Thanks to the overwhelming success of the "monsters" at last year's contest, the Finnish public broadcaster YLE is to host the 52nd Eurovision Song Contest at the Helsinki (Hartwall) Arena, not far from the city centre.  42 countries will take part.

The Semi-Final takes place on 10th May (21:00-23:40 CET), the Final on 12th May (21:00-0:10 CET).

For a sneak preview of the songs, and for other information about the event visit: http://www.eurovision.tv/mos/Frontpage/  or  http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/eurovision/2007/schedule/.

Good luck Finland and Britain - stay clear of those nil point!!!