Finland in the Eurovision Dance Contest
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Finland
won the first Eurovision Dance Contest
in 2007. Jussi Väänänen
and Katja Koukkula were chosen to represent the country on 25 August 2007 in a national preselection. Finland was the last country to decide who to send to the contest, the contest taking place only a week after the selection process. The couple performed a Rumba
and Paso Doble. Finland won after scoring 132 points. All other countries awarded Finland points, three of which gave 12 points. Finland withdrew from the planned Eurovision Dance Contest in 2009. That contest was later cancelled.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
won the first Eurovision Dance Contest
Eurovision Dance Contest
The Eurovision Dance Contest was an international dancing competition that was held for the first time in the United Kingdom on Saturday 1 September 2007....
in 2007. Jussi Väänänen
Jussi Väänänen
Jussi Väänänen is a competitive dancer who won the Eurovision Dance Contest 2007 with his partner Katja Koukkula.Jussi and Katja started their professional career in 2000 and they are Finnish champions in competitive dance. They got 132 points in Eurovision Dance Contest by dancing the Rumba and...
and Katja Koukkula were chosen to represent the country on 25 August 2007 in a national preselection. Finland was the last country to decide who to send to the contest, the contest taking place only a week after the selection process. The couple performed a Rumba
Rumba
Rumba is a family of percussive rhythms, song and dance that originated in Cuba as a combination of the musical traditions of Africans brought to Cuba as slaves and Spanish colonizers. The name derives from the Cuban Spanish word rumbo which means "party" or "spree". It is secular, with no...
and Paso Doble. Finland won after scoring 132 points. All other countries awarded Finland points, three of which gave 12 points. Finland withdrew from the planned Eurovision Dance Contest in 2009. That contest was later cancelled.
| Year | Couple | Dances | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jussi Väänänen Jussi Väänänen Jussi Väänänen is a competitive dancer who won the Eurovision Dance Contest 2007 with his partner Katja Koukkula.Jussi and Katja started their professional career in 2000 and they are Finnish champions in competitive dance. They got 132 points in Eurovision Dance Contest by dancing the Rumba and... & Katja Koukkula |
Rumba & Paso Doble | 1 | 132 | |
| 2008 Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 The Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 was the second Eurovision Dance Contest and was held in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, hosted by BBC Scotland on 6 September.The winner of contest was Poland who achieved a score of 154 points... |
Mikko Ahti & Maria Lund Maria Lund Maria Francis is a British slalom canoeist who competed in the early 1990s. She was Women's K1 British Champion in 1989, Silver medalist at the 1990 Europa Cup in Merano, and went on to win a Bronze medal in the K1 team event at the 1993 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Mezzana. Maria is... |
Tango | 10 | 44 |