Euroviisut 2006

Euroviisut 2006
Preliminary decision data
country	Finland
Broadcasting station
Producing broadcaster
place	Semi-finals: Ristimäki, Tampere Final: Sokos Hotel Caribia, Turku
date	March 10, 2006
Time	9:00 p.m. ( EET )
Number of participants	24
Number of contributions	24
Preliminary rounds	4th
Preliminary round dates	Semi-finals: January 13, 2006 January 20, 2006 January 27, 2006 February 3, 2006
poll	100% televoting
Moderation
Heikki Paasonen and Jaana Pelkonen

The Euroviisut 2006 was the Finnish preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens ( Greece ). The band Lordi won the preliminary round with their song Hard Rock Hallelujah . In Athens they won the Eurovision Song Contest for Finland for the first time.

Semifinals

First semi-final

Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	Audience votes (in percent)
1	Tomi Metsäketo	Eternamente Maria M: Kisu Jernström; T: Kisu Jernström	60%
2	Jennie	Look At Your Love M: Janne Hyöty, Jens Smedman; T: Sofie Björkgren-Näse	23%
3	Lordi	Hard Rock Hallelujah M / T: Mr. Lordi	58%
4th	Tomi Metsäketo	Un posto fra le nuvole M / T: Francesco Morettini, Luca Angelosanti, Tomi Metsäketo	40%
5	Jennie	Take Me Higher M / T: Janne Hyöty, Thomas Karlsson, Jimmy Westerlund	77%
6th	Lordi	Bringing back the balls to rock M / T: Mr. Lordi	42%

 Candidate has qualified for the final.

Second semi-final

Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	Audience votes (in percent)
1	Johanna Pakonen	Liian monta yötä M: Pertti Haverinen; T: Pertti Haverinen, Ilkka Vainio	35%
2	Ville Pusa	Over you M / T: Ville Pusa, Patric Sarin	16%
3	Nina Tapio & Hanna-Riikka Siitonen	This is what we came for M / T: Niklas Rosström, Geir Rönning	33%
4th	Johanna Pakonen	Kerta viimeinen M: Pertti Haverinen; T: Pertti Haverinen, Ilkka Vainio	65%
5	Ville Pusa & Christa Renwall	Eternally M / T: Ville Pusa, Patric Sarin	84%
6th	Nina Tapio & Hanna-Riikka Siitonen	Who I am M / T: Miqael Persson, Eric Mårtensson	67%

 Candidate has qualified for the final.

Third semi-final

Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	Audience votes (in percent)
1	Annika Eklund	Shanghai valot M: Kerkko Koskinen; T: Kyösti Salokorpi	87%
2	Jane	VIP M: Kyösti Salokorpi; T: Lee Jyrkkä	71%
3	Kilpi	Toinen minä M: Pete Kilpi, Taage Laiho; T: Taage Laiho	38%
4th	Annika Eklund	Sinussa on jotain M: Esa Niemine; T: Sinikka Svärd	22%
5	Jane	Sivuoireita M / T: Niclas Bergwall, Niclas Kings, Curtis A. Richardson, Pekka Eronen	29%
6th	Kilpi	Catharsis M: Pete Kilpi, Taage Laiho; T: Taage Laiho	62%

 Candidate has qualified for the final.

Fourth semi-final

Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	Audience votes (in percent)
1	Marita Taavitsainen	Grandchildren itkee M: Ile Kallio; T: Kaija Kärkinen	54%
2	Katariina Hänninen	Pala taivasta M: Risto Asikainen; T: Ilkka Vainio	55%
3	Safe Six	Livin 'it up M / T: Gary Revel Jr., Jukka Heikkilä	45%
4th	Marita Taavitsainen	Antaudun M / T: Antero Laakso	46%
5	Katariina Hänninen	Liian aikaisin M: Antti Vuorenmaa; T: Antti Vuorenmaa, Ilkka Vainio	45%
6th	Safe Six	I Can't Wait M / T: Gary Revel Jr., Jukka Heikkilä	45%

 Candidate has qualified for the final.

final

space	Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	Audience votes
01.	10	Lordi	Hard Rock Hallelujah M / T: Mr. Lordi	29,150
02.	12	Tomi Metsäketo	Eternamente Maria M: Kisu Jernström; T: Kisu Jernström	04,835
03.	11	Jennie	Take Me Higher M / T: Janne Hyöty, Thomas Karlsson, Jimmy Westerlund	04,311
04th	1	Annika Eklund	Sinussa on jotain M: Esa Niemine; T: Sinikka Svärd	04.145
05.	5	Jane	VIP M: Kyösti Salokorpi; T: Lee Jyrkkä	02,774
06th	4th	Kilpi	Catharsis M: Pete Kilpi, Taage Laiho; T: Taage Laiho	01,816
07th	2	Nina Tapio & Hanna-Riikka Siitonen	Who I am M / T: Miqael Persson, Eric Mårtensson	01,793
08th.	3	Safe Six	I Can't Wait M / T: Gary Revel Jr., Jukka Heikkilä	01,480
09.	8th	Johanna Pakonen	Kerta viimeinen M: Pertti Haverinen; T: Pertti Haverinen, Ilkka Vainio	01,456
10.	09	Ville Pusa & Christa Renwall	Eternally M / T: Ville Pusa, Patric Sarin	01,308
11.	7th	Katariina Hänninen	Devil on my shoulder (Pala taivasta) M: Risto Asikainen; T: Ilkka Vainio	00970
12.	6th	Marita Taavitsainen	Grandchildren itkee M: Ile Kallio; T: Kaija Kärkinen	00516

 Candidate has qualified for the second round.

Second round

The winners of the Finnish preliminary decision: Lordi

space	Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	Audience votes
1.	10	Lordi	Hard Rock Hallelujah M / T: Mr. Lordi	67,369
2.	12	Tomi Metsäketo	Eternamente Maria M: Kisu Jernström; T: Kisu Jernström	45,431
3.	1	Annika Eklund	Shanghai valot M: Kerkko Koskinen; T: Kyösti Salokorpi	19,565
4th	11	Jennie	Take Me Higher M / T: Janne Hyöty, Thomas Karlsson, Jimmy Westerlund	15,138
5.	5	Jane	VIP M: Kyösti Salokorpi; T: Lee Jyrkkä	06,308
6th	4th	Kilpi	Catharsis M: Pete Kilpi, Taage Laiho; T: Taage Laiho	04,685

Individual evidence