3 February – Everything is so nice
We like to celebrate songs from all years, even those from the time before many of us were alive. Did you know, for example,...
The Finns are loud, brash and …
... fantastic and excellent and every other word that adds to my personal general consensus that this is the winner.
It's pissed all over everything...
Finland – Saara in a spin
It’s time for Saara Aalto, and for us to see whether she’s improved the dog’s dinner of the presentation in the Finnish UMK. She...
16 July – She creates with the power of spells
Those Finns have been unlucky over the years. Yes, they've had one win, but very few other finishes in the top 10. How many...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 13 – Finland
The Rasmus – Jezebel
The Rasmus is possibly the biggest name in the contest this year but, according to those in the know, this song...
9 September – We two travellers came across each other
OK, so we've gone vintage again. But 1991 was an interesting year when lots of songs got decent scores. And of course the EBU's...
Rehearsals Day 3, gosh this sofa’s comfy
So we have now seen just over 60% of this year’s songs in rehearsals, and today has continued to not disappoint. Once more I’m...
Good morning Oslo – four rehearsals in one
The detractors among you will still notice that the Finns have done nothing significantly different from their national final performance, which is a good...
15 February – When the rainbow bends in the sky
What's your favourite decade of Eurovision? There are so many to choose from. It's true that some decades have more songs than others. But...
17 April – But what if I stay and wait till...
Would you want to be the home entrant if you were in a Eurovision Song Contest. You have no issues with the host country's...