page_title: Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
section_title: At Eurovision
hierarchical_section_title: Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 / At Eurovision
caption_attribution_description: Eurovision Song Contest 2008, 1st semifinal Finland: Teräsbetoni - Missä miehet ratsastaa
context_page_description: Finland entered the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 after hosting the 2007 contest in Helsinki. To select their entry for the contest, Yleisradio Oy held a national selection, Euroviisut 2008. The winner was Teräsbetoni with the song "Missä miehet ratsastaa", composed by band member Jarkko Ahola.
  Teräsbetoni went to Belgrade for Finland with the song, performing 16th in the first semi-final on 20 May. They received 79 points, placing 8th in a field and qualifying for the final on 24 May. At the final they performed 7th, however they could only manage to receive 35 points, coming 22nd of 25.
context_section_description: Since Finland had come in 17th in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007,	Teräsbetoni were obliged to perform their song in one of the two semi-finals of the 2008 contest. The EBU split up countries with a friendly voting history into the two different semi-finals, to give a better chance to other countries to win. On 28 January 2008, the EBU held a special draw which determined that Finland would be in the first semi-final, held on 20 May 2008. performed 16th, following The Netherlands and preceding the Romania. Finland qualified to the final, placing 8th in the semi-final and scoring 79 points.
  In the final they performed 8th following Israel and preceding Croatia. They finished 22nd with 35 points.
caption: Teräsbetoni performing "Missä miehet ratsastaa" at the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.
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