Finland in The Song 1

Finland took part in first edition of The Song which was hosted by Ireland in Dublin. The entry was selected via a national selection.

Before The Song
On May 19, The Finnish Broadcaster announced that the country planned a national selection.

Final
The winner was Haloo Helsinki! with the song "Rakas". EBU decided to disqualify the entry cause it was discovered that the song was released in 2nd December 2016. YLE chose the runner-up Sini Yasemin to represent the country with the snog "Mayday"