Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992

Finland in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1992
Eurovision Song Contest 1992
Participating broadcasterYleisradio (Yle)
Country Finland
Selection processEuroviisut 1992
Selection date29 February 1992
Competing entry
Song"Yamma, yamma"
ArtistPave Maijanen
Songwriters
Placement
Final result23rd, 4 points
Participation chronology
◄1991 • 1992 • 1993►

Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with the song "Yamma, yamma", composed by Pave Maijanen, with lyrics by Hector, and performed by Maijanen himself. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry in the contest through a national final.

Before Eurovision

Euroviisut 1992

Ten entries were selected for the competition from 435 submissions received during a submission period as well as from composers and music publishers directly invited by the Finnish broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle). Yle held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, held in Malmö, Sweden. Yle held Euroviisut 1992 at the Typhon Hall in Turku on 29 February, hosted by Kati Bergman. The winner was decided through two rounds of jury voting, the first to select the top four songs, with the second selecting the winner. In the second round, each juror distributed their points as follows: 1, 2, 4 and 6 points [1][2]

In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the interval acts featured Ten Sharp performing "You" and "Ain't My Beating Heart", and Bonnie Tyler performing "Against the Wind" and "Bitterblue".[3][4]

First Round – 29 February 1992
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Result
1 Arja Koriseva "Huomiseen" Cris Owen, Hector Eliminated
2 Pepe Willberg "Kaukaa kaipaan" Esa Juutilainen, Petter Ohls Eliminated
3 Sonja Lumme "Rakkauden bulevardi" Matti Puurtinen, Turkka Mali Advanced
4 Kirka "Antaa menneisyyden mennä" Kisu Jernström, Kassu Halonen, Vexi Salmi Eliminated
5 Tauski Peltonen "Lauluni sinulle" Tauski Peltonen Eliminated
6 Leena Nilsson "Soita kitaraa" Jarmo Nikku, Jokke Seppälä, Jukka Välimaa Advanced
7 Rexi Kero and Kaija Pohjola "Ruskaa näin sinun silmissäs" Rexi Kero, Hannele Miilumäki Eliminated
8 Pave Maijanen "Yamma, yamma" Pave Maijanen, Hector Advanced
9 Riki Sorsa "Silmiisi sun" Kim Engblom, Janne Engblom, Pia Partanen Advanced
10 Kikka "Parhaat puoleni" Veikko Samuli, Ilkka Vainio, Aappo I. Piippo Eliminated
Second Round – 29 February 1992
Draw Artist Song
Benny Törnroos
Antti Holma
Markus Ollikainen
Arto Alaspää
Erkki Lehtola
Kaj Lunden-Welden
Irina Milan
Esa Nieminen
Martin Timell
Seppo Matintalo
Kata Laurikainen
 Total Place
1 Sonja Lumme "Rakkauden bulevardi" 4 2 2 4 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 24 3
2 Leena Nilsson "Soita kitaraa" 1 1 4 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 35 2
3 Pave Maijanen "Yamma, yamma" 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 66 1
4 Riki Sorsa "Silmiisi sun" 2 4 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 18 4

At Eurovision

Maijanen performed 12th on the night of the contest, following Iceland and preceding Switzerland. Maijanen was accompanied by Pirjo Aittomäki, Sini Heinilä and Anita Pajunen as backing vocalists.[5] "Yamma, yamma" received 4 points, placing last of 23 countries competing.[6]

Among the members of the Finnish jury was Vicky Rosti, who represented Finland in the 1987 contest.

Voting

References

  1. ^ "1992 Pave yammaili Euroopan huonommaksi" (in Finnish). Yle. Archived from the original on 4 October 2003. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  2. ^ Murtomäki, Asko (2007). Finland 12 points! Suomen Euroviisut (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Teos. pp. 166–167, 169. ISBN 951-851-106-3.
  3. ^ "Euroviisut 1992 Suomen karsinta" (in Finnish). Yle Areena. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  4. ^ Säilynoja, Juhana (21 April 2015). "Euroviisukarsinnat kehittyivät kansanjuhlasta lama-ajan säästöviisuihin 1990-luvulla" [Eurovision qualifiers evolved from a folk festival to a recession-era austerity measure in the 1990s] (in Finnish). Yle Elävä arkisto. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  5. ^ Murtomäki, Asko (2007). Finland 12 points! Suomen Euroviisut (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Teos. pp. 168–169. ISBN 951-851-106-3.
  6. ^ "Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
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