The whole concept of World Song Festival (WSF) was created in Finland. 1997 saw the first contest taking place. The organiser found songs from 62 countries to participate, and allowed two songs to represent Finland.
| RESULT | NATION | ARTIST | SONG |
| 1 | PHILIPPINES | Donna Cruz | Ikaw lang at ako |
| 2 | FINLAND | Aikakone | Keltainen |
| 3 | SWITZERLAND | Claudia Jung & Rosanna | Domani l’amore vincera |
| 4 | GERMANY | Cliff & Rexonah | Das ganz grosse glück |
| 5 | TURKEY | Nilüfer | Degisir dünya |
| 6 | ISRAEL | Bnot Yaakov | Delta |
| 7 | POLAND | Justyna Steczkowska | Dziewczyna szamana |
| 8 | CYPRUS | Anna Vissi | Sentonia |
| 9 | PUERTO RICO | Ricky Martin | Como decirte adios |
| 10 | UNITED KINGDOM | Eternal & Bebe Winans | I wanna be the only one |
| 11 | ICELAND | Björgvin Halldorsson | I tango |
| 12 | YUGOSLAVIA | Neda Ukraden | Sarajevo |
| 13 | ITALY | Gerardina Trovato | Una storia gia finita |
| 14 | GREECE | Paskalis | Paralia |
| 15 | CROATIA | Matko & Zrinka | Ti, samo ti |
| 16 | AUSTRIA | Bamboo | Du |
| 17 | SLOVENIA | Anika | To je vse, kar imam |
| 18 | FINLAND 2 | XL 5 | Deja vu |
| 19 | NETHERLANDS | Flair | Iedere dag |
| 20 | ESTONIA | Hedvig Hanson & Pearu Paulus | Meeletu algus |
| 21 | FRANCE | Nathalie Santamaria | Chaque jour, chaque nuit |
| 22 | NORWAY | Karoline Krüger | Sansenes forræderi |
| 23 | BRAZIL | Marcia Freire | Vermelho |
| 24 | AUSTRALIA | Human Nature | Whisper your name |
| 25 | BELGIUM | Axelle Red | Rien que d’y penser |
| 26 | CANADA | Les Frogs | Elle |
| 27 | PORTUGAL | Anabela | A baleia branca |
| 28 | CAMEROON | Wes Madiko | Alane |
| 29 | SPAIN | Rosana | El talisman |
| 30 | HUNGARY | UFO | Napolaj |
| 31 | JAPAN | Sandi Suzuki | Hi, hi, hi |
| 32 | SRI LANKA | Reshma | Aiy mausam rangeely sohaney |
| 33 | GUADELOUPE | Kassav | Silans’ |
| 34 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | Gisselle | Io mio es mio |
| 35 | SWEDEN | Drängarna | Gå i skogen |
| 36 | BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA | Galini | Ero |
| 37 | LUXEMBOURG | Hélène Segara | Des jours et des jours |
| 38 | EGYPT | Natacha Atlas | Amulet |
| 39 | UZBEKISTAN | Yulduz Usmanova | Jeli-jeli |
| 40 | MEXICO | Nydia Rojas & Ricardo Castillon | Hay unos ujos |
| 41 | PERU | Chuzcada Ancashina | El zorro negro |
| 42 | USA | En Vogue | Does anybody hear me? |
| 43 | COSTA RICA | Albita | Un solo beso |
| 44 | IRELAND | Brigid Boden | Spirits never part |
| 45 | SOUTH AFRICA | Johnny Clegg & Savuka | Cruel, crazy, wonderful world |
| 46 | INDIA | Bindu & Sheena | We’ve got feelings too |
| 47 | VENEZUELA | Patricia Salas | Amo esta isla |
| 48 | BENIN | Angelique Kidjo | Koro-koro |
| 49 | BOLIVIA | Los Rupay | Carnavalingo-carnavalito |
| 50 | BURUNDI | Khadja Nin | M’barik fall |
| 51 | MOROCCO | Hamid Baroudi | Salama |
| 52 | MARTINIQUE | Taxi Kreol | En alô |
| 53 | DENMARK | Anne Linnet | Gå med i lunden |
| 54 | CHINA | Xing Ling | ? |
| 55 | CHILE | Pablo Carcamo & Alfredo Fernando | Niña sube a la lancha |
| 56 | ALGERIA | Cheb Mami | Ma ma |
| 57 | CUBA | Anacaona | I anacaona ay |
| 58 | COLOMBIA | Alfredo Gutierrez | Dos mujeres |
| 59 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | Coalishun | Ice-Cream |
| 60 | BARBADOS | Krosfyah | Down de road |
| 61 | BELIZE | Andy Palacio | Roots |
| 62 | COTE D´IVOIRE | Takadja | Auto peep-peep |
| 63 | INDONESIA | Idjah Hadidjah | Tonggeret |
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