Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1985 | |
|---|---|
| Participating broadcaster | Yleisradio (Yle) |
| Country | Finland |
| National selection | |
| Selection process | Euroviisut 1985 |
| Selection date(s) | 16 February 1985 |
| Selected artist(s) | Sonja Lumme |
| Selected song | "Eläköön elämä" |
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Placement | |
| Final result | 9th, 58 points |
| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | |
Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "Eläköön elämä", composed by Petri Laaksonen, with lyrics by Veli-Pekka Lehto, and performed by Sonja Lumme. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.
Before Eurovision
[edit ]National final; Euroviisut 1985
[edit ]Yleisradio (Yle) held the national final at its television studios in Helsinki, hosted by Seppo Hovi. The votes of 6 regional juries decided the winner.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tapani Kansa | "Siksi lauluni soi" | Kaj Kuittinen [fi], Tapani Kansa | 184 | 3 |
| 2 | Bianca Morales [fi] | "Ei aina svengaa" | Mika Siekkinen, Aappo I. Piippo [fi] | 105 | 12 |
| 3 | Ami Aspelund and Riki Sorsa | "Lapset maailman" | Kari Kuusamo [fi], Ami Aspelund, Pasi Hiihtola | 180 | 4 |
| 4 | Sonja Lumme | "Mulle rakkauden kevät toi" | Matti Auranen, Sonja Lumme | 123 | 11 |
| 5 | Jokke Seppälä [fi] | "Jossain" | Pave Maijanen | 158 | 6 |
| 6 | Ami Aspelund | "Sången om vårt hus" | Sven Sid, Bo Carpelan | 131 | 9 |
| 7 | Riki Sorsa | "Haaveissa vainko oot mun?" | Kari Kuivalainen | 221 | 2 |
| 8 | Bianca Morales | "Mennään vaan" | Esko M. Toivonen, Ilkka Vesterinen [fi] | 155 | 7 |
| 9 | Tapani Kansa | "Onnellisuus" | Pepe Willberg, Kirsti Willberg | 128 | 10 |
| 10 | Ami Aspelund | "Mandy" | Jokke Seppälä, Siru Seppälä | 144 | 8 |
| 11 | Bianca Morales and Jokke Seppälä | "Huomenna" | Kisu Jernström [fi], Kassu Halonen [fi], Timo Lehtiö | 179 | 5 |
| 12 | Sonja Lumme | "Eläköön elämä" | Petri Laaksonen [fi], VeePee Lehto [fi] | 255 | 1 |
| Draw | Song | Rovaniemi
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Kuopio
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Vaasa
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Turku
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Jyväskylä
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Helsinki
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Siksi lauluni soi" | 25 | 34 | 37 | 33 | 27 | 28 | 184 |
| 2 | "Ei aina svengaa" | 18 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 105 |
| 3 | "Lapset maailman" | 36 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 26 | 21 | 180 |
| 4 | "Mulle rakkauden kevät toi" | 19 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 123 |
| 5 | "Jossain" | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 158 |
| 6 | "Sången om vårt hus" | 19 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 33 | 26 | 131 |
| 7 | "Haaveissa vainko oot mun?" | 30 | 42 | 39 | 34 | 32 | 44 | 221 |
| 8 | "Mennään vaan" | 22 | 26 | 30 | 25 | 15 | 37 | 155 |
| 9 | "Onnellisuus" | 15 | 27 | 21 | 27 | 14 | 24 | 128 |
| 10 | "Mandy" | 15 | 28 | 20 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 144 |
| 11 | "Huomenna" | 38 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 25 | 21 | 179 |
| 12 | "Eläköön elämä" | 39 | 37 | 45 | 48 | 49 | 37 | 255 |
At Eurovision
[edit ]Lumme performed 2nd on the night of the contest, following Ireland and preceding Cyprus. At the close of the voting it had received 58 points, placing 9th of 19.[1]
Voting
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References
[edit ]- ^ "Final of Gothenburg 1985". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Gothenburg 1985". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.