Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985
| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1985 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Yleisradio (Yle) | |||
| Country |  Finland | |||
| Selection process | Euroviisut 1985 | |||
| Selection date | 16 February 1985 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Eläköön elämä" | |||
| Artist | Sonja Lumme | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 9th, 58 points | |||
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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
Twelve entries were selected for the competition from 149 received submissions. The composers got to choose between Ami Aspelund, Bianca Morales, Pave Maijanen, Riki Sorsa, Sonja Lumme, and Tapani Kansa to perform their songs. Maijanen, however, withdrew due to a salary dispute, and was replaced by Jokke Seppälä. The songs premiered on 3 February 1985 on the radio. The five rejected songs were also played.[1][2][3]
Euroviisut 1985
Yleisradio (Yle) held the national final on 16 February 1985 at its television studios in Helsinki, hosted by Seppo Hovi. The winner was chosen by six regional juries. Each jury group consisted of ten members, and each juror distributed their points between 1–5 points for each song.[1][4][5]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Tapani Kansa | "Siksi lauluni soi" | Kaj Kuittinen, Tapani Kansa | 184 | 3 |
| 2 | Bianca Morales | "Ei aina svengaa" | Mika Siekkinen, Aappo I. Piippo | 105 | 12 |
| 3 | Ami Aspelund and Riki Sorsa | "Lapset maailman" | Kari Kuusamo, Ami Aspelund, Pasi Hiihtola | 180 | 4 |
| 4 | Sonja Lumme | "Mulle rakkauden kevät toi" | Matti Auranen, Sonja Lumme | 123 | 11 |
| 5 | Jokke Seppälä | "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 | 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, Kassu Halonen, Timo Lehtiö | 179 | 5 |
| 12 | Sonja Lumme | "Eläköön elämä" | Petri Laaksonen, VeePee Lehto | 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 |
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| 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
Lumme performed 2nd on the night of the contest, following Ireland and preceding Cyprus. Lumme was accompanied by Kaija Kokkola, Rele Kosunen, Anita Pajunen and Jokke Seppälä as backing vocalists.[6] At the close of the voting it had received 58 points, placing 9th of 19.[7]
Voting
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References
- ^ a b "1985 Eläköön Sonja!" (in Finnish). Yle. Archived from the original on 7 January 2004. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "Euroviisut 1985 Suomen karsinta" (in Finnish). Yle Areena. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ Murtomäki, Asko (2007). Finland 12 points! Suomen Euroviisut (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Teos. p. 134. ISBN 951-851-106-3.
- ^ Säilynoja, Juhana (21 April 2015). "Viisukarsinnat muuttuivat joka vuosi 1980-luvulla" [The contest selections changed every year in the 1980s] (in Finnish). Yle Elävä arkisto. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ Murtomäki, Asko (2007). Finland 12 points! Suomen Euroviisut (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Teos. pp. 134–135, 138. ISBN 951-851-106-3.
- ^ Murtomäki, Asko (2007). Finland 12 points! Suomen Euroviisut (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Teos. pp. 136, 139. ISBN 951-851-106-3.
- ^ "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.