Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989
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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.
Finland| 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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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]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anneli Saaristo | "Oi äiti maa" |
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74 | 3 |
| 2 | Mervi Hiltunen | "Kan det vara kärlek" |
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72 | 4 |
| 3 | Kirka | "Hiljaisuutta" |
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62 | 5 |
| 4 | Meiju Suvas | "Rauhaton sydän" |
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24 | 10 |
| 5 | Tanjalotta Räikkä | "Huominen Eurooppa" | Gösta Sundqvist | 39 | 8 |
| 6 | Anneli Saaristo | "La dolce vita" |
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110 | 1 |
| 7 | Kim Lönnholm | "Minä olen muistanut" | Edu Kettunen | 52 | 7 |
| 8 | Sonja Lumme | "Rakkauden laulut" |
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62 | 5 |
| 9 | Cris Owen | "Vad finns kvar" |
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103 | 2 |
| 10 | Marjorie | "Kahden juhla" |
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31 | 9 |
| R/O | Song | Billy Carson |
Jody Beveridge |
Raila Kinnunen |
Vilma Vainikainen |
Heikki Kemppainen |
Hanna Reponen |
Jouko Konttinen |
Benny Törnroos |
Maria Hänninen |
Kirsi Nevanti |
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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