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Eurovision Song Contest 1984 | ||||
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Participating broadcaster | Yleisradio (Yle) | |||
Country | Finland | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | National final | |||
Selection date(s) | 18 February 1984 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Kirka | |||
Selected song | "Hengaillaan" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 9th, 46 points | |||
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Hengaillaan", composed by Jukka Siikavire, with lyrics by Jussi Tuominen, and performed by Kirka. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final. Kirka won the Finnish Eurovision ticket at his eighth attempt.
Yleisradio (Yle) held the national final at its television studios in Helsinki, hosted by Maria Valkama. Eleven songs took part, having been chosen by an expert jury from 21 songs which had been broadcast on radio only on 22 and 23 January 1984. The winner was chosen by postcard voting.
Other participants included future Finnish representatives Sonja Lumme (1985) and Anneli Saaristo (1989). [1]
Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Votes | Place |
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1 | Sonja Lumme | "Sut vain" | Sauli Sunel Huhtala, Åke Sved | 5,136 | 5 |
2 | Kirka | "Laulu maailmalle" | Pave Maijanen | 3,640 | 7 |
3 | Tomas Ek | "Machoman" | Nono Söderberg , Tomas Ek | 1,976 | 9 |
4 | Leena Nilsson | "Sun silmät on satava salaisuus" | Jukka Nurmela | 1,556 | 10 |
5 | Kirka | "Oo Marie" | Esko M. Toivonen, Ilkka Vesterinen | 5,291 | 4 |
6 | Anneli Saaristo | "Sä liian paljon vaadit" | Eero Tiikasalo, Anneli Nygren | 10,961 | 3 |
7 | Sonja Lumme | "Muistojen taulut" | Lasse Mirsch, Outi Mirsch | 3,970 | 6 |
8 | Leena Nilsson and Tomas Ek | "Kevään saan" | Hannu Koivula, Pasi Hiihtola | 2,823 | 8 |
9 | Kirka | "Hengaillaan" | Jukka Siikavire , Jussi Tuominen | 22,040 | 1 |
10 | Paula Koivuniemi | "Tuultako tavoitan" | Eeva Kiviharju | 11,793 | 2 |
11 | Sonja Lumme | "Laulajan tie" | László Varga, Jukka Nurmela | 863 | 11 |
On the night of the final Kirka performed 16th in the running order, following Turkey and preceding Switzerland. At the close of voting "Hengaillaan" had received 46 points, placing Finland 9th of the 19 entries, the country's highest finish since 1975. [2] The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to Italy. [3]
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