Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980
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Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song "Huilumies", composed by Aarno Raninen, with lyrics by Vexi Salmi, and performed by Vesa-Matti Loiri. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.
Finland| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1980 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Yleisradio (Yle) | |||
| Country | Finland | |||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date | 8 March 1980 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Huilumies" | |||
| Artist | Vesa-Matti Loiri | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 19th, 6 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Yleisradio (Yle) invited twelve composers for the competition. One of them, Sami Hurmerinta, declined the invitation. The Finnish national selection consisted of a semi final and a final.[1][2]
Semi-final
The semi-final was held on 12 January 1980, and it was hosted by Heikki Harma. From the eleven entries the six finalists were chosen by an expert jury. The members of the jury were Aarre Elo, Jussi Raittinen, Matti Rosvall, Erkki Pälli, Rauno Lehtinen, Liisa Lääveri, Erkki Melakoski, Kari Kyrönseppä, and Markku Fagerlund. Each juror awarded 1 to 6 points for each song. The full results were not revealed.[1][3][4][5]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paula Koivuniemi | "Romantiikkaa" |
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N/a |
| 2 | Tapani Kansa and Satu Pentikäinen | "Hyvä on" |
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N/a |
| 3 | Kisu | "Oh la la" |
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N/a |
| 4 | Kirka and Silhuetit | "Karthago" |
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Qualified |
| 5 | Vesa-Matti Loiri | "Huilumies" | Qualified | |
| 6 | Sinikka Sokka | "Eräs lapsi ei nuku" |
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Qualified |
| 7 | Tapani Kansa | "Kun ystävän mä sain" | Lasse Mirsch | N/a |
| 8 | Eija Ahvo | "Lady Day" | Qualified | |
| 9 | Irina Milan | "Päättymätön laulu" | Qualified | |
| 10 | Liisa Tavi and Band | "Nopea talven valo" |
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Qualified |
| 11 | Reijo Karvonen and Pepe Willberg | "Jos voimaa on" |
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N/a |
Final
Yle held the final on 8 March 1980 at its television studios in Tampere, hosted by Mikko Alatalo. After the Eurovision Preselection, this was proceeded by the Intervision preselection, where all six songs were sung by Marion. The winner was chosen by regional juries. Each jury group consisted of 15 members, and each juror distributed their points between 1–6 points for each song.[1][3][6][7][8]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vesa-Matti Loiri | "Huilumies" | 386 | 1 |
| 2 | Liisa Tavi and Band | "Nopea talven valo" | 190 | 6 |
| 3 | Kirka and Silhuetit | "Karthago" | 315 | 2 |
| 4 | Eija Ahvo | "Lady Day" | 210 | 5 |
| 5 | Irina Milan | "Päättymätön laulu" | 240 | 3 |
| 6 | Sinikka Sokka | "Eräs lapsi ei nuku" | 234 | 4 |
| R/O | Song | Total | |||||
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| 1 | "Huilumies" | 75 | 75 | 78 | 85 | 73 | 386 |
| 2 | "Nopea talven valo" | 38 | 41 | 39 | 34 | 38 | 190 |
| 3 | "Karthago" | 66 | 64 | 59 | 67 | 59 | 315 |
| 4 | "Lady Day" | 39 | 42 | 46 | 37 | 46 | 210 |
| 5 | "Päättymätön laulu" | 47 | 31 | 51 | 53 | 58 | 240 |
| 6 | "Eräs lapsi ei nuku" | 50 | 62 | 42 | 39 | 41 | 234 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Loiri performed 10th in the running order following Switzerland and preceding Norway. Loiri was accompanied by Arto Alaspää, Kalle Fält, Maarit Hurmerinta, Martti Metsäketo and Irina Milan as backing vocalists. The Finnish entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. Finland placed last in the contest with six points.[9]
Voting
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