Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013

Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Country	Finland
National selection
Selection process	Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2013
Selection date(s)	Introduction shows:; 27 December 2012; 3 January 2013; 10 January 2013; Heats:; 17 January 2013; 24 January 2013; Semi-final:; 31 January 2013; Final:; 9 February 2013
Selected artist(s)	Krista Siegfrids
Selected song	"Marry Me"
Selected songwriter(s)	Krista Siegfrids; Erik Nyholm; Kristofer Karlsson; Jessika Lundström;
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Qualified (9th, 64 points)
Final result	24th, 13 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Marry Me" written by Krista Siegfrids, Erik Nyholm, Kristofer Karlsson and Jessika Lundström. The song was performed by Krista Siegfrids. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) organised the national final Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2013 in order to select the Finnish entry for the 2013 contest in Malmö, Sweden. 12 entries were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of two heats, a semi-final and a final, taking place in January and February 2013. Eight entries ultimately competed in the final on 9 February where the 50/50 combination of votes from a four-member judging panel and votes from the public selected "Marry Me" performed by Krista Siegfrids as the winner.

Finland participated in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest on May 16, 2013. Performing "Marry Me" in the 5th position, they secured a place among the top 10 entries, qualifying for the final on May 18. In the semi-final, Finland finished ninth out of 17 countries with 64 points. In the final, they performed 4th and placed twenty-fourth out of 26 countries, scoring a total of 13 points.