Comment | The appearance number drawn for Finland is special in many ways

Finland performs in the Eurovision final with number 17. The performance position is historic for Finland, as Lordi, who brought Finland the only five-vision win so far, also performed with the same number in 2006.

During the 2000s, Finland has appeared with the number 17 once before: in 2018, the 17th appeared Saara Aalto finally ranked 25th in the competition.

In the visas organized in Helsinki in 2007 Hanna Pakarinen performed with his song Leave Me Alone fifth in the order of appearance in the final, but finished 17th in the competition.

In 2021, Blind Channel, which represented Finland, was the 16th performer, so they missed it too. Käärijä, who achieved an unprecedented success last year, represented Finland in the final in 13th place and finished second.

With Lordi, the number 17 has quite an excellent, even magical echo, even though Finland will hardly win this year.

Provided The Eurovision program proceeds according to the usual pattern, Finland’s performance opens the third part of the evening.

It has its merits.

On the other hand, Windows95man and Henri Piispanen get to start with a clean slate, as it were. On the other hand, performing “first” always has the risk of being drowned by the following performances.

It is certain that Finland will stand out from the other shows.

Windows95man, which offers a characteristic rowdiness, appears between two power ballads. The second part of the competition ends in Serbia Teya Doran’s performance, and after Finland the representative of Portugal will perform again Iolanda.

Eurovision from official websites it turns out that the performance order of the final is planned by a team whose job is, among other things, to ensure that the course of the competition remains varied and fresh in terms of music.

Curiosities around number 17 don’t end there.

When you calculate the average of the performance places of all Eurovision winners in the 2000s, the result is 17.

On average, the Eurovision Song Contest has been won from 17th place. On this basis, performing towards the end of the competition is therefore in favor of a better ranking in the final.

Pre-favorite Croatia will appear in the finals in 23rd place.