Novavision Song Contest 7

Novavision Song Contest 7, often referred to as NSC 7, is the 7th edition of the Novavision Song Contest. It took place in Turku, Finland following Robin Packalen and Alex Mattson's win in the 6th edition with the song "Hard to Love". It was the second time Finland hosted the contest and the first time that Turku hosted. Organised by the Nova Broadcasting Union and host broadcaster Yle, the contest was held at the Gatorade Center and consisted of one grand final. It was hosted by Erika Vikman and Antti Tuisku.

26 countries took part in the contest. No countries debuted or returned. Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Canada, Georgia, Israel, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, New Zealand, North Macedonia, San Marino and the United States permanently withdrew from the contest and Austria, Estonia, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Serbia and Slovakia withdrew for only one edition and will return next edition.

Host City
Turku (/ˈtʊərkuː/ TOOR-koo; Finnish: [ˈturku] (listen); Swedish: Åbo, Finland Swedish: [ˈoːbu] (listen); Latin: Aboa; Russian: Турку, formerly Або) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (Varsinais-Suomi) and the former Turku and Pori Province (Turun ja Porin lääni; 1634–1997). The region was originally called Suomi (Finland), which later became the name for the whole country. As of 30 September 2018, the population of Turku was 191,499 making it the sixth largest city in Finland after Helsinki, Espoo, Tampere, Vantaa and Oulu. There were 330,192 inhabitants living in the Turku sub-region, ranking it as the third largest urban area in Finland after the Greater Helsinki area and Tampere sub-region. The city is officially bilingual as 5.2 percent of its population identify Swedish as a mother-tongue.

Venue
Gatorade Center (formerly HK Areena, Elysée Arena, Typhoon, Turkuhalli and Åbohallen) is an arena in Turku, Finland. It is primarily used for ice hockey, and is the home arena of TPS, but it is also frequently used to host concerts and other events. Gatorade Center opened in 1990 and holds 11,820 people. A record 12,041 attendance has been registered in 1991.