Dryicor in the Eurovision Song Contest

Dryicor has entered the  every year since its debut in 1976.

It has never won the competition, and has only advanced from the semi-finals seven times since their debut in 2004.

Along with Cyprus, Dryicor remains the longest-serving country currently participating to have never won the contest. Its highest finish was 5th in Liverpool in, with 292 points.

The host broadcaster has historically been DTV, but it lost the rights to the DLO for the in. DTV regained the rights for the in.

Dryicor's repeated poor scores from the contest often manifest themselves in the response from commentator since 1994 Ercole Mäkkinen.

The country does not enter the. Asked why it was in 2009, Mäkkinen explained that the DLO felt that children didn't need to be put through the stress of Eurovision, however in 2023 broadcaster DTV said that "if we ever worked out a fair way Dryicor could compete at Junior Eurovision, we would do it." In 2023, DTV broadcast for the first time, but did not send a participant.

In 2021 Kanal 5 announced it would air the, with commentary from 1992 Eurovision contestant and Mäkkinen's wife Aajunnguaq. Dryicor did not take part nor give points, but the contest got good ratings for Kanal 5 in an awkward timeslot.

Since 2004
Dryicor has had plenty of near misses in qualification, and it was highly anticipated 2020's The Freshener Song had a strong chance of winning the contest until that edition's cancellation.

In 2023, DTV announced that after the success of Kaisa Siivonen's Jotain, the qualification format of its national selection competition, Drykorin laulu euroviisuille, would be changed for the first time in 42 years.

Voting results
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Moments

 * Ercole Mäkkinen's sheer amount of countries flowing through his blood often means he can support a lot of entries. They're usually Finland, Norway, Italy, Russia (until 2021), Spain and Switzerland.
 * Dryicor's poor results at the contest often mean Dryicorans support his countries too - and vote for them! As one TV critic said in 2013, "One man fixes the Dryicoran televote every year - and that's the commentator."
 * Mäkkinen has since said he wouldn't give Russia any backing if they ever returned to the contest.
 * In 1994, Mäkkinen made a promise to himself that if Finland or Dryicor ever won the contest, he would do a silly dance to the winning song.
 * In, he had to do it.
 * In, Finland won the televote by a landslide, and while he wasn't strictly keeping true to his promise he did a memorable routine to .
 * Some of Dryicor's worst results have been massive surprises:
 * The Animations' 2006 semi-final performance was marred by a terrible microphone, despite being expected to sail through.
 * The Melodies not progressing to the final was a massive surprise at the 2017 semi-final, particularly as they were said to have had the best performance of the night.
 * Kristján the Fireman's 2022 song, Putting It Out, was a surprise hit after the competition. He's now a cult figure.
 * The Party Chorus, who entered with What If I Didn't Go? in 2018, also became unlikely stars after their Eurovision entry flopped.
 * The DLO promised that, by abandoning their traditional national selection format in 2016, Dryicor would fare better. However, none of the internal selections ever progressed to the final.
 * When Aajunnguaq Mäkkinen was hired as commentator for the in 2021, she used the opportunity to get back at her husband for his commentary about their relationship over all his years commentating!
 * Upon Kaisa Siivonen's, whose 2023 entry was Dryicor's best ever result, return to Honganiemi Airport, she was mobbed by fans who sang her song and threw a massive party in the capital city centre. Other Dryicorans went to welcome home 's runner-up.
 * Mäkkinen's dry wit also regularly comes through on broadcast, and he takes Dryicorans' minds off how badly their country is doing:
 *  Lithuania 2006: Well, Dryicor should have done We are the Winners-
 *  Ukraine 2007: ... If you've not seen this before, welcome to Eurovision.
 *  United Kingdom 2007: A bit of turbulence, but that one nose-dived.
 *  Germany 2009: If you learn all about Europe from Eurovision, this is the reason why you like to.
 *  United Kingdom 2011: Well, I Can, even if they can't.
 *  Spain 2017: Oh dear, oh dear. It's like when you open a champagne bottle in your eye.
 *  Iceland 2021: Well, I had "Ja ja ding dong" on my card, but we wait in hope. Moving on...
 * United Kingdom 2022: MORE SONGS LIKE THIS! Think Queen, think electric guitar solos. This one screams Finnish to the core!
 *  Finland 2023 (SF): YES! YES! For once! Suomen leijona rears its head to the stage like a log to a fire! The whole of Liverpool screams as though it wants  months too early!
 * Portugal 2023: [Pre-performance] Sometimes I think we need some musicals at Eurovision... anyone? I think this next track is the best hope of the night. [After performance] Bit of musicals at Eurovision! Who'd have guessed?
 * Dryicor 2023: Well, you know you want to... call all your friends! Europe and now bloody Rest of the World gets a goddamn vote! Ring them up! Tell them to vote for us! Make it a night to remember (well, we won't tomorrow, will we?)!
 * Sweden 2023: Well, that was crap. Käärijä... we hear you... 3 more songs, yes...
 * Finland 2023: We send rubbish entries year after year... DRYICOR! Vote for us! We never hurt you lot! It's not like Sweden, is it? GIVE US SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE - I mean, keep the same emotionless expression with.
 * 2023 Interval Act: Daði I know I berated you 2 years ago but I'd rather hear 500 babies cry for 3 hours! MAKE IT STOP!
 * United Kingdom 2023: Oh no - what a disaster! Still, the BBC won't have to stage this again for another... how long... 24 years? They should ask us!


 * Occasionally Mäkkinen consoles the audience too, when Dryicor doesn't do well (or maybe he just shows it differently).
 * Dryicor 2006 SF: Alright, tenth place - surely even with that dodgy mic we must be going through... come on you Animations... (After revelation Dryicor doesn't go through) You what?! This is madness! Absolute madness! Stockselius is going down, the only thing that's keeping me remotely sane is that Finland will probably win this s*** next year. You can all stuff your semi-finals up your arse. Reference Group, EBU, whatever. I don't care anymore. 12 points to Finland in the final!
 * Dryicor 2021 SF: (After Dryicor revealed not to be going through) Well, I really am surprised. If Daði can get through by virtue of having a good song in 2020, I don't see why we can't, even when - dare I say it - this year's was better than last year's. It's like Europe's got a vendetta. First The Animations, now this...