Culture Minister Tanja Karpela said Lordi's victory proved Finnish music ... In London there were celebrations amongst Finnish ex-patriots, one Eurovision fan, Dr. Jussi Kalkkinen said: "I hate ...

the song and performance are likely to be crowd pleasers. Finland won Eurovision for the first time in 2006, with Lordi’s memorable performance of “Hard Rock Hallelujah”. This year’s ...

It took Finland 45 years to win Eurovision. Before Lordi, the nation had never finished higher than sixth place. The band played behind rubber masks, surrounded by pyro, and gave the competition ...

To kick things off, the month of January is dedicated to skiing, with a full day of the sport set for Tallinn Song Festival Grounds (Lauluväljak) on January 18, including a live performance from ...

Finland debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961 and has won the competition once, namely in 2006 when Lordi brought the coveted trophy to home soil for the very first time with Hard Rock ...