The results of the OGAE Poll 2026 are officially in, and Finland has emerged as the clear fan favourite ahead of Eurovision in Vienna.
Finland dominates the fan vote
Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen won the poll for Finland with “Liekinheitin”, scoring 459 points across 43 OGAE clubs worldwide.
Denmark finished in second place with 355 points, while Australia completed the top three on 289 points.
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 “ICH KOMME” by Erika Vikman. Competing in the second semi-final, Erika qualified for the final, and would eventually finish in 11th place with 196 points. Of these, 108 came from the televote, while the jury awarded her 88 points.
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News source: OGAE international
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