There was a saying that hell will freeze over before Finland wins Eurovision but then came the monsters from hell and stormed to record breaking victory that night exactly 20 years ago in Athens.... And even cows did fly! (At least I saw a cow balloon the day after hanging in a three infront of my window anyways....)
I remember being at home alone, as I always do watch Eurovision alone and as I was a lot more inside in the bubble back then I had had my spies in Athens telling me Finland had won the semi-final. So expectations were high and all along I had said since Lordi won the national final that they would either win or be a total flop. After the Swedish vote I remember my excitement turned into calmness: We will win. And oh boy did we win!
The Finnish commentators Jaana Pelkonen and Heikki Paasonen with Asko Murtomäki lost it completely somewhere around the third 12 points.
You can watch the voting here, starting around 2h10)
8 points from Slovenia..... (We got first points, here we go!)
10 points from Andorra.... (Awesome! Unbelievable! But true!)
4 points from Romania.... (Four for us. I'm really getting nervous now.. Finland is still leading.)
12 points from Denmark.... (Is it true... is it going to happen? YEEEEES!!!Finland's first 12 since 1977!!!)
8 points from Latvia.... (AAAAAA!!! Jaana, don't scream! Can you already say Helsinki 2007?)
6 from Portugal.... (Ok now I don't scream but thank you!)
12 from Sweden.... (Is it true...? AAAAAAYYYYEEAH! is this a dream?)
Finland
8 from Belgium....(Awesome, great!)
10 from Croatia.... (This is scary... Yes, awesome, great!)
7 from Serbia & Montenegro.... (We have already more points than never ever before, plus ten already! unbelievable, everybody go wake up neighbors and everyone, here's history in the making!)
12 from Norway.... (YES! I'm going to faint soon, unbelievable)
12 from Estonia.... (I'm losing my voice soon.... Yyyeeeeeaaaaahhhhhh!!! Fourth 12 already)
10 from Ireland.... (yeah, thank you Ireland. We are leading with 28 points already.)
7 from Malta.... (we have already 30 points lead, incredible! Every country has given us points so far, incredible)
10 from Lithuania (My hands are shaking. I can't sit still anymore 40 points lead. Do you think this is somewhat surreal?! Heikki dropped from his chair)
5 from Cyprus.... (5 points....)
7 from Netherlands.... (Finland 7 points, thanks)
8 from Switzerland.... (Yes!)
In Greenroom Anna Vissi supports Finland...
7 from Ukraine.... (Thank you Ukraine! 12 to Russia but we are ahead 33 points))
8 from Russia..... (Thank you. We are leading with 40 points, can anyone catch us?)
12 from Poland.... (He said Finland, didn't he? Awesome, absolutely awesome! 5th 12, and every country has give us points. Once in a life time experience!))
12 from UK.... (YYYEEEAAAAA!!!!May I scream a bit again? 6th 12!)
0 from Armenia....(First country with no points to us....)
8 from France ... (203 points already!)
7 from Belarus.... (7 points to Finland, Russia gets 12 but the lead is already more than 40 points. Btw the rumors are true The Finnish delegation will take tattoos if we win. true true))
10 from Germany.... (the lead is already very convincing, Remember the old saying hell will freeze before Finland wins Eurovision, or we will find life on Mars before..))
10 from Spain....(50 points lead!)
6 from Moldova.... (six for Finland....but we are leading with 46 points)
7 from Bosnia-Herzegovina... (but the lead to Russia keeps growing)
12 from Iceland ( thank you! 7th 12! And 7 countries to go only)
0 from Monaco... (2nd country to give us nothing. The difference to Sweden over 100 points, greetings to Carola!)
7 from Israel... (They have understood we are not devil's little helpers. Looks like we are going to make a new Eurovision point record, will be break 300 points?! Looks like we are getting tattooed)
0 from Albania.... (No points to Finland, 3rd country to do so)
12 from Greece... (and with that Finland has made a new record of points! Only 3 countries to vote still and that means Finland has WON!
Everybody stand up and shout We made it!!!)
5 from Bulgaria....(FINLAND HAS WON EUROVISION!!!!!!)
6 from Fyr Macedonia.... (Already 280 points, we won't break 300 but who cares WE HAVE WON!!!)
7 from Turkey.... (292!!! We won't complain! AWESOME!!!!)
(I need to go to the stage and interview the winners, bye!)
(Total points in the end: 292! This is awesome, this is Historic! So awesome! This is not going to happen again any time soon.... or of course we do hope it will! This is so great! so great! so great! Torilla tavataan = see you at the market place!)
Watch the voting from around 2h 10
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