Result: Finnish Winner is known – it is Krista Siegfrieds and Marry me

After 4 live shows the Winner of the Finnish National selection (Uuden musiikin kilpailu UMK) is known. 

Tonight Krista Siegrieds achieved the honour of representing Finland for their 47^th appearance in the Eurovision Song Contest. On only 4 occasions have they not qualified for the final since their first entry in 1961.

Krista’s winning performance:

http://youtu.be/3OHrlW_9b6s

Watch the music video for Marry me at the YleX website here

The second place went to Mikael Saari and third place to Diandra.

Let’s see if the Grand Prix of Europe’s favourite and largest live contest can be brought home for the first time since Lordi sang Hard Rock Hallelujah in 2006.

Tonight’s participants were:

• Great Wide North – Flags
• Lucy Was Driving – Dancing all across the universe
• Elina Orkoneva – He’s not my man
• Last Panda – Saturday night forever 
• Diandra – Colliding into you
• Mikael Saari – We should be through
• Krista Siegfrids – Marry me
• Arion – Lost

Finland will compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest on 16th  May 2013.