Finland 2000

February 13th - Nina Åström won the Finnish contest last night and will sing "A Little Bit" in Stockholm for Finland - results below.

Updated January 15th - Finnish TV just announced the results of the preselection. Telephone and postcard votes had voted 6 songs to go forward to the televised final from the 12 in the preselection. They are marked in red text in the table of entrants below.

Here are the known details for the Finnish final due February 12th.
There are a couple of returnees from the 1998 Finnish contest, Nylon Beat & Ultra Bra. The list below has the 12 semi-finalists. They will be played on Finnish radio during the first week of 2000, and six will be selected for the final on February 12th. The six will be announced on 15th January.
You can now listen to the sound clips of each Finnish semi-finalist on Radio Extrem's website on http://www.yle.fi/extrem - select the link to Euroviisut on the right-hand side. The site is in Swedish, which is a bit easier than Finnish!

Song Title

Composers

Performer(s)

Pts

Pl

Taivas Aukeaa

Ville Pusa

Heidi Kyrö

From The Heart

Hannu Korkeamäki/Charles Salter

In Tha Mix

Laulaja

Sanna Kurki-Suonio/Asser Korhonen

Sanna Kurki-Suonio

Ordinary Life

Jukka Hillberg, Jouni Hillberg, Markku Nikkilä

Sisterhood

69

4

You Can't Have Everything (But You Got Me)

Aki Sirkesalo

Micke Grahn

Sleepwalker

Tuomas Holopainen

Nightwish

78

3

Oot Voimani Mun

Petri Laaksonen/Turkka Mali

Anna Eriksson

87

2

Rauhan Saan

Rick Kelly, Anthony Little/Edu Kettunen

Arcadio

Flower Child

Mirka Lindström, Liksa Liikala/Tina Harris

The Reseptors

25

6

Viha Ja Rakkaus

Risto Asikainen/Sipi Castrèn

Nylon Beat

69

4

A Little Bit

Luca Genta/Gerrit Aan't Goor

Nina Åström

91

1

Kaikki On Hetken Tässä

Kerkko Koskinen/Anni Sinnemäki

Ultra Bra

If you have any more news or comments, please e-mail me, Geoff Harrison, at my contact page and I'll credit your contribution.

Song Title	*Composers*	Performer(s)	Pts	Pl
Taivas Aukeaa	Ville Pusa	Heidi Kyrö
From The Heart	Hannu Korkeamäki/Charles Salter	In Tha Mix
Laulaja	Sanna Kurki-Suonio/Asser Korhonen	Sanna Kurki-Suonio
Ordinary Life	Jukka Hillberg, Jouni Hillberg, Markku Nikkilä	Sisterhood	69	4
You Can't Have Everything (But You Got Me)	Aki Sirkesalo	Micke Grahn
Sleepwalker	Tuomas Holopainen	Nightwish	78	3
Oot Voimani Mun	Petri Laaksonen/Turkka Mali	Anna Eriksson	87	2
Rauhan Saan	Rick Kelly, Anthony Little/Edu Kettunen	Arcadio
Flower Child	Mirka Lindström, Liksa Liikala/Tina Harris	The Reseptors	25	6
Viha Ja Rakkaus	Risto Asikainen/Sipi Castrèn	Nylon Beat	69	4
A Little Bit	Luca Genta/Gerrit Aan't Goor	Nina Åström	91	1
Kaikki On Hetken Tässä	Kerkko Koskinen/Anni Sinnemäki	Ultra Bra