It was a trainwreck of the season, but it gave me Liekinheitin, which is now (this is not a hyperbole) one of my all time fav ESC entries. So something truly great came out of it eventually, even if its result will continue to baffle and hurt for a good while…

My bday is on 19 January. I love how YLE gives me 6/7 bday presents every year with the UMK song releases that fit perfectly timing-wise. ❤️🇫🇮

We’re still waiting… #Eurovision

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In a parallel universe several lifetimes ago. Simpler times. ❤️🇪🇸 #Eurovision

Absolute Liekinheitin 🎻❤️‍🔥🇫🇮

Yay 🇫🇮 hockey team has managed to avenge L&P. Onnea Suomi ❤️ Torille

“So Katja, how many times can you listen to Liekinheitin on repeat on your evening walk?” Yes. 🎻❤️‍🔥🇫🇮

Ah, the 2019-2023 ESC commercial peak, we didn’t know how good we had it. When every year gave us a new viral hit to hit hundreds of millions of streams and when the contest was considered cool. #Eurovision

What in the “Chat GPT, write me a Shaboozey song” fresh hell was this?! Jacqline and Alexa were robbed. #Melfest

Listening to Liekinheitin again. Such a bittersweet feeling tbh. I’d give everything to go back to the time after UMK, when things were perfect. 💔🇫🇮

Peak positions of the recent 10 #Eurovision winners on the Flemish 🇧🇪 singles chart: Amar pelos dois - #30 Toy - #29 Arcade - #2 Zitti e buoni - #2 Stefania - #24 Tattoo - #1 The Code - #15 Wasted Love - #28 Bangaranga - #39

Being from a boycotting country feels so weird how unaware people have been. Visited my relatives the other day and they were like “wait, was ESC already on? I think I heard something about 🇧🇬 winning on the radio…” and they would have been the prime audience otherwise.

Following on from our investigation into the effectiveness of Eurovision's rule change enforcing a ten-vote maximum at the Contest, Sharleen Wright discusses how the testing was undertaken, the results, and what it potentially could mean for the fairness and integrity of the Song Contest.

I actually think L&P still have that victory in them and I’d love to see them do it again in a few years, when hopefully the contest is in a better place and with something a bit more uptempo pop with a killer chorus and a fab stage show. They’re both more than capable. 🇫🇮

Which wireless headphones do you recommend? The JBL buds that I have now are ok, but I'm looking for bigger headphones instead. Are Airpods Max worth it or is there a cheaper alternative and of better quality?

Hell yah Linda, now we’re talking 😇❤️ already commented for them to come to 🇸🇮 and to bring Jere and Joker Out as special guests. Basically a L&P show with a dash of Eurodisko 🇫🇮

Nothing beats a midtempo Pete jam this warm May evening ❤️😇

Happy 23th anniversary to Riga 2003, the night that changed my whole life. I love and I hate this contest at the same time these days, hopefully love will prevail in the end tho. 🙏❤️🇱🇻 #Eurovision

Ah, the way I miss the aftermath of 2023 final is insane. When literally all we had was the Loreen vs Käärijä stan war and all the friendships that the Liverpool lineup created. The last truly innocent edition, when we didn’t need a country winning for the contest to be “saved”.

John Lundvik just won The Masked Singer 🇸🇪. I guess his last year’s crash out and the “Melfest has been too much about TikTok” speech will have aged like milk by Feb 2027… 👀

Btw, in case you were interested - RTVSLO aired a documentary last week instead of airing ESC, it was called “Eurovision - Euroillusion?” and you can watch it here, it has English subtitles and several familiar faces are involved. #Eurovision 365.rtvslo.si/arhiv/dosje/...

Delta Goodrem’s debut single, “I Don’t Care” from 2001. Originally released by American singer Angela Via the year earlier. There were plans for a bubblegum/teen pop album for Delta, but they were eventually scrapped. 🇦🇺 youtu.be/IcbDOKCirh0?...

I wonder if SVT could be like “fuck it” and get Eric Saade back to Melfest with a potentially ESC winning banger and in that case it would be interesting following the battle with EBU and KAN. #Eurovision 🇸🇪

Watching various Helsinki travel vlogs on YouTube. I have to try that salmon soup if I get there. It looks delicious. Then I need to visit the central library. Plus I need to go to all the locations in Darude’s MV for Sandstorm. 🇫🇮😇

This was the “Bangaranga” of the 90s. If the juries back then were younger or if televote was involved, it would have won. #Eurovision 🇬🇧 youtu.be/UgN-pI1rA0E?...

RIP EDM in ESC. Instant televote poison. I guess if we had juries in the semis last year, Red Seb wouldn’t have done much better than Felicia in the final in the end. #Eurovision 🇧🇪🇸🇪

YLE 🇫🇮 *sends 30 page manual for Liekinheitin performance, asks for exception for Linda to play parts of her violin live, is a top fav to win, has a popular NF with loads of hype and a cult following in the ESC fandom* SVT 🇸🇪: "Look at them. They grow so fast." ❤️ #Eurovision

I guess what sucks the most about 🇫🇮 not winning is that I genuinely hoped that I could see Linda & Pete live and possibly even meet them. Now I’m not sure if it’s ever gonna happen as I don’t know if they’ll work together after the summer tour which is 🇫🇮 only…

Well done Martin Green. You’ve become 🇷🇺 propaganda’s useful idiot. #Eurovision

I decided to fight after the EBU general assembly, even with so many of my friends and acquaintances in the fan content creator community quitting or going on a break. Didn’t want to let go so quickly. But now, the whole aftermath feels so shitty, with them ruining yet another contest.

The BBC talking about the ESC result and having a whole segment on 🇫🇮 and UMK, saying that 🇬🇧 should look at 🇫🇮 . The 🐐 of NFs and it’s only been 6 years since the format revamp… #Eurovision

Oh they’re all trying to claim it now… #Eurovision

Crying again. Trying to keep my composure, but in reality I’m heartbroken. 💔 yeah I know, first world problems being sad over a result in a tv show, but right now, I’m not really ok.

Well damn now came the tears. Please do try not to gloat in the replies as emotions are getting the better of me. The way I adore these two people and the adrenaline rush every time Liekinheitin comes up is indescribable. Now I get how the Käärijä fandom felt on 14 May 2023.💔🇫🇮

Ch-ch-ch-choke them, ch-ch-ch-choke them.

Also feel for Akylas right now. Really hope the media and social media are nice to him. Wanted to say it already after the semi, but didn’t want to poke in the wasps’ nest that is the Greek fandom - the time has come for Fokas to retire. #Eurovision 🇬🇷

But maybe it wasn’t time for 🇫🇮 yet? As much as UMK team seems to have wanted this win, I have a hunch that the YLE higher ups didn’t. Allegedly there’s a whole bunch of budget cuts going on there, even Mikko, their commentator did the commentary from home. #Eurovision

In the end, this result proved RTVSLO right. During the week I was thinking whether us boycotting was maybe a bit too hasty, but in the end, what RTVSLO said would happen happened. #Eurovision

Gutted for 🇫🇮, but at least the continent agreed on the winner. They won both, jury and the televote - and at least 🇮🇱 campaign failed. Congratulations 🇧🇬! ❤️

Uh oh. 🇫🇮 now. Go Linda & Pete!!! 🤞❤️ #Eurovision

Ah, my Helene Fischer stan era. That was an interesting time. But I moved on. I think so has Europe. #Eurovision 🇦🇺

Vote for 🇫🇮 everyone. They deserve it so much. #Eurovision

Finland, Suomi, perkele! 🔥🤞 Linda & Pete have become my new role models these past months and to me, their song is a religious experience and deserves to win and make history. I really hope stars align tonight. Not taking anything for granted, but hope for the best. ❤️🇫🇮 #Eurovision

🇫🇮 Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen is set to watch the final live on the invitation of 🇦🇹 MFA. #Eurovision

IMO if it’s between 🇫🇮 and 🇦🇺, the 2 jurors aged 18-25 from any country of your choice will go for the former any day of the week. #Eurovision

Phew. One hurdle down. Jury final done and apparently it’s gone down well. Go Linda & Pete. 🇫🇮🎻❤️

Linda & Pete getting the Lordi slot from 2006! Lesgoooo 🔥❤️‍🔥🎻🇫🇮 #Eurovision

Delta in the odds atm: “Yassou Akylas, ti kanis?” #Eurovision 🇦🇺 🇬🇷

Those hosts. Ffs give me Copenhagen 2001 and Natasja and Søren taking in rhyming couplets all night any day of the week… #Eurovision