Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980
Eurovision Song Contest 1980 | ||||
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Country | Finland | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | National final | |||
Selection date(s) | 8 March 1980 | |||
Selected entrant | Vesa-Matti Loiri | |||
Selected song | "Huilumies" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Aarno Raninen Vexi Salmi | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 19th, 6 points | |||
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Finland was represented by Vesa-Matti Loiri and the song "Huilumies" at the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 19 April in The Hague.
Before Eurovision
The Finnish national selection consisted of a semi final and a final.
Semi final
The semi final was held on 12 January. The semi final had 11 competing songs and six finalists were chosen by an expert jury. The semi final was hosted by Heikki Harma.
Songs eliminated in the semi-final | |||||
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Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | |||
Paula Koivuniemi | Romantiikkaa | Markku Johansson (m.), Juha Vainio (l.) | |||
Tapani Kansa & Satu Pentikäinen | Hyvä on | Jukka Siikavire (m.), Erkki Mäkinen (l.) | |||
Kisu | Oh la la | Kassu Halonen (m.), Raul Reiman (l.) | |||
Tapani Kansa | Kun ystävän mä sain | Lasse Mirsch (m. & l.) | |||
Reijo Karvonen & Pepe Willberg | Jos voimaa on | Reijo Karvonen (m.), Matti Härkälä (l.) |
Final
The final was held on 8 May at the YLE TV Studios in Tampere and hosted by Mikko Alatalo and the entries competing for Eurovision is conducted by Ossi Runne. After the Eurovision Preselection, this was proceeded by Intervision. The Intervision Preselection would be the last preselection, in which 6 songs are all sung by Marion. The winner was chosen by regional juries.
Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Place | Points |
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1 | Vesa-Matti Loiri | Huilumies | Aarno Raninen (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.) | 1st | 386 |
2 | Liisa Tavi & Band | Nopea talven valo | Pekka Tegelman (m.), Jukka-Pekka Takala (l.) | 6th | 190 |
3 | Kirka & Silhuetit | Karthago | Antti Hyvärinen (m.), Juice Leskinen (l.) | 2nd | 315 |
4 | Eija Ahvo | Lady day | Jukka Linkola (m.), Arto Melleri (l.) | 5th | 210 |
5 | Irina Milan | Päättymätön laulu | Olli Ahvenlahti (m.), Jukka Virtanen (l.) | 3rd | 240 |
6 | Sinikka Sokka | Eräs lapsi ei nuku | Henrik Otto Donner (m.), Pentti Saaritsa (l.) | 4th | 234 |
Scoreboard
Song | Turku | Oulu | Helsinki | Tampere | Lappeenranta | Total |
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Huilumies | 75 | 75 | 78 | 85 | 73 | 386 |
Nopea talven valo | 38 | 41 | 39 | 34 | 38 | 190 |
Karthago | 66 | 64 | 59 | 67 | 59 | 315 |
Lady day | 39 | 42 | 46 | 37 | 46 | 210 |
Päättymätön laulu | 47 | 31 | 51 | 53 | 58 | 240 |
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. The Finnish entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. Finland placed last in the contest with six points.
Voting
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Sources
- Viisukuppila - Muistathan: Suomen karsinnat 1980 (in Finnish)
- Finnish national final 1980 on natfinals
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of The Hague 1980". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
External links
- Full national semi final and final on Yle Elävä Arkisto (in Finnish)
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