Fantastic Song Contest 2

**Fantastic Song Contest 2**, often referred to as **FSC 2**, will be the 2nd edition of the Fantastic Song Contest. The contest will most likely be hosted in winning country of the first edition. The contest will be hosted Helsinki, Finland, after Evelina won the the first edition with "Kymlii Vareitta". YLE chose the Hartwall Arena to serve as the host venue for the edition, while Evelina selected as the presenters.

## Participants

### Debuting

20px Mexico 20px Canada

20px Philippines

20px United States

20px Australia

20px Andorra

20px Egypt

20px Kosovo

20px South Korea

20px Japan

20px Faroe Islands

20px Luxembourg

20px Kazakhstan

20px Fiji

20px Armenia

20px San Marino

20px Monaco

20px Brazil

20px Slovakia

### Withdraw

20px Albania20px Israel

20px Germany

20px Czech Republic

20px Moldova

20px Hungary

20px Georgia

20px Austria

## Vote

### Voting System

2 sets of votes with traditional eurovision voting system 1-8 10 and 12 points

### Winning song

20px Spain Ruth Lorenzo "Good Girls Don't Lie with 262 points

## Host City

Helsinki is the capital city and most populous municipality of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of 642,045. The city's urban area has a population of 1,231,595,making it by far the most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research. Helsinki is located 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Tallinn, Estonia, 400 km (250 mi) east of Stockholm, Sweden, and 390 km (240 mi) west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has close historical ties with these three cities.

Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen, and surrounding commuter towns,Helsinki forms the Greater Helsinki metropolitan area, which has a population of over 1.4 million. Often considered to be Finland's only metropolis, it is the world's northernmost metro area with over one million people as well as the northernmost capital of an EU member state. After Stockholm and Oslo, Helsinki is the third largest city in the Nordic countries. The city is served by the international Helsinki Airport, located in the neighboring city of Vantaa, with frequent service to many destinations in Europe and Asia.

Helsinki was the World Design Capital for 2012, the venue for the 1952 Summer Olympics, and the host of the 52nd Eurovision Song Contest.

Helsinki has one of the highest urban standards of living in the world. In 2011, the British magazine Monocle ranked Helsinki the world's most liveable city in its liveable cities index. In the Economist Intelligence Unit's 2016 liveability survey, Helsinki was ranked ninth among 140 cities.

The Helsinki metropolitan area, also known as the Capital Region (Finnish: *Pääkaupunkiseutu*, Swedish: *Huvudstadsregionen*) comprises four municipalities: Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen.[29] The Helsinki urban area is considered to be the only metropolis in Finland.[30] It has a population of over 1,1 million, and is the most densely populated area of Finland. The Capital Region spreads over a land area of 770 square kilometres (300 sq mi) and has a population density of 1,418 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,670/sq mi). With over 20 percent of the country's population in just 0.2 percent of its surface area, the area's housing density is high by Finnish
standards.

The Helsinki Metropolitan Area (Greater Helsinki) consists of the cities of Helsinki Capital Region and ten surrounding municipalities. The Metropolitan Area covers 3,697 square kilometres (1,427 sq mi) and has a population of over 1.4 million, or about a fourth of the total population of Finland. The metropolitan area has a high concentration of employment: approximately 750,000 jobs. Despite the intensity of land use, the region also has large recreational areas and green spaces. The Greater Helsinki area is the world's northernmost urban area with a population of over one million people, and the northernmost EU capital city.

The Helsinki urban area is an officially recognized urban area in Finland, defined by its population density. The area stretches throughout 11 municipalities, and is the largest such area in Finland, with a land area of 66,931 square kilometres (25,842 sq mi) and approximately 1,2 million inhabitants.

The start of the 21st century marked the beginning of highrise construction in Helsinki.

In the 21st century Helsinki has decided to allow the construction of skyscrapers. As of April 2017 there are no skyscrapers taller than 100 meters in the Helsinki area, but there are several projects under construction or planning, mainly in Pasila and Kalasatama. An international architecture competition for at least 10 high-rises to be built in Pasila is being held. Construction of the towers will start before 2020.[43] In Kalasatama, the first 35-story (130 m) and 32-story (122 m) residential towers are already under construction. Later they will be joined by a 37-story (140 metres), two 32-story (122 metres, 400 feet), 31-story (120 metres), and 27-story (100 metres) residential buildings. In the Kalasatama area, there will be about 15 high-rises within 10 years.

Finnish and Swedish are the official languages of Helsinki. 79.1%[54] of the citizens speak Finnish as their native language. 5.7% speak Swedish. The remaining 15.3% of the population speaks a native language other than Finnish or Swedish.

Helsinki slang is a regional dialect of the city. It combines influences mainly from Finnish and English, and has traditionally had strong Russian and Swedish influences. Finnish today is the common language of communication between Finnish speakers, Swedish speakers, and speakers of other languages (New Finns) in day-to-day affairs in the public sphere between unknown persons.In instances where a speaker's knowledge of Finnish is not known, English is usually spoken. Swedish is commonly spoken in city or national agencies specifically aimed at Finland-Swedish speakers, such as the Social Services Department on Hämeentie or the Luckan Cultural centre in Kamppi. Knowledge of Finnish is also essential in business and is usually a basic requirement in the employment market.

Finnish speakers surpassed Swedish speakers in 1890 to become the majority of the city's population. At the time, the population of Helsinki was 61,530.

thumb|400px|Panorama view of Helsinki

## Semi-final allocation draw

The draw that determined the semi-final allocation will be held on the 18th July 2018 in Helsinki.

The pre-qualified countries:

* 22px Poland

* 22px France

* 22px The Netherlands

* 22px Switzerland

* 22px Serbia

* 22px Finland

## **Pots**

* 20px F.Y.R Macedonia
* 20px Latvia
* 20px Lithuania
* 20px Russia
* 20px San Marino
* 20px Ireland
* 20px Greece
* 20px Iceland
* 20px Belgium
* 20px Slovenia
* 20px Norway
* 20px Spain
* 20px Kazakhstan
* 20px Brazil
* 20px Sweden
* 20px Fiji
* 20px Azerbaijan
 Pot 4
 * 20px Turkey
* 20px South Korea
* 20px United Kingdom
* 20px Armenia
* 20px Slovakia
* 20px Canada
* 20px Ukraine
* 20px United States
* 20px Cyprus
* 20px Monaco
* 20px Bulgaria
* 20px Estonia
* 20px Philippines
* 20px Malta
* 20px Romania
* 20px Italy
* 20px Croatia
* 20px Luxembourg
* 20px Japan
* 20px Mexico
* 20px Egypt

### Semi-final 1

Twenty-two countries will participate in the first semi-final. 20px Poland, 20px France and 20px The Netherlands will also vote in this semi-final. The highlighted countries in orange will be qualified for the final.

### Semi-final 2

Twenty-two countries will participate in the second semi-final. 20px Switzerland, 20px Serbia and 20px Finland will also vote in this semi-final. The highlighted countries in orange will be qualified for the final.