Finnish rapper Käärijä is one of the big favorites of the contest with his song "Cha Cha Cha" He has accumulated more than 1.4 million views of his parody of "Tattoo" by his Swedish competitor Loreen. No less than forty official structures have split a message of support, sometimes going so far as to change their profile picture.

The interior minister also announced that it would be possible to parade with Finnish flags on Sunday if he won.