The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 is the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest that will take place on May 10 and May 12, 2007, in Finland. The location of the contest was decided on May 20, 2006 when the Finnish rock band Lordi won the 2006 contest in Athens, Greece. The city that the contest will be held in has not yet been confirmed, but according Finnish national broadcasting YLE the host city will most likely be either Turku or Helsinki. Tampere, Espoo, Lahti, Rovaniemi and Levi have also made their bids. The host city and the venue will be selected in June 2006. The budget is estimated to be between 10 and 15 million euros.

In a press conference just before the 2006 contest, the European Broadcasting Union stated that the qualification system will stay the same as in 2006, with fourteen countries (2006's top ten and the highest-paying four EBU members) automatically qualifying for the final, and ten others qualifying from the semi-final. The maximum number of countries allowed to enter the contest will remain at 40.

Participating countries

The 2007 Final

• The 2006 Top Ten:
  •  Finland (placed 1st in 2006 Final)
  •  Russia (2nd)
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina (3rd)
  •  Romania (4th)
  •  Sweden (5th)
  •  Lithuania (6th)
  •  Ukraine (7th)
  •  Armenia (8th)
  •  Greece (9th)
  •  Ireland (10th)
• The Big Four:
  •  France (22nd)
  •  Germany (15th)
  •  Spain (21st)
  •  United Kingdom (19th)
• The Top Ten from the 2007 Semi-Final

The 2007 Semi-Final

• From the 2006 Final:
  •  Turkey (11th)
  • FYR Macedonia (12th)
  •  Croatia (13th)
  •  Norway (14th)
  •  Latvia (16th)
  •  Switzerland (17th)
  •  Denmark (18th)
  •  Moldova (20th)
  • Israel (23rd)
  •  Malta (24th)
• From the 2006 Semi-Final:
  •  Poland (11th)
  •  Belgium (12th)
  •  Iceland (13th)
  •  Albania (14th)
  •  Cyprus (15th)
  •  Slovenia (16th)
  •  Bulgaria (17th)
  •  Estonia (18th)
  •  Portugal (19th)
  •  Netherlands (20th)
  •  Monaco (21st)
  •  Belarus (22nd)
  •  Andorra (23rd)

Possible Debutant Countries for 2007

•  Azerbaijan - pending the Azeri broadcaster, AzTV, becoming an active member of the EBU this summer
•  Czech Republic
•  Georgia
• Montenegro
• Serbia

In April 2006, Česká Televize announced that the Czech Republic would be entering the contest in 2007. This will therefore be their contest debut, despite the country being eligible for a long time. The reason for their not entering in previous years has been declared by the broadcaster as being down to financial difficulties. With Montenegro becoming independent, both Serbia and Montenegro will be able to enter ESC 2007 separately, as the Serbian and Montenegrin television stations are both EBU members; however, Montenegro may be barred from entering as they did not provide a full broadcast of the 2006 contest.

Possible Returning Countries for 2007

•  Austria - broadcast the 2006 contest live
•  Hungary - pending financial status of the Hungarian broadcaster, MTV
•  Luxembourg - pending Letzeburgish broadcaster Tango TV becoming an active member of the EBU this summer (Tango TV have already voiced their wishes to return Luxembourg to the Eurovision Song Contest)

Countries that could theoretically enter in 2007 but are unlikely to do so

•  Algeria
•  Egypt
•  Italy
•  Jordan
•  Libya
•  Morocco
•  San Marino
•  Slovakia
•  Tunisia

Countries that are active members of the EBU, but cannot enter

•  Lebanon - still facing a three-year ban for withdrawing after the deadline in the 2005 contest, meaning they must miss the contests from 2006-2008.