Teräsbetoni - Missä Miehet Ratsastaa (Finland) Live 2008 Eurovision Song Contest

Teräsbetoni represented Finland at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade with the song Missä Miehet Ratsastaa

[@manifestoh]

Dear Finland, please never stop sending rock and metal songs. Sincerely, your random european friend.

[@Heikki_Finland]

We heard that :)

[@sofiJa1363]

*Friends 😂😂😂

[@artosalonen3775]

Haha! No

[@andrijadjordjevic9584]

I agree! 🤘🏻

[@veljkokrsmanovic6233]

@@Heikki_Finland Finland rocks!

[@legaciestr]

A left handed bassist singing a metal song in eurovision in finnish. They had my vote.

[@Kauppamopo]

if you look closely you can see that those strings are upside down, like in right handed bass ;) jarkko ahola also plays right-handed guitar :D

[@ravenwhite87]

@@Kauppamopo he just a genius

[@tumppu1975]

Yeah, this song was FAR too manly to do it.

[@jeyjey5547]

Im a right handed guy and ill play quitar like a left handed and ill shot Guns too like a left hand person but ill write with my right hand so maybe im a 1/3 of left hand, cant say lol

[@Vasil.Kostadinov_official]

GO HARD ROCK 👍 I love Finland from Azerbaijan!!! Suomi perkele 🤟😂😂

[@mentholysta]

HIS VOICE IS UNBELIEVBLE

[@florenna]

Yeah, it truly is!!

[@madexan]

Few years later but check out Jarkko Ahola - Walking in the air

[@nikkismodernlife]

i want this finland back 2021 edit: and they are BACK

[@silvergir89]

Or maybe Sweden should put a metal act like Iceland last year, and Finland in 2006 and 2008. Maybe they could get in the top 10 or even win Rotterdam!

[@otsoojansivu]

@@silvergir89 This year finland has one of the shittiest shows of all time. The song is kind of nice, but no show whatsoever

[@marcinjozek6315]

same do I

[@Templarofsteel88]

@@silvergir89 sadly the majority here in Sweden rather send bands that sound like 1000 thing you have allready hear before.

[@richardhill654]

Yes! So much better than their bad entries from 2018, 19 and 20....we need Finnish rock music again

[@IABITVpresents]

so brutally underrated :(

[@doriyahdude5277]

Exactly!

[@mariksen]

I agree! They are incredible and should have won the 2006 Eurovision INSTEAD of Lordi, because the Fins are MUCH better than Lordi!

[@alperkaradeniz315]

True. Its better than lordi. Greetings from Turkey 🇹🇷

[@mariksen]

@@alperkaradeniz315 Woooow! I thought I was the only one who thought so!!!

[@GeorgeAustinTay]

Back when Finland would send rock songs every goddamn year lmao

[@jamie_on_youtube]

Yeah, 2010-2013 were definitely rock :P

[@GeorgeAustinTay]

***** thank heavens for that, because it clearly doesn't work anymore. Emma Sandström better represent you in 2017.

[@GeorgeAustinTay]

***** 2015 - last in the semi-final. Nuff said.

[@GeorgeAustinTay]

***** I was talking about rock in general, not metal, and PKN is rock.

[@GeorgeAustinTay]

***** PKN was 2015 lmao, your 2016 representative was Sandhja with Sing It Away. Get educated.

[@DrFreeAmish]

This is actually one of the few performances in the Eurovision song contest history, what just turns to much better after the age, just like a good red wine.

[@tumppu1975]

It's a great song. No idea otherwise.

[@crazyfinn66]

I agree, just like a fine red wine, still on my playlist, which I love to listen to now and then.

[@yehonatanhochman9060]

One of the best's!

[@pennyisaround6608]

This song was, like, 15 years ahead of its time. Native language, original subject, young & fresh people... I will love this song for ever and ever.

[@nimimerkillinen]

to me it feels like 6 years after it's time

[@pennyisaround6608]

@@nimimerkillinen You strict Finns 😜

[@sairhug]

@@nimimerkillinen No, more than that! It took me back to 1970s metal.

[@nimimerkillinen]

@@sairhug I think this is more polished and different kind in a way than 70s relatively but I can see that

[@anikajoseph6641]

What a masculine energy...WOW

[@commentor3485]

Chuck norris listened to this song, and he became manlier.

[@Harold075]

Ahola one of the best singers in ESC ever.

[@yudhistiramahasena1255]

Finland sending a heavy metal band singing in Finnish is the most Finnish thing Finland has ever sent to the Eurovision Song Contest.

[@flavius9722]

Underrated, it deserved at least top 10.

[@Vasil.Kostadinov_official]

Top 3 for me

[@johnnyweismuller6895]

Worst song ever thank god this crap was last 40/40

[@udzgar6648]

top 1

[@jes3d]

top 3 for sure

[@fathermarcus7808]

maybe the best singer ever in eurovision contest

[@Glory7RedemptionPrincess]

Of course 💖

[@paklurganteng]

Eurovision should be glad that they got Jarkko Ahola He can slay every genre

[@Bleedingherb]

Fun fact: the curly haired drummer at the top right is now the drummer in Lordi (winner 2006)

[@evija87]

Love it, one of my favourites :D I wish there were more songs like this in Eurovision. We need more diversity than usual pop, ballad, schlager, dance songs.

[@tenienteramires4428]

evija87 We need songs not in english 😢

[@lapsijahti]

I need more harsh noise music in ESC.

[@TheAnzero]

Every should make in their own language

[@steinarmogen3166]

I agree! More musical diversity please. More rock, metal, indie, country, etno whatever....less schlagers, powerballads and mainstream pop

[@Glory7RedemptionPrincess]

Jarkko Ahola is probably one of the best singer of the world :) he sings fantastic not only in metal songs but also in opera or acoustic.. Phenomenal voice, superb tenor. Love!

[@bertopaz9861]

Sooo underrated, need more rock in Eurovision!

[@sotiriskosmas7133]

i agree !! 👍👍

[@tuulamangoni3113]

Upea maskuliinisyyden ylistys ,jestas sentään ! Vie jalat alta vieläkin , Jarkko on rautaa !!!!

[@vladel2263]

Eurovision should be blessed having Jarkko Ahola,and i am happy he was in Serbia 🇷🇸🇫🇮❤️ I want to live in Finland one day,last country in the world with good music

[@mussespagettislays]

Thank you, love from Finland to you ❤️🥰

[@vladel2263]

@@mussespagettislays I am about to apply for a job in Finland (Lapland Safaris), i hope you will be able to say "Tervetuloa" soon ❤️😊

[@mussespagettislays]

@@vladel2263 well, when you come, 'tervetuloa' will come outta my mouth :)

[@Piia2023]

Sadly he was sick the whole time there, he got food poisoning so he was lucky to be able to sing at all. He said he spent most of the time in bed.

[@arjanuutinen2649]

Tästä on nyt kulunut jo 10.v.Saapa nähdä miten.Yle, muistaa tätä, Teräsbetonin esitystä. Jarkko Ahola, on yhtä upea artisti kuin silloin, hän vain paranee vanhetessaan, kiitos, Jarkko💟.

[@victorbabenko7485]

Greetings from Ukraine in 2024😊 My last classmates were very happy by Terasbetoni and when we make different videos we put in video this song😊

[@tiamurrell963]

My favourite ever song from Eurovision

[@elisajuulia362]

Tia Murrell LP

[@Asidders]

His voice is really great! Amazing control.

[@stratoincendus3869]

Okay, someone needs to say this with regards to bringing back metal bands, I guess: :D #MakeEurovisionGreatAgain

[@icecranberry2148]

What still pisses me off is how Germany had a PERFECT song with Avantasia in 2016 but they decided for that Ghost song.

[@silvergir89]

Iceland 2019's entry is telling every past rock entry in Eurovision to hold their beer.

[@darnok6407]

@@silvergir89 to be exact: there style is ebm (probably) and has nothing to do with Metal..

[@DentalFlan]

Love the Finnish language, they should use it a lot more! Very catchy rock song.

[@mikkelskov327]

My winner in 2008 !

[@noeldunsky]

I AM FUCKING IN LOVE WITH THIS SONG AND WITH FINLAND IN GENERAL !!

[@jessiz27]

I was 2008 13years old❤

[@C-handle-r]

Me too!

[@MegaPellepop]

FINLAND rules the Eurovision song contest, no matter if they pick a heavy metal song, a disco song or schlager, or folk music! Greetings from Sweden

[@voloshanca]

Agree one of my favourite countries in Eurovision

[@jenniferbloomfield3656]

I think the Scandinavian countries rule the Eurovision.

[@diamondsarenotforever8542]

Nicely said by a swed. The truth is that Sweden rules this contest. Sweden won it many times, cuz its songs have been really great.

[@telpteen]

Robbed, should have won. He had the best voice of the night but didn't win because people don't like metal.

[@ELvisLiveS-ok6mq]

Yeah maybe people started to think that there was already enough rock and metal after Lordi but at least when Finland did it the last time of that era, it was done 100%. This is True metal😅

[@ChrisReve]

One of the best metal band in Finland !!! They should have won in 2 008 !!!! Jarkko's voice is totaly amazing !! I'm one of the greatest french fan !!! Christian from France

[@silvergir89]

Who's watching this after who's representing Finland in 2021?

[@bananapear7049]

This will never not be good! For some reason finnish people didn't like it back when they sent them... I freaking love it to this day!

[@bananapear7049]

Just imagine singing that high flawlessly

[@postilaatikko7384]

Teräsbetoni was considered a bit of a novelty band among all the big and super serious Finnish metal bands. And also heavy metal was kind of a thing in Eurovision for a couple years after Lordi so i think some got a bit bored of it. I mean this song and band is great and now I appreciate this a lot more than then, but i guess some thought that we could have sent something better too. Anyway this is one of the best entrys ever from Finland imo. Also I think our metalheads are not so much into power metal as other metal genres.

[@kuvattelija]

came here because i wanted to go on a nostalgic route. i think today this song would do much better in eurovision than back then.

[@kv6uf]

my thoughts exactly

[@mina233]

Jarkko Ahola, an unforgettable sound.

[@FlowerTrollSan]

I don't understand a damn word but I freakin love this

[@harrytmm]

it means where the men ride

[@fatmahanc2211]

misstermeeehat!

[@enskaz4589]

the song is like where do the men ride😂 but how on earth did this masterpiece not win

[@ek6648]

15 years ago already..... I remember this and also Lordi like it was yesterday....

[@esctv3101]

so finnish! :)

[@9yearoldepicgamersoldier129]

Obviously haha

[@MrLaurizio]

so pure!

[@kanjimon11]

that voice, omg, makes me thrills so much, that energy, some magic!!!

[@jenniferbloomfield3656]

Possibly one of my favourite Eurovision songs! Thank you Finland!

[@Juutuub1969]

One of the best ever!

[@mussunmussun3536]

1:30 Jarkko Ahola is one of the best vocalists in Finland and rightfully so has a successful career inside Finland. Just wondering what they would've been with English lyrics and ambition to go around the world

[@rabanitosfuriosos7017]

Finland, where is your metal in eurovision?

[@vjollila96]

we got pussified by mamus

[@bruh-gc6uc]

@@vjollila96 :D totta

[@piaylitalo3663]

Keep your eyes on Blind Channel and Dark Side this year Hopefully they Will win this year❤❤❤💙💙💙

[@thrasherdave1428]

@@piaylitalo3663 I sure hope that happens!

[@freakonaleash2225]

In 2021 Finnish goes back to Metal! \../ Blind Channel FTW and theyr song is Great Af but for some reason,normally Eurovision winner song is some lame af love r pop song who all sounds kinda same ffs and that rly sucks,cos Heavy Metal bands in EV gives us rly skilled bands and truly energized show etc etc..Finland&Blind Channel in 2021 Eurovision FTW! \../ !!🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮

[@simo_hayha4917]

Make Finland and Eurovision great again

[@brkbyg]

Utterly underrated band & song. One of the finest songs Eurovision had seen for decades. Better than Lordi but they didn't find what they expected... Shame really.

[@yanavalladares]

This was real and serious metal, not some kind of cosplay performance. Regular audience of ESC could not understand it's quality without superficial stuff...

[@9yearoldepicgamersoldier129]

@@yanavalladares How dare you disrespect Lordi like that! They had one of the most loved performances in Eurovision history and also it was the second most voted song in Eurovision history so people clearly like the song. And the costumes just add to tge experience. They were unique and just something that no one had seen in Eurovision before.

[@core_fin]

I have the luxury to play in a band with this drummer. It's a weird childhood dream come true almost, as most of my teenage years I was listening to Teräsbetoni, only to find myself playing with one of the best drummers in the country.

[@SkinOil]

Me watching this as a 7-year old was my first time ever being exposed to metal music, and that truly changed my life forever.

[@lauragintaute4587]

So underrated.. this is probably the strongest voice I ever heard, also the song is very catchy and in Finnish!!

[@memeyo42]

This is really a favorite of mine!

[@quota2.0]

For me, this is a gem that I'm appreciating much more today, than I did in the past. I think the reason it didn't do so well is because the audience was kinda tired of the genre during that era. I mean they did send 3 metal songs in a row (2006-2008). I feel this entry would have felt much more fresh among the audience today.

[@sairhug]

Finland *does* have the most metal bands per million of population than anywhere else in Europe ... that might explain their tendency towards that genre at Eurovision.

[@user-qg5ld9ym4l]

These dudes were the best this contest has ever seen. There were also a few bands that were good and Lordi is not included in this number. Because you can't compare a circus troupe with a real heavy metal band. Otherwise, this competition is so-so. Even Johnny Logan was pretty bad in 1987, and he has one of the best songs this show has seen. But who cares about quality, isn't it? 🙂

[@one-eye1721]

Jarkko for Nightwish!! Who else is with me?

[@Midnightwards666]

That's why I'm watching this video.

[@shalonen8259]

Thats their thing that women is the lead singer

[@TheSkyrimInquisitor]

We got Jukka from Wintersun. Floor had to do Marko parts in the virtual concert :(

[@marieapost22]

The frontman is one of the most good looking men ever in Eurovision history✨

[@48juhasalminen5]

....and those boots looks fantastic......okay, i made those..... :D

[@TheSkyrimInquisitor]

That metal song everyone forgets despite it being amazing.

[@mussunmussun3536]

He sang much better here than on the record, and that is saying something. He pledged his life and soul just for this three minutes

[@SLAYER.APO.VOLO.]

I remember cheering so hard for this song in 2008. I was 7 years old at the time

[@NovaNoMore]

Absolutely the best Eurovision song ever 💪

[@B00BiX]

Masterpiece... 11 years and still alive

[@doriyahdude5277]

Too good for Eurovision...

[@nikeselfculter9498]

They the BEST in euro 2008! Respect from Kazakhstan! ✌🎸👍

[@prexades]

Underrated song

[@samikamppi8279]

Hyvä Suomi!!! Teräsbetoni is my winner

[@LouiseFalt]

Finland rocks 🤘🤘🤘

[@m4ssee]

I miss the 00's. Back when metal was still somewhat mainstream.

[@joskusko]

Oh I can imagine how middle aged finnish women were crazy for these men 😂 I was 10 so just jamming

[@igrankabywhosee]

My favourite Finnish entry and of course my winner of 2008; so underrated!

[@coldmaster1034]

Finnish Power Metal, that's really rare in such competition like Eurovision. I kinda remembered it now.

[@sharkan44]

Still love it.

[@nettlecarrier8259]

- Mom, can I have Manowar? - No, we have Manowar at home. Manowar at home:

[@loska-ari]

nah this way better

[@joannachasiridou3787]

I learned the lyrics!! No idea what he says but I love it!!! Finnland for ever!! The video clip its awesome too!!

[@EternalNyappy]

Mulla tuli sellanen outo takauma tähän, että niin, tämäkin todella tapahtui. Sehän meni nätisti! Lisää heviä ja lisää suomenkieltä!

[@Booyakasha787]

Finnland making Eurovision fun

[@metalgamingwarrior2714]

By far one of the Metal greats!

[@marty7513]

We want this guys back on ESC

[@xrusobalanthskarampimperhs7937]

❤from Greece🇬🇷 is amazing💕😍

[@jonathancamilleri1289]

His voice sounds like Marco Hietala from Nightwish. Love it

[@zami8827]

Ahola is just mile better than marco.

[@kirvesen3467]

@@zami8827 they are good both. because they're the Northern Kings with Tony Kakko and JP Leppaluoto)

[@Finnishkebab]

One of the best entries which we sent in esc. I really love that part 2:24

[@gulsumbaghirova4731]

2021. 22. 05 from Azerbaijan 🇦🇿❤️

[@Vasil.Kostadinov_official]

Finally some Azerbaijanis 😂👍👍

[@marmarakazm7907]

power metal in eurovision. epic.

[@cw7792]

Really good song that I still like

[@AndreCostaInstrutor]

Dear Finland, please never stop sending rock and metal songs. Sincerely, your random brazilian friend.

[@tamisjcloud]

in my youth I loved Jarkko so much... So I named my son Kalevi hahaha I'm from Brazil and that name is not common around here but I don't regret it. 🥰

[@janapopovic12]

Very hard song....and he has so beautiful voice....just amazing...😍😍😍😍

[@piaylitalo3663]

So underated should have ended so much highter back then🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🖤🤘💙❤🔥

[@jaylikesart9496]

finland 2006 - lordi. finland 2008 - lordi version 2 finnish edition. finland 2015 - lordi version 3 punk edition. and yes finland is my country

[@DISMISSED375]

NUKU POMMİİN İS THE BEST...MIND YA !

[@mikeyfama9409]

ESC OLGA Finland just produces great songs bro

[@luxetveritas9196]

And now Finland 2021 - Blind Channel ♥️

[@Vasil.Kostadinov_official]

22nd!? What?

[@Tasla1]

Great song. Underrated. Greetings from Germany.

[@AmazingBallz]

Masterpiece

[@AlexMoby]

Straight to my top 5 if not top 3 this year. A great metal entry !

[@aandrawes]

this is like iron maiden meets eurovision! hope one day the uk bring the bests to the contest! great song finland!

[@rosenblau]

This was my favorite of that year... I was 18 back then. I am in my 30's now and I realize the singer is not only a heavy metal God, but also absolute eye candy. 🔥🤘😍 Love from Bosnia ❤

[@jethrooffemaria1990]

Finland rocked it!!!

[@nejj3646]

"Be there storms with winds of ire And behind a warming fire It's the honour of manhood To fulfil our ultimate duty Though the world's an icy place Maybe warmth will leave a trace Battlefields call forth the brave No place for cowards to be saved Where all the men ride forth There the sheep cannot graze Where all the men ride forth There the wolves howl always Be destruction up ahead And the spell of love unfed We men all have a duty To remember our valor No one can escape the world of pain And drift their way through life again Battlefields call forth the brave No place for cowards to be saved Where all the men ride forth There the sheep cannot graze Where all the men ride forth There the wolves howl always Where the men, where all the men ride forth Where the men, where all the men ride forth Where all the men ride forth There the sheep cannot graze Where all the men ride forth There the wolves howl always Where all the men ride forth There the sheep cannot graze Where all the men ride forth There the wolves howl always Where all the men ride forth There the sheep cannot graze Where all the men ride forth There the wolves howl always"

[@Piia2023]

vaan yt kiitos

[@lilacinsd]

Much better than the one on Diggiloo thrush (too litteral) did you write this yourself? :)

[@commentor3485]

Manliest song in Eurovision history

[@commentor3485]

I think my testosterone levels went up listening to this song.

[@paris5410]

A cheap alternative to hormone therapy for trans men.

[@Vasil.Kostadinov_official]

Same

[@zagormud4323]

My winners

[@noeldunsky]

Amazing song oozing virile manly energies that makes me want to learn Finnish even more!!

[@noeldunsky]

💙💙💙💙💙

[@summerflower]

yeaaaaahhhh! Teräsbetoni rocked Eurovision \m/

[@doriyahdude5277]

Most underrated esc song ever!

[@nijmegen2000]

Teräsbetoni is the BEST !!!!!!

[@RustlingRagazza]

I narrowly lost the ticket reserved for the big night and overslept both semifinals which I DID have tickets for, but my friend then snatched a ticket for the last general rehearsal and this band was QUITE something. Probably the best out of all finalists, next to Sirusho of Armenia (she should have won). And all these screams even were better in the morning than in the evening, what a pity.

[@aybarspamir6994]

Hello from turkey for this magnificent song l have different tastes in every listening l muust add that finnish song in 2010 was marvellous too please finland send your songs in your own language but not in english