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== The Host City ==
The Host city for this FSC #156-edition is Turku, Finland, sometimes known also by its Swedish name Åbo. It is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River in the region of Finland Proper (or Varsinais-Suomi). The region was originally called Suomi (Finland) which later became the name for the whole country. The population of Turku is 195.000
It is the sixth largest city in Finland after Helsinki, Espoo, Tampere, Vantaa and Oulu. There are about 330.000 inhabitants living in the Turku sub-region, ranking it as the 3rd largest urban area in total in Finland, after the Greater Helsinki area & Tampere sub-region. The city is officially bilingual as around 5% of its population identify Swedish as their mother-tongue. It is also a multicultural city.
The city is also a renowned high tech centre - the Turku Science Park area in Kupittaa hosts over 300 companies from the fields of biotechnology and information technology, as well as several institutions of higher learning, that work closely with the business sector. Cultural venues in the city of Turku include several theatres, cinemas, and art galleries, and a city philharmonic orchestra.
Turku is also a city of sports. It has two football teams playing at the top national level, the Veikkausliiga: FC Inter and TPS. HC TPS of Turku is one of the most successful teams in Finnish ice hockey history. The Paavo Nurmi Marathon is an annual sporting event in Turku. Turku is also home to the Eagles Rugby Football Club as well as a successful lacrosse club named Turku Titans.
==The Venue ==
The Host venue for FSC #156 February 2022 is the Logomo in Turku, Finland. 
The building complex was once an old VR machine shop and has been turned into a cultural venue in Turku in close proximity to the Turku railway station. The building includes galleries, stages including a concert hall, a restaurant, as well as working spaces for businesses and artists. The Logomo centre, Byrå and Konttori facilities house more than 400 working employees and over 70 companies. The building was opened in 2011, as a part of the Turku European Capital of Culture festivities. Logomo hosts a variety of conferences concerts and other events. Logomo hosted the Turku City Theatre for a while and has also served as the location of popular television series such as The Voice of Finland and The Voice Kids. In the past years Logomo has housed over 1000 different events, with more than 370.000 visitors passing through its doors. The Logomo Hall is the largest venue in the Logomo complex. Thanks to its unique adaptable seating section, which can be moved using air cushion technology, the hall can be modified to suit events of different sizes & configurations (seating capacity from 750 to 3500). The acoustics in the hall are unique & optimized for any production demanding soundstage-like noise levels and acoustically dry environment. The Logomo has hosted many music concert events since it opened its doors, both for locals artists, and more known singers and bands. They are proud to host this evening’s edition of the Forum Song Contest.
== The Hosts==
Our lovely Hosts this evening are Jaana Pelkonen and Heikki Paasonen.
Jaana Pelkonen (born 1977) is a former television hostess, now member of parliament. She has hosted several popular tv-shows. She has hosted the Finnish National Finals for ESC and co-hosted ESC 2007 Grand Final in Finland. She is proud to co-host this evening’s edition of the Forum Song Contest.
Heikki Paasonen (born 1983) is a Finnish television presenter. He came to prominence as host of ‘Idols’ with Ellen Jokikunnas and was also a presenter on The Voice TV in 2007. He was Yle's commentator for ESC 2007 Grand Final. He is proud to co-host this evening’s edition of the Forum Song Contest.
==The Show==
Nr.	Jury	Artist 	Song 	Rank	Points
01.	 	VOLA 	Straight Lines 	07. 	84
02.	 	Skott 	It's Not Too Late 	13. 	64
03.	 	Sam Ryder 	More 	10. 	71
04.	 	NNOA 	Compliments 	28. 	35
05.	 	Faiq Ağayev 	Deyə... 	36. 	6
06.	 	KRSH ft. Brisa Carrillo 	Ardiente 	18. 	49
07.	 	Daria Zawiałow, Dawid Podsiadło, Vito Bambino	I Ciebie też, bardzo 	06. 	87
08.	 	Alan Walker ft. K-391 & Boy in Space 	Paradise 	26. 	41
09.	 	Clinton Kane 	I Guess I'm In Love 	27. 	38
10.	 	Zina Melekki 	I Am 	08. 	80
11.	 	Marco Mengoni ft. Madame 	Mi Fiderò 	01. 	145
12.	 	Gjon's Tears 	Silhouette 	02. 	136
13.	 	Gaiteiros de Lisboa 	Vivam Todos Os Caretos 	34. 	19
14.	 	Eni Jurišić & Matija Cvek 	Trebaš li me 	05. 	89
15.	 	AnnaKrista 	Sapnu Propelleri 	25. 	43
16.	 	Slađana Mandić i Željko Samardžić 	Male Obične Stvari 	32. 	22
17.	 	Phangs & LFO 	Product of the 90s 	31. 	23
18.	 	Zorana Mićanović 	Sikter 	16. 	56
19.	 	Olli Halonen 	Pohjola 	20. 	48
20.	 	FINCH & Blümchen 	Herzalarm 	23. 	47
21.	 	Nadine Amizah 	menangis di jalan pulang	30. 	25
22.	 	Sophia Zuhri 	Game of Charades 	33. 	22
23.	 	Bob Moses 	Time And Time Again 	12. 	67
24.	 	Merilin Mälk 	Edasi-Tagasi 	21. 	47
25.	 	Bad Gyal 	Flow 2000 	37. 	4
26.	 	Yulianna Karaulova 	No 1 	17. 	52
27.	 	Dado Polumenta 	Lane 	15. 	57
28.	 	Nikos Vertis 	S'Agapao 	35. 	13
29.	 	Mergui 	Lo li'hot livad 	11. 	69
30.	 	Gabrielius Vagelis 	Jūra 	09. 	75*
31.	 	Dara Ekimova 	Voyna 	22. 	47
32.	 	Blackbriar 	The Séance 	24. 	47
33.	 	R3HAB & Jolin Tsai 	Stars Align 	04. 	92
34.	 	Zlata Ognevich 	Shcho b tam ne stalosya 	19. 	48
35.	 	Bawrut & Glitter 	Fe Samaa 	14. 	61
36.	 	Aiko 	Daughter of the Sun 	03. 	117
37.	 	Kamo Mphela 	Nkulunkulu 	29. 	32
* Lithuania was awarded a 30-point penalty for not voting.
==The Results==
==The Winner==
 Marco Mengoni feat. Madame - Mi Fiderò:
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