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Saara Aalto Qualifies For the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest – ‘I Was Very Nervous’

Posted by Tony Öhberg | May 9, 2018 7:19 am | Music, Nation

Aalto’s performance received one of the most grandiose applause of the evening.

PICTURES: Thousands Welcome Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät From Vienna After a Great Performance at Eurovision 2015

Posted by Tony Öhberg | May 24, 2015 9:34 pm | Music

Thousands welcome Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät to Finland after the band has spent two weeks in Vienna, Austria, competing in Eurovision song contest, struggling for the win.

The Dirty and the Doers

Posted by Tony Öhberg | May 20, 2015 12:38 am | Nation

There are dirty things happening in Finland and at the same time we were among the top candidates in Eurovision.

The Singer From Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät: Us Getting Our Own Stamp Feels Really Excellent, Fantastic and Cool

Posted by Tony Öhberg | April 28, 2015 5:15 pm | Culture, Nation

Finland’s representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät (PKN) – the punk band suffering from Down’s syndrome – will be challenging discriminatory attitudes in a stamp dedicated to the band.

A Punk Band Suffering From Learning Disabilities Will Represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Posted by Editorial Team | March 1, 2015 2:42 am | Archives, Culture

As the drama unfolded at the New Music Competition (Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu) on Saturday night, there was a growing sentiment that something special was afoot at the YLE studios in Helsinki’s Pasila’s district.