Overview
- Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen are widely rated among the favorites with Liekinheitin, a title that translates to flamethrower.
- The song fuses sweeping violin lines with rock and electronic production to create a tense, high-impact staging.
- Eurovision largely bans live instruments on stage under rules set in 1998, yet Lampenius has reportedly been cleared to play her violin live.
- Lampenius spoke out about Peter Nygard in 1998, lost a defamation fight and printed a 2001 apology, then saw him sentenced in Canada in 2024.
- Winning would give Finland a second Eurovision title after Lordi’s 2006 victory, which Lampenius has cast as personal payback for years of fallout.