När jag blundar

"När jag blundar"
Eurovision Song Contest 2012 entry
Country	Finland
Artist(s)	Pernilla Karlsson
Language	Swedish
Composer(s)	Jonas Karlsson
Lyricist(s)	Jonas Karlsson
Finals performance
Semi-final result	12th
Semi-final points	41
Appearance chronology
◄ "Da Da Dam" (2011)
"Marry Me" (2013) ►

"När jag blundar" (English: When I close my eyes) is a song by Pernilla Karlsson. It represented Finland in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012^[1] where it finished in 12th place and failed to reach the Eurovision grand final.

It is the second time Swedish lyrics are used for a Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest, the first being "Fri?" performed by Beat in 1990.

References

↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Semi-Finals

Eurovision Song Contest 2012

Countries

Final
(by final results)

Semi-final only
(in alphabetical order)

Semi-final 1	Austria Belgium Finland Israel Latvia Montenegro San Marino Switzerland

Semi-final 2	Belarus Bulgaria Croatia Georgia Netherlands Portugal Slovakia Slovenia

Withdrawn

Armenia

Artists

Final
(by final results)

Semi-final only
(in alphabetical order)

Semi-final 1	Anmary Iris Izabo Pernilla Karlsson Rambo Amadeus Sinplus Trackshittaz Valentina Monetta

Semi-final 2	Anri Jokhadze Eva Boto Filipa Sousa Joan Franka Litesound Max Jason Mai Nina Badrić Sofi Marinova

Withdrawn

Alyona Lanskaya (Belarus)

Songs

Final
(by final results)

Semi-final only
(in alphabetical order)

Semi-final 1	"Beautiful Song" "Euro Neuro" "När jag blundar" "The Social Network Song" "Time" "Unbreakable" "Woki mit deim Popo" "Would You?"

Semi-final 2	"Don't Close Your Eyes" "I'm a Joker" "Love Unlimited" "Nebo" "Verjamem" "Vida minha" "We Are the Heroes" "You and Me"

Withdrawn

"All My Life" (Belarus)
"Per sempre" (Italy)

(Note : "Withdrawn" refers to entries that withdrew after applying to enter)

Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 ~~1970~~ 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 ~~1995~~ 1996 ~~1997~~ 1998 ~~1999~~ 2000 ~~2001~~ 2002 ~~2003~~ 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Artists

1960s	Laila Kinnunen Marion Rung Laila Halme Lasse Mårtenson Viktor Klimenko Ann Christine Fredi Kristina Hautala Jarkko & Laura

1970s	~~1970~~ Markku Aro & Koivistolaiset Päivi Paunu & Kim Floor Marion Rung Carita Pihasoittajat Fredi & Ystävät Monica Aspelund Seija Simola Katri Helena

1980s	Vesa-Matti Loiri Riki Sorsa Kojo Ami Aspelund Kirka Sonja Lumme Kari Kuivalainen Vicky Rosti & Boulevard Boulevard Anneli Saaristo

1990s	Beat Kaija Kärkinen Pave Maijanen Katri Helena CatCat ~~1995~~ Jasmine ~~1997~~ Edea ~~1999~~

2000s	Nina Åström ~~2001~~ Laura ~~2003~~ Jari Sillanpää Geir Rönning Lordi Hanna Pakarinen Teräsbetoni Waldo's People

2010s	Kuunkuiskaajat Paradise Oskar Pernilla Karlsson Krista Siegfrids Softengine Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät

Songs

1960s	"Valoa ikkunassa" "Tipi-tii" "Muistojeni laulu" "Laiskotellen" "Aurinko laskee länteen" "Playboy" "Varjoon - suojaan" "Kun kello käy" "Kuin silloin ennen"

1970s	~~1970~~ "Tie uuteen päivään" "Muistathan" "Tom Tom Tom" "Keep Me Warm" "Old Man Fiddle" "Pump-Pump" "Lapponia" "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus" "Katson sineen taivaan"

1980s	"Huilumies" "Reggae OK" "Nuku pommiin" "Fantasiaa" "Hengaillaan" "Eläköön elämä" "Never The End" "Sata salamaa" "Nauravat silmät muistetaan" "La dolce vita"

1990s	"Fri?" "Yamma, yamma" "Tule luo" "Bye Bye Baby" ~~1995~~ "Niin kaunis on taivas" ~~1997~~ "Aava" ~~1999~~

2000s	"A Little Bit" ~~2001~~ "Addicted To You" ~~2003~~ "Takes 2 To Tango" "Why?" "Hard Rock Hallelujah" "Leave Me Alone" "Missä miehet ratsastaa" "Lose Control"

2010s	"Työlki ellää" "Da Da Dam" "När jag blundar" "Marry Me" "Something Better" "Aina mun pitää"

(Note: Entries scored out are when Finland did not compete)

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