Building on the success of our Best of the Big 5 series, Eurovision Ireland is broadening its search for your favourite entries from countries across the continent, spanning the contest’s entire back catalogue. You asked us to take a look at the Scandinavian countries, so the next stop […]
FINLAND: Hyvää syntymäpäivää Suomeen!! One of our more erstwhile countries who love Eurovision has today celebrated a big milestone. In 1917, Finland became an independent nation and has never looked back. Over the years, they’ve excelled in athletics, motor sport and ice hockey. Eurovision has had a somewhat […]
Some of you may recall that last year I published a best and worst at Eurovision article for every country that was taking part in Eurovision 2016 with the exception of Australia who were only competing for the second time. So this year I will publish one for […]
It is with great pleasure that we at Eurovision Ireland wish our good friends in Finland a very happy Independence Day today. If they celebrate this anything like they do Vappu/Första Maj/May Day, it’s bound to be a heap of fun. Especially if Saara Aalto has anything to […]
Now that the National Finals season is finished and all songs for Eurovision 2016 have been selected we now have a period of around 5 weeks where we wait for the rehearsals to begin in Stockholm. What better way to fill the time than to look back over […]
Finland release the songs in their Eurovision 2015 Selection. What is your Favourite? Yes the Finnish Broadcaster YLE has released the songs that will compete in their Eurovision 2015 selection UMK. You can look at the videos for each of the songs HERE 18 contestants in this year’s […]
Oops – somebody is going to get fired at YLE (Finnish National Broadcaster) as the 18 songs that hope to represent Finland at Eurovision 2015 were uploaded today to Spotify – several weeks in advance. You can listen to the songs on SPOTIFY HERE until YLE take them down. […]
Hi my name is Garrett and I am a Hardcore Softengine fan! That is what this groupie says every time my Finnish Eurovision men release a new song. I am addicted to them! Bring on the ‘Bromance’ Ring out the alarms, the bells and ‘The Sirens’ as the band’s […]
To be said in your best Chandler voice from Friends but “COULD Softengine get any hotter?”. As we continue our “Bromance” with the Finnish men we are very excited to announce that they have now given their upcoming début album a title and there will be another single […]
We have good and bad news for you. Softengine were our favourite band at this year’s Eurovision song contest. We just couldn’t find ‘Something Better’ than them when it came to groups at the contest this year. The band has announced three pieces of news for their fans. […]