Finlands entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was selected on 10 March 2006 in a final held in the Caribia hall in Turku , hosted by Heikki Paasonen and Jaana Pelkonen . The Finnish viewers chose the band Lordi to perform " Hard Rock Hallelujah " , a rock anthem , at Eurovision . The song was a favourite before the competition and also scored major success when released as a single . The song , written and composed by band member Mr. Lordi , went on to win the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006 , placing first in both the semifinal and final . This gave Finland its first ever win in the competition
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006