Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989
| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1989 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Yleisradio (Yle) | |||
| Country |  Finland | |||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date | 4 February 1989 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "La dolce vita" | |||
| Artist | Anneli Saaristo | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 7th, 76 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 with the song "La dolce vita", composed by Matti Puurtinen, with lyrics by Turkka Mali, and performed by Anneli Saaristo. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry in the contest through a national final.
Before Eurovision
National final
For the first time Yleisradio (Yle) decided to combine inviting composers and open submissions. Ten entries were selected for the competition from 210 submissions received during a submission period as well as from seven composers directly invited by Yle. The national final was held on 4 February 1989 at the Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki, hosted by Tarja Koskela. The winner was chosen by an expert jury. Each juror distributed their points between 1–8 and 10 for each song, and 12 for the best song. Other participants included former Finnish representatives Kirka (1984) and Sonja Lumme (1985).[1][2]
In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the show was opened by Sabrina performing "My Chico". Later, as an interval act, Sabrina performed "Like a Yo-Yo".[3][4]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Anneli Saaristo | "Oi äiti maa" | Petri Laaksonen, VeePee Lehto | 74 | 3 |
| 2 | Mervi Hiltunen | "Kan det vara kärlek" | Harri Koivuniemi, Claire Witick-Mäkelä | 72 | 4 |
| 3 | Kirka | "Hiljaisuutta" | Kisu Jernström, Kassu Halonen, Vexi Salmi | 62 | 5 |
| 4 | Meiju Suvas | "Rauhaton sydän" | Risto Asikainen, Meiju Suvas | 24 | 10 |
| 5 | Tanjalotta Räikkä | "Huominen Eurooppa" | Gösta Sundqvist | 39 | 8 |
| 6 | Anneli Saaristo | "La dolce vita" | Matti Puurtinen, Turkka Mali | 110 | 1 |
| 7 | Kim Lönnholm | "Minä olen muistanut" | Edu Kettunen | 52 | 7 |
| 8 | Sonja Lumme | "Rakkauden laulut" | Pepe Willberg, Kirsti Willberg | 62 | 5 |
| 9 | Cris Owen | "Vad finns kvar" | Cris Owen, Marita Lindquist | 103 | 2 |
| 10 | Marjorie | "Kahden juhla" | Kaj Westerlund, Ilkka Vesterinen | 31 | 9 |
| Draw | Song | Billy Carson
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Jody Beveridge
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Raila Kinnunen
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Vilma Vainikainen
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Heikki Kemppainen
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Hanna Reponen
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Jouko Konttinen
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Benny Törnroos
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Maria Hänninen
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Kirsi Nevanti
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Total | |
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| 1 | "Oi äiti maa" | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 74 |
| 2 | "Kan det vara kärlek" | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 72 |
| 3 | "Hiljaisuutta" | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 62 |
| 4 | "Rauhaton sydän" | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| 5 | "Huominen Eurooppa" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 39 |
| 6 | "La dolce vita" | 12 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 110 |
| 7 | "Minä olen muistanut" | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 52 |
| 8 | "Rakkauden laulut" | 4 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 62 |
| 9 | "Vad finns kvar" | 5 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 103 |
| 10 | "Kahden juhla" | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 31 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Saaristo performed 14th in the running order, following Austria and preceding France. Saaristo was accompanied by Anita Pajunen and Jokke Seppälä as backing vocalists, and Antero Jakoila and Bert Karlsson as guitarists.[5] At the close of voting it had received 76 points, placing Finland 7th of the 22 entries, the country's highest placement of the 1980s and best finish since 1975.[6] The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to Denmark.[7]
Voting
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References
- ^ "1989 Ihan kuin olisimme voittaneet" (in Finnish). Yle. Archived from the original on 5 October 2003. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ Murtomäki, Asko (2007). Finland 12 points! Suomen Euroviisut (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Teos. pp. 152–153, 155. ISBN 951-851-106-3.
- ^ "Euroviisut 1989 Suomen karsinta" (in Finnish). Yle Areena. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ 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 16 April 2025.
- ^ Murtomäki, Asko (2007). Finland 12 points! Suomen Euroviisut (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Teos. pp. 154–155. ISBN 951-851-106-3.
- ^ "Final of Lausanne 1989". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Results of the Final of Lausanne 1989". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
External links
- 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 16 April 2025.