Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989

Finland was represented by Anneli Saaristo, with the song '"La dolce vita", at the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 6 May in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Eurovision Song Contest 1989
Country Finland
National selection
Selection processNational Final
Selection date(s)4 February 1989
Selected entrantAnneli Saaristo
Selected song"La dolce vita"
Finals performance
Final result7th, 76 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

National final

The final was held on 6 May 1989 at the Kultturitalo in Helsinki, hosted by Tarja Koskela. Ten songs took part with the winner chosen by an "expert" jury. Other participants included former Finnish representatives Kirka (1984) and Sonja Lumme (1985).[1]

Final – 4 February 1989
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Anneli Saaristo "Oi äiti maa" Petri Laaksonen, VeePee Lehto 74 3
2 Mervi Hiltunen "Kan det vara kärlek" Harri Koivuniemi, Claire Witick-Mäkelä 72 4
3 Kirka "Hiljaissuuta" Kisu Jernström, Kassu Halonen, Vexi Salmi 62 5
4 Meiju Sivas "Rauhaton sydän" Risto Asikainen, Meiju Suvas 24 10
5 Tanjalotta Räikkä "Huominen Eurooppa" Gösta Sundqvist 39 8
6 Anneli Saaristo "La dolce vita" Matti Puurtinen, Turkka Mali 110 1
7 Kim Lönnholm "Minä olen muistanut" Edu Kettunen 52 7
8 Sonja Lumme "Rakkauden laulut" Pepe Willberg, Kirsti Willberg 62 5
9 Chris Owen "Vad finns kvar" Cris Owen, Marita Lindquist 103 2
10 Marjorie "Kahden juhla" Kaj Westerlund, Ilkka Vesterinen 31 9

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Saaristo performed 14th in the running order, following Austria and preceding France. As the title suggests, "La dolce vita" was a song with strong Mediterranean influences and proved more appealing to international juries than most Finnish entries to this point. At the close of voting it had received 76 points (including four 10s from France, Israel, Turkey and Yugoslavia), placing Finland 7th of the 22 entries, the country's highest placement of the 1980s and best finish since 1975. The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to Denmark.[2]

Final

12 points Denmark
10 points Italy
8 points Spain
7 points Yugoslavia
6 points United Kingdom
5 points Israel
4 points Netherlands
3 points France
2 points Portugal
1 point Austria

Points awarded to Finland

Points awarded to Finland (final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

References

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