page_title: Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
section_title: Semi-final
hierarchical_section_title: Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 / At Eurovision / Semi-final
caption_attribution_description: English: Eurovision Song Contest Vienna 2015: Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät Deutsch: Eurovision Song Contest Vienna 2015: Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät
context_page_description: Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Aina mun pitää", written and performed by punk band Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät. In February 2015, Finnish broadcaster Yle organised the national final Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2015 in order to select the Finnish entry for the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria. "Aina mun pitää" performed by Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät emerged as the winner. In the lead up to the Eurovision Song Contest, Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät garnered media interest because the band is composed of persons with developmental disabilities. In the first of the Eurovision semi-finals, Finland failed to qualify to the final, placing sixteenth and last out of the 16 participating countries with 13 points.
context_section_description: Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät took part in technical rehearsals on 11 and 15 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 18 and 19 May. This included the jury final where professional juries of each country, responsible for 50 percent of each country's vote, watched and voted on the competing entries.
  The stage show featured the members of Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät in a band set-up: vocalist Kari Aalto, guitarist Pertti Kurikka, bassist Sami Helle and drummer Toni Välitalo. Stage lighting was the most prominent feature of the performance with the background LED screens displaying industrial brick walls.
  At the end of the show, Finland failed to qualify to the final and was not announced among the top ten nations. It was later revealed that Finland had placed sixteenth and last, receiving a total of 13 points.
caption: Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät at a dress rehearsal for the first semi-final
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