a special "Easter egg hunt", with three eggs to be retrieved across three European cities (namely Malmö, Madrid and London) on 26 March, 30 March and 5 April 2024, respectively; each finder was awarded two tickets for the dress rehearsals of semi-final 1, where Windows95man is set to compete.[21]

Calls for boycott

The inclusion of in the list of participants for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 despite the ongoing humanitarian crisis resulting from Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war sparked controversy in Finland as well as several other participating countries, with calls and petitions for broadcasters to boycott the event. In late December 2023, Yle stated that it was "closely following the situation in the Middle East" and holding discussions with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and other Nordic broadcasters;[22] [23] this was followed by a petition signed by over 1,500 Finnish music professionals demanding the broadcaster to withdraw from the event or to pressure for Israel to be excluded, to which Yle's head of creative content and media responded that the broadcaster would not oppose the country's participation for the time being but that it had informed the EBU about the requests it was addressed.[24] [25] [26]

UMK contestant Jesse Markin stated that, in case of victory, he would refuse to take part in Eurovision if Israel is permitted to compete;[27] [28] Sini Sabotage, Sara Siipola and Sexmane commented that they would have to consider whether to participate or not, with Sini Sabotage further saying that Israel should not compete at Eurovision. The executive producer for the competition,, clarified that, as UMK is independent from Eurovision, these declarations did not affect their status as participants, adding that Yle had devised a backup plan in the event that the winner did not agree to represent Finland at the contest. The eventual UMK winner Windows95man stated ahead of the show that he would take part in Eurovision in case of victory, although he also expressed his opposition to Israel's participation.[29] [30] However, in an interview following his victory, he expressed his uncertainty over his participation, with Autio stating that the broadcaster would resume discussions waiting for the artist's final decision; in case of refusal, runner-up Siipola was reported to be the potential second choice.[31] Windows95man and Henri Piispanen ultimately confirmed their presence in the contest on 20 February 2024.[32]

While not mentioning Israel's participation in the contest, on 29 March 2024, Windows95man released a joint statement with other Eurovision 2024 entrantsnamely Bambie Thug, Norwegian: [[Gåte]]|i=no, Iolanda, Megara, Mustii, Nemo, Olly Alexander, Saba and Silvester Belt calling for "an immediate and lasting ceasefire" in Gaza as well as the return of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas.[33]

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is taking place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and consists of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. All nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete in the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. On 30 January 2024, an allocation draw was held to determine which of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show, each country would perform in; the EBU split up the competing countries into different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.[34] Finland was scheduled for the second half of the first semi-final.[35] The shows' producers then decided the running order for the semi-finals; Finland was set to perform in position 10.[36]

Ahead of the contest, Yle organised and broadcast for the fourth year in a row the Eurovision preview show Finnish: ViisukuplaSwedish: Eurovisionsbubblan; hosted by and Märta Westerlund, it consisted of two shows airing on Yle TV1 and Finnish: Yle Areena|i=unset on 28 April and 5 May 2024, and featured a panel composed of TV journalists and Mikko Silvennoinen alongisde a number of guest artists, who discussed and evaluated the competing entries, ultimately decreeing a favourite[37] namely 's Estonian: [[5miinust]]|i=no and Estonian: [[Puuluup]]|i=no with "Estonian: [[(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi]]|i=no".[38] In addition, as part of the Eurovision programming, Yle cooperated with DR and SVT alongside other EBU member broadcastersnamely ARD/WDR, the BBC, ČT, ERR, French: [[France Télévisions]]|i=no, NRK, NTR, RÚV and VRTto produce and air a documentary titled ABBAAgainst the Odds, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of with "Waterloo" by ABBA.[39]

In Finland, all the shows of the contest are being broadcast on Yle TV1 (with live commentary in Finnish by Mikko Silvennoinen and in Swedish by Eva Frantz and), as well as online via Finnish: {{ill|Yle Areena|fi||sv|Yle Arenan (with additional commentary options in Inari Sámi by Heli Huovinen, Northern Sámi by, and Russian for the first semi-final and the final by Levan Tvaltvadze). The three shows are also being broadcast on Finnish: [[Yle Radio Suomi]]|i=no (with Finnish-language commentary by and Sanna Pirkkalainen) and on Yle X3M (with Frantz and Lindroos' Swedish-language commentary).[40] [41] Yle is also airing the TV1 broadcast in Sweden on TV Finland.[42]

Performance

Windows95man and Henri Piispanen took part in technical rehearsals on 28 April and 1 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 6 and 7 May.[43] For their performance of "No Rules!" at the contest, they are accompanied by dancers Jasmir Vesander and Jesse Wijnans[44] [45] (the latter having danced for).[46] Windows95man emerges from the inside of a giant denim covered egg.[45]

Semi-final

Finland performed in position 10, following the entry from and before the entry from .[36] At the end of the show, the country was announced as a qualifier for the final.

Final

Following the semi-final, Finland was drawn to perform in the second half of the final.[47] Finland performed in position 17, following the entry from and before the entry from .[48] Windows95man and Henri Piispanen once again took part in dress rehearsals on 10 and 11 May before the final, including the jury final where the professional juries cast their final votes before the live show on 11 May. They performed a repeat of their semi-final performance during the final on 11 May. Finland placed nineteenth in the final, scoring 38 points; 31 points from the public televoting and 7 points from the juries.

Voting

See also: Voting at the Eurovision Song Contest. Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Finland in the first semi-final and in the final. Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting in the final vote, while the semi-final vote was based entirely on the vote of the public.[49] The Finnish jury consisted of Sanni Kurkisuo, Mikko Niemelä, Kaisa Rönkkö, Pekka Ruuska, and Marcus Sjöström.[50] In the first semi-final, Finland placed 7th with 59 points, marking a fourth consecutive qualification to the final for the country. In the final, Finland placed 19th with 38 points. Over the course of the contest, Finland awarded its 12 points to in the first semi-final, and to (jury) and (televote) in the final.[51] [52]

The spokesperson for the Finnish jury at the final was initially intended to be Käärijä, who represented Finland in the 2023 contest, placing second.[53] He later withdrew from his role, stating that "giving out the points tonight does not feel right".[54] The Finnish points were announced by Toni Laaksonen instead.[55]

Detailed voting results

Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent. Each jury, and individual jury member, is required to meet a strict set of criteria regarding professional background, as well as diversity in gender and age. No member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.[56] The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final.

The following members comprised the Finnish jury:[50]

+
DrawCountryTelevote
RankPoints
019 2
0213
034 7
043 8
052 10
0611
071 12
0812
098 3
10
1114
1210 1
136 5
147 4
155 6
+
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
Juror AJuror BJuror CJuror DJuror ERankPointsRankPoints
013 4 2 4 9 4 7 11
024 8 3 2 4 3 8 5 6
035 10 8 9 16 8 3 16
042 19 21 10 10 7 4 20
05 25 5 1018 11 12
0624 24 19 25 25 25 1 12
0723 14 11 16 20 20 12
0813 6 5 21 24 10 1 8 3
0922 25 9 24 12 19 4 7
1010 2 15 3 1 5 6 6 5
1117 21 17 22 17 22 13
1218 11 20 13 15 18 19
136 16 14 12 13 13 17
147 15 6 19 8 9 2 10 1
1512 12 13 14 5 11 15
1621 23 25 23 14 24 23
17
1816 18 24 11 18 21 22
1915 22 22 8 7 15 14
2014 13 12 15 21 17 18
2111 3 1 1 2 1 12 3 8
2219 7 23 7 19 14 21
231 1 4 6 6 2 10 2 10
2420 20 16 17 22 23 24
258 17 7 5 3 6 5 7 4
269 9 18 20 23 16 9 2

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Saulo . Sandra . 14 May 2023 . UMK24-haku alkaa elokuussa – nyt valppaana, sillä hakuaika aikaistui! . Applications for UMK 2024 open in August – be alert now, because the application period has come early! . 24 May 2023 . . fi.
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  4. Web site: Adams . William Lee . 2023-10-03 . UMK 2024: Finland's Eurovision selection includes 'all-time best group of entries' as it moves to Tampere's Nokia Arena . 2023-10-03 . .
  5. Web site: Finland's hunt for the next Käärijä begins. Eurovision.tv. EBU. 2023-10-03. 2023-10-03.
  6. Web site: Konstantopoulou . Rina . 2023-07-06 . Finland: UMK has grown and is moving to a huge arena for 2024! . 2023-07-31 . OGAE Greece.
  7. Yle. uudenmusiikinkilpailu. C0s69KjtxyA. Tässä he ovat: UMK:n juontajat kaudelle '24!. Here they are: UMK's presenters for the '24 season!. fi,en. 2023-12-11. 2023-12-11.
  8. Web site: The Contest for New Music (UMK) 2024 rules . 2023-06-21 . Yle.
  9. News: Sanabria-Rangel . Alvaro . Finland: UMK 2024 kicks in! . 23 August 2023 . Eurovisionfun . 21 August 2023.
  10. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Finland & Switzerland Eurovision 2024 Song Submissions Window Close Shortly. Eurovoix. 2023-08-24. 2023-08-24.
  11. Web site: 2024-01-10 . Tässä he ovat: UMK-kilpailijat kaudelle 2024 . Here they are: the UMK contestants for the 2024 season . fi . 2024-01-10 . Yle.
  12. Web site: Beijar . Alexander . 2024-01-10 . En debutant, en comeback och en estnisk rappare – här är artisterna i årets UMK . A debutant, a comeback and an Estonian rapper – here are this year's UMK artists . sv-FI . 2024-01-16 . Yle.
  13. Web site: Kauranen . Reetta . Saulo . Sandra . Remes . Henkka . 2024-02-11 . Windows95man villitsi yleisön ja bailasi tiensä UMK:n voittoon – näin pisteet jakautuivat . Windows95man drove the crowd wild and danced his way to UMK's victory - this is how the points were distributed . 2024-02-11 . Yle . fi.
  14. Web site: Määttänen . Juuso . 2024-02-10 . Ylen äänestyksessä oli ongelmia . There were problems with Yle's voting . 2024-02-11 . . fi.
  15. Web site: Van Waarden. Franciska. Finland: UMK 2024 Interval Acts Announced. Eurovoix. 2024-02-05. 2024-02-05.
  16. Web site: Hakala . Salli . 2024-02-19 . Jättiyllätys! Pilvi Hämäläisen katsojat villinnyt UMK-biisi julkaistaan . A huge surprise! Pilvi Hämäläinen's UMK song that drove the viewers wild is released . 2024-02-19 . Ilta-Sanomat . fi.
  17. Web site: 2024-02-11 . UMK-finaalilla huima määrä katsojia . A huge number of spectators at the UMK final . 2024-02-11 . . fi.
  18. Web site: Carabaña Menéndez . Hugo . La final del UMK 2024 arrasa de nuevo en Finlandia y en TEN sube respecto a 2023 (0,34%) . The final of UMK 2024 sweeps once again in Finland and it grows on TEN compared to 2023 (0.34%) . es-ES . 2024-02-11 . 2024-03-16 . ESCplus España.
  19. Web site: Finland: Windows95Man Eurovision Pre-Party Appearances Announced. Granger. Anthony. Eurovoix. 17 March 2024. 17 March 2024.
  20. Web site: 26 April 2024 . Andersson . Rafaell . Eurovision 2024: Competing Acts to Perform at the Eurovision Village. 26 April 2024 . Eurovoix.
  21. Web site: Finland: Windows95Man Announces Denim Egg Hunt. Granger. Anthony. Eurovoix. 23 March 2024. 23 March 2024.
  22. Web site: Dahan . Tal . 2023-12-20 . פינלנד: ההצהרה השנויה במחלוקת בנוגע להשתתפות ישראל באירוויזיון . Finland: the controversial statement regarding Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest . 2023-12-20 . EuroMix . he-IL.
  23. Web site: Smith . David . 2023-12-20 . Finland: UMK account suggests possible Eurovision withdrawal over Israel's participation . 2023-12-21 . Wiwibloggs.
  24. Web site: Holmberg. Frida. Musiker kräver bojkott – 'Hamas deltar inte i ESC, det gör Israel'. Musicians demand a boycott – "Hamas doesn't take part in ESC, Israel does". sv-FI. Hufvudstadsbladet. 2024-01-10. 2024-01-10.
  25. News: Chatterjee . Phelan . 2024-01-10 . Eurovision: Finnish artists want Israel barred from contest over Gaza war . 2024-01-11 . . . en-GB.
  26. Web site: Vanha-Majamaa . Anton . 2024-01-16 . Muusikot jättivät Ylelle vetoomuksen, jossa he vaativat Euroviisuihin Israel-boikottia . The musicians submitted a petition to Yle in which they demanded a boycott of Israel in Eurovision . 2024-01-17 . yle.fi . Yle . fi.
  27. Web site: UMK finalist Jesse Markin will not represent Finland at Eurovision if Israel participates. Yle News. Yle. 2024-01-11. 2024-01-11.
  28. Web site: Freddy T.. UMK finalist Jesse Markin says he won't go to Eurovision if Israel participates. Wiwibloggs. 2024-01-11. 2024-01-11.
  29. Web site: Hakulinen . Juulia . 2024-02-10 . UMK-kilpailijat paljastavat nyt, aikovatko he osallistua Euroviisuihin, mikäli Israel nähdään kisassa . UMK contestants now reveal whether they intend to participate in Eurovision, if Israel is seen in the contest . fi . 2024-02-11 . Ilta-Sanomat.
  30. Web site: Määttänen . Juuso . 2024-02-10 . Kolme kilpailijoista ei ole vieläkään päättänyt, osallistuuko Euroviisuihin, jos voittaa UMK:n . Three of the contestants have still not decided whether they will participate in Eurovision if they win UMK . 2024-02-11 . Helsingin Sanomat.
  31. Web site: Díaz . Lorena . 2024-02-14 . Windows95man sigue en duda sobre participar en Eurovisión 2024 y la televisión finlandesa le da unos días: ¿Qué pasara si no acepta? . Windows95man is still in doubt about participating in Eurovision 2024 and the Finnish television gives him a few days: What happens if he doesn't accept? . es-ES . 2024-02-14 . ESCplus España.
  32. Web site: Vedenpää . Ville . 2024-02-20 . Windows95man lähtee edustamaan Suomea Euroviisuihin . Windows95man is going to represent Finland at Eurovision . 2024-02-20 . yle.fi . Yle . fi.
  33. Web site: Mancheño . José Miguel . 2024-03-29 . Varios artistas de Eurovisión 2024 firman un comunicado conjunto pidiendo un alto al fuego en Gaza . Various Eurovision 2024 artists sign a joint statement calling for a ceasefire in Gaza . 2024-03-29 . ESCplus España . es-ES.
  34. Web site: Van Dijk. Sem Anne. Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Allocation Draw on January 30. Eurovoix. 2023-12-13. 2023-12-13.
  35. Web site: 2024-01-30 . Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Draw results . 2024-01-30 . Eurovision.tv . EBU . en.
  36. Web site: 2024-03-26 . Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Running Orders revealed! . 2024-04-16 . Eurovision.tv . EBU . en-gb .
  37. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Finland: Eurovisionsbubblan Returns for 2024. Eurovoix. 2024-02-27. 2024-02-27.
  38. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Finland: 5miinust and Puuluup Win Viisukupla – Eurovisionsbubblan 2024. Eurovoix. 2024-05-05. 2024-05-05.
  39. Web site: Record number of EBU Members unite for new ABBA documentary. ebu.ch. EBU. 2024-03-15. 2024-03-18.
  40. Web site: Oleander-Turja . Jaakko . 2024-03-13 . Käärijä antaa Suomen pisteet Euroviisuissa! Tämän jutun avulla pääset kärryille viisuviikon kulusta . Käärijä to give Finland's score at Eurovision! This article will help you stay up to date with the week's events . 2024-05-03 . yle.fi . Yle . fi.
  41. Web site: Eurovision Song Contest 2024 närmar sig – så här följer du Eurovisionsvåren på Svenska Yle . The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is approaching – this is how you can follow the Eurovision season on Svenska Yle . Yle . 5 May 2024 . sv . 27 April 2024.
  42. Web site: Eurovision Song Contest 2024 på TV Finland . Eurovision Song Contest 2024 on TV Finland . tv.nu . 3 May 2024 . sv.
  43. Web site: Eurovision 2024: Rehearsal Schedule . Eurovisionworld . 25 April 2024 . 25 April 2024.
  44. Web site: Windows95manille oli iskeä paniikki kesken semifinaalin – Jatkoon pääsyn jälkeen 'vintti pimeni'. Windows95man almost panicked during the semifinal – "the lights went out" after qualifying for the final. Määttänen. Juuso. 2024-05-08. Helsingin Sanomat. fi. 2024-05-08.
  45. Web site: Euroviisukuume nousee – Windows95man valmiina viisuviikolle, Käärijä antaa Suomen pisteet finaalissa. Eurovision fever rises – Windows95man ready for the song contest week, Käärijä will announce Finland's points in the final. Lassila. Juhani. 2024-05-03. Yle. fi. 2024-05-08.
  46. Web site: Suomen viisuesityksen tanssijoiden täytyy pystyä tanssimaan remmi kaulan ympärillä: 'Jere on täysi kahjo'. The dancers in Finland's Eurovision performance have to be able to dance with a strap around their necks: "Jere is totally nuts". Määttänen. Juuso. 2023-05-13. Helsingin Sanomat. fi. 2024-05-08.
  47. Web site: Farren . Neil . Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final One Qualifiers Final Running Order Allocation . Eurovoix . 7 May 2024 . 8 May 2024.
  48. Web site: Eurovision 2024: The Grand Final running order. Eurovoix . 9 May 2024.
  49. Web site: Voting Procedures 2024 . . 22 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240520034246/https://eurovision.tv/about/voting-malmo-2024 . 20 May 2024 . live.
  50. Web site: Grand Final of Malmö 2024 – Jurors. eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 12 May 2024.
  51. Web site: Results of the First Semi-Final of Malmö 2024 – Cyprus. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 22 May 2024.
  52. Web site: Results of the Final of Malmö 2024 – Finland. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 22 May 2024.
  53. News: Finland: Käärijä Spokesperson for Eurovision 2024. Farren. Neil. 3 May 2024. Eurovoix. 3 May 2024.
  54. Web site: Avelino . Gerry . 2024-05-11 . Finland: Käärijä Steps Down as Eurovision 2024 Spokesperson . 2024-05-11 . Eurovoix . en-GB.
  55. News: Käärijä ei kerrokaan Suomen pisteitä Euroviisujen finaalissa – pisteet antaa Radio Suomen juontaja Toni Laaksonen . Käärijä does not give Finland's score in the Eurovision final – the score is given by Radio Suomi host Toni Laaksonen . 12 May 2024 . Yle Uutiset . 11 May 2024 . fi . 11 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240511202141/https://yle.fi/a/74-20088195 . live .
  56. Web site: How the Eurovision Song Contest works . . 22 May 2024.