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As the songs competing for this year’s competition in Basel continue to be selected, the team at That Eurovision Site will react to the entries that will be participating at Eurovision 2025. The next entry we will react to is Finland, which will be competing in this year’s competition with “Ich Komme” by Erika Vikman.
Our thoughts on “Ich Komme”
In this series, we will provide our opinions via two methods. One of our team members will be reacting on video, which you can see below, whilst up to three members will give their written opinion on the entry. Tim will be on the main seat and will be showing his reaction to “Ich Komme”
What did the other team members think of “Ich Komme”?
Kittens: ‘Ich Komme’ is just such an experience. I truly believe that Erika Vikman could sing nursery rhymes and still make it super engaging on stage. The song is maybe not a lyrical tour de force, but it really doesn’t have to be, it’s more about evoking the soul of the thing. The one thing she can do over and above most others is grab attention, and deliver a performance that can’t be ignored, no matter what happens – which is a very important skill in the Eurovision world. I don’t really see a world where this doesn’t qualify for the final.
Rory: I absolutely love this song and the charisma and personality Erika just oozes in every aspect of this performance. People have been clutching their pearls while she is proudly declaring that she is feeling a sensation of pleasure that is entirely normal. Why are we stigmatising that? Performance-wise as well, she is doing this ALL BY HERSELF. She is confident, she is powerful, she is sexy and she knows it. It’s going to make connections with people across Europe and this is going to do very well in Basel – maybe even challenge for the win.
Daniel: Oh I am super duper not the target audience for this, and the song does absolutely nothing for me. That being said, one thing nobody can take away from Erika Vikman is her second to none stage presence. Rory and Kittens have both waxed lyrical about how her charisma could pull off any song well and I couldn’t agree more. I can see this doing very well in Basel, but don’t think we’ll be off to Finland any time soon.
Listen to “Ich Komme” on streaming platforms
You are able to listen to Finland’s Eurovision 2025 entry on the following streaming platforms:
Spotify
Apple Music
Finland’s Eurovision Journey
Finland debuted in the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest, finishing 10th with Laila Kunnunen’s “Valoa ikkunassa.” Since then they have competed 56 times, and appeared in the final 48 times. Finland has finished in the top 10 an impressive 14 times. They have won the contest once in 2006, with Lordi’s performance of “Hard Rock Hallelujah” getting 292 points.
Finland’s most recent entry was “No Rules” by Windows95man. They came in 7th place in the semi-final in Malmö, thus qualifying for the final. At the close of voting, he gained a total of 38 points, earning them 19th place. Windows95man received 31 points from the televote, and an extra 7 points from the juries.
What do you think of “Ich Komme”? Are you excited to see what Erika Vikman will do in Basel? As always, let us know what you think by commenting below. Also, be sure to follow “That Eurovision Site” on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Tumblr, Threads and Bluesky as we gear up for Eurovision 2025!
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