Eurovision 2006 winner Mr Lordi met Saara Aalto in Lisbon Photo: Andres Putting How to Eurovision: Finland ���� 19 February 2021 at 17:00 CET Each participating country brings their own distinct style to the competition. This time, we're celebrating... Finland! The 'land of a thousand lakes' joined the Contest in 1961 and ever since they've gifted viewers an enviable amount of pyrotechnics, bags of attitude and a lot of hard rock - hallelujah! What other country has the audacity to put Santa Claus and a band named Apocalyptica on the same stage during a Grand Final interval, as Finland did when they hosted in 2007? Now, let's take a closer look at how Finland typically competes in Eurovision!