Lapland in Regiovision Song Contest

Lapland is a region in Europe. Because of that, they can participate in Regiovision Song Contest. Their first participation was in the fourth edition of the contest.

History
Lapland debuted in the fourth edition because of the good results of the good results of the Åland Islands. Another reason for their début was the fact that the contest was hosted in the Åland Islands. Their songs are selected by three broadcasters.

SR Sápmi, announced directly that Lapland would perform with a song in Swedish. The song Norrsken was selected because of the joik in it. At the contest, Lapland finished 8th out of 14 with 58 points. The Åland Islands awarded the song with 12 points.

For the 5th edition, it was the Norwegian broadcaster NRK Sámpi who could choose the entrant for the contest. They selected a Norwegian song, called Sinnsykt gal forelsket. At the beginning of the voting Lapland earned only a few votes, but later on the higher points went to Lapland. At the end of the voting, the region stood at the 8th place.

In the next contest the Finnish broadcaster sended the song Työlki ellää to England. Lapland was for long time in the running to win the competition, but in the end they finished second, with only four points behind England.

Since the seventh edition, Lapland is no longer eligible to participate in the contest, because of some rules. The EBU held a meeting where they made the rules for participation stricter. Lapland isn't a political region, has no state and therefore they can no longer participate.