Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Slovakia participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway with the song Horehronie, which failed to qualify for the final. Slovenská televízia (STV) organised the national final to select the Slovak entry for the contest using the "Eurosong 2010" format. Slovakia was the first country to announce its participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, which was announced by STV on 28 March 2009, six weeks before the 2009 Contest. It was revealed that preparation for the 2010 Contest would begin shortly after the 2009 Contest ended. Three preliminary rounds, a
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 it competed in the first semi-final and qualified for the finals. Finland performed with the entry number 24 in the final, and it placed last, receiving only 22 points. Finland's commentary was provided in Finnish on YLE TV2 by Jaana Pelkonen, Mikko "Peltsi" Peltola, and Asko Murtomäki, while Swedish commentary was provided by Tobias Larsson. Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Finland was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, held in Moscow, Russia. The country was represented by Waldo's People with "Lose Control". The final was held in Leonardo Hall in Tampere, hosted by Jaana Pelkonen and Mikko