Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974
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Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 with the song "Keep Me Warm", composed by Eero Koivistoinen, with lyrics by Frank Robson, and performed by Carita Holmström. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.
Finland| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest 1974 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Yleisradio (Yle) | |||
| Country | Finland | |||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date | 16 February 1974 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Keep Me Warm" | |||
| Artist | Carita Holmström | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 13th, 4 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Yleisradio (Yle) invited 16 composers for the competition. The Finnish national selection consisted of two semi finals and a final. The shows were hosted by Matti Paalosmaa.[1]
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were held on 19 and 26 January 1974 at Finlandia Hall in Helsinki. In both semi-finals eight songs competed and four songs qualified for the final. The finalists were chosen by four regional juries. Each jury group consisted of 20 members. In the first semi-final, the regional juries were from Vaasa, Oulu, Simpele and Helsinki. In the second semi-final, the regional juries were from Helsinki, Kauhajoki, Tampere, Jyväskylä.[1][2]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eero Raittinen and Jukka Tolonen | "Shangri-La" |
|
233 | 5 | N/a |
| 2 | Kisu | "Kun sinä jäät" |
|
215 | 7 | N/a |
| 3 | Eija Ahvo and Harri Saksala | "Häät" |
|
228 | 6 | N/a |
| 4 | Pepe Willberg | "Sinä ja minä" |
|
259 | 1 | Qualified |
| 5 | Jukka Kuoppamäki | "Aurinkomaa" |
|
247 | 2 | Qualified |
| 6 | Markku Aro | "Anna kaikkien kukkien kukkia" |
|
237 | 4 | Qualified |
| 7 | Danny | "Jos maailmassa vain ois kahva" |
|
242 | 3 | Qualified |
| 8 | Irwin Goodman | "Se on minimaalista" |
|
195 | 8 | N/a |
| R/O | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muska and George | "Senhän sanoo järkikin" |
|
254 | 2 | Qualified |
| 2 | Marion Rung | "Icing" |
|
238 | 6 | N/a |
| 3 | Anneli Sari | "Jäähyväiset" | 251 | 3 | Qualified | |
| 4 | Seija Simola and Lasse Mårtenson | "Laulun kuulen" |
|
164 | 8 | N/a |
| 5 | Ritva Oksanen | "Musta tango" | 250 | 4 | Qualified | |
| 6 | Carita Holmström | "Älä mene pois" | 256 | 1 | Qualified | |
| 7 | Kirka | "Energia" | Rauno Lehtinen | 244 | 5 | N/a |
| 8 | Marjo-Riitta Kervinen | "Voin elää paremmin" |
|
176 | 7 | N/a |
Final
The final was held on 16 February 1974 at Finlandia Hall in Helsinki. The winner was chosen by a professional jury consisting of 20 members. Each juror distributed their points between 1–5 points for each song.[1][3]
In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the interval act featured British singer-songwriter Roger Whittaker performing "Finnish Whistler" and "Mamy Blue.[4][5]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muska and George | "Senhän sanoo järkikin" | 42 | 6 |
| 2 | Ritva Oksanen | "Musta tango" | 70 | 2 |
| 3 | Danny | "Jos maailmassa vain ois kahva" | 40 | 7 |
| 4 | Pepe Willberg | "Sinä ja minä" | 66 | 3 |
| 5 | Jukka Kuoppamäki | "Aurinkomaa" | 64 | 4 |
| 6 | Markku Aro | "Anna kaikkien kukkien kukkia" | 37 | 8 |
| 7 | Carita Holmström | "Älä mene pois" | 83 | 1 |
| 8 | Anneli Sari | "Jäähyväiset" | 63 | 5 |
| R/O | Song | Martti Lappalainen |
Isa Uusisaari |
Lauri Karvonen |
Klaus Järvinen |
Merja Ollakka |
Jyrki Kangas |
Kauko Kojonen |
Kaarlo Kaartinen |
Helena Dunkel |
Eero Tuominen |
Teuvo Salminen |
Leena Siniranta |
Tuomo Tanska |
Per Snellman |
Jouko Kykkänen |
Seppo Vuorikivi |
Matti Rosvall |
Anja-Maija Leppänen |
Karri Kaksonen |
Antti Välikangas |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Senhän sanoo järkikin" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 |
| 2 | "Musta tango" | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 70 |
| 3 | "Jos maailmassa vain ois kahva" | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 40 |
| 4 | "Sinä ja minä" | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 66 |
| 5 | "Aurinkomaa" | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 64 |
| 6 | "Anna kaikkien kukkien kukkia" | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 37 |
| 7 | "Älä mene pois" | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 83 |
| 8 | "Jäähyväiset" | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 63 |
The winning song "Älä mene pois" was performed in Finnish in the national selection shows but it was translated into English for the Eurovision Song Contest as "Keep Me Warm". The English lyrics were written by Frank Robson.
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Carita Holmström performed first in the running order, preceding United Kingdom. The entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. At the close of voting, Finland picked up four points and placed 13th of the 17 entries.
