This article needs additional citations for verification .(April 2021) |
Eurovision Song Contest 1990 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Participating broadcaster | Yleisradio (Yle) | |||
Country | Finland | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | National final | |||
Selection date(s) | 17 February 1990 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Beat | |||
Selected song | "Fri?" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
| |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 21st, 8 points | |||
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
|
Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 with the song "Fri?", composed by Kim Engblom, Tina Krause, and Janne Engblom, with lyrics by Stina Engblom, and performed by the band Beat. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.
This was the first time that the Finnish entry had been sung in Swedish at the Eurovision Song Contest. After that the only other time Finland has entered the contest with a song in Swedish was in 2012 with "När jag blundar" performed by Pernilla Karlsson.
Yleisradio (Yle) held the national final on 17 February 1990 at the Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki, hosted by Kati Bergman. Eleven songs took part and the winner was chosen by an expert jury. This would be Ossi Runne's last participation as a conductor for the pre-selections in 24 years. He would hand over his baton to his successor, Olli Ahvenlahti, as he would conduct at Zagreb
Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Robinson and Apollo 16 | "Yön poika" | Esa Mäkelä , Veijo Mäki, Kai Stenman, Sami Piiparinen, VeePee Lehto | 60 | 6 |
2 | Susanne Sonntag | "Jag tror på friheten" | Thomas Katter, Henrik Svahn | 92 | 2 |
3 | Tarja Lunnas | "Naurus sun katseesi sun" | Markku Anttila , Jorma Toiviainen | 74 | 5 |
4 | Anita Pajunen | "Satujen mies" | Mick Hanian, Juha Louhivuori | 32 | 10 |
5 | Arja Saijonmaa | "Gabriela" | Petri Laaksonen , Turkka Mali | 89 | 3 |
6 | Leena Pirhonen | "Sua haluan" | Leena-Liisa Krasko | 48 | 8 |
7 | Marjorie | "Tuuli" | Eeva Kiviharju | 59 | 7 |
8 | Beat | "Fri?" | Kim Engblom, Janne Engblom, Tina Krause , Stina Engblom | 95 | 1 |
9 | Jussi Halme | "Katsot yötä tummaa" | Jussi Halme, Laila Halme | 38 | 9 |
10 | Jone | "Jälkees sun" | Jone Ullakko | 24 | 11 |
11 | Tomas Ek | "Du går så skyggt" | Curre Boucht, Åke Grandell | 75 | 4 |
Draw | Song | Marja Aarnipuro | Timo Vitikka | Hanna Pesonen | Aarno Cronvall | Helena Miller | Virve Valli | Leena Kurikka | Jarmo Moilanen | Arto Vilkko | Olli Heikkilä | Juha Tapaninen | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | "Yön poika" | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 60 |
2 | "Jag tror på friheten" | 12 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 92 |
3 | "Naurus sun katseesi sun" | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 74 |
4 | "Satujen mies" | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 32 |
5 | "Gabriela" | 10 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 89 |
6 | "Sua haluan" | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 48 |
7 | "Tuuli" | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 59 |
8 | "Fri?" | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 95 |
9 | "Katsot yötä tummaa" | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 38 |
10 | "Jälkees sun" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 24 |
11 | "Du går så skyggt" | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 75 |
Beat performed last of 22, following Cyprus. At the close of the voting they had received 8 points, placing joint last with Norway. [1]
|
|
Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with the song "Addicted to You", composed by Maki Kolehmainen, with lyrics by Janina Frostell and Tracy Lipp, and performed by Laura. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), organised the national final Euroviisut 2002 to select its entry for the contest. The broadcaster returned to the contest after a one-year absence following their relegation from 2001 as one of the bottom six entrants in 2000. Yle selected twelve entries to compete in the national final on 26 January 2002 where votes from six regional juries first selected the top six to advance to a second round. In the second round, votes from the public selected "Addicted to You" performed by Laura as the winner with 70,580 votes.
Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 with the song "Bye Bye Baby", written by Kari Salli and Markku Lentonen, and performed by the duo CatCat. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), organised the national final Euroviisut 1994 in order to select its entry for the contest. Ten entries were selected to compete in the national final on 5 March 1994 where votes from the public selected "Bye Bye Baby" performed by CatCat as the winner with 25,834 votes.
Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with the song "Yamma, yamma", composed by Pave Maijanen, with lyrics by Hector, and performed by Maijanen himself. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry in the contest through a national final.
Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with the song "Sata salamaa", composed by Petri Laaksonen, with lyrics by Veli-Pekka Lehto, and performed by Vicky Rosti. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry in the contest through a national final.
Finland participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Työlki ellää" written by Timo Kiiskinen. The song was performed by the duo Kuunkuiskaajat. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) organised the national final Euroviisut 2010 in order to select the Finnish entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway. 15 entries were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of three semi-finals and a final, taking place in January 2010. Ten entries ultimately competed in the final on 30 January where votes from the public selected "Työlki ellää" performed by Kuunkuiskaajat as the winner.
Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "Tule luo", composed by Matti Puurtinen, with lyrics by Jukka Saarinen, and performed by Katri Helena. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry in the contest through a national final. This was Katri Helena's second Eurovision appearance, 14 years after represent Finland in 1979.
Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song "Aava", composed by Alexi Ahoniemi, with lyrics by Tommy Mansikka-Aho, and performed by the group Edea. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), organised the national final Euroviisut 1998. Yle returned to the contest after a one-year absence following its relegation from 1997 as one of the six entrants with the least average points over the preceding four contests.
Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 with the song "Hullu yö", composed by Ile Kallio, with lyrics by Jukka Välimaa, and performed by Kaija. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.
Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "Niin kaunis on taivas", written by Timo Niemi, and performed by Jasmine. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), organised the national final Euroviisut 1996 - Euroviisut ja Emma in order to select its entry for the contest. Yle returned to the contest after a one-year absence following its relegation from 1995 as one of the bottom nine entrants in 1994.
Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Da Da Dam" written by Axel Ehnström. The song was performed by Paradise Oskar, which is the artistic name of singer Axel Ehnström. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) organised the national final Euroviisut 2011 in order to select the Finnish entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. 15 entries were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of three semi-finals and a final, taking place in January and February 2011. Ten entries ultimately competed in the final on 12 February where votes from the public selected "Da Da Dam" performed by Paradise Oskar as the winner.
Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "När jag blundar" written by Jonas Karlsson. The song was performed by Pernilla Karlsson. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) organised the national final Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2012 in order to select the Finnish entry for the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan. 13 entries were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of four performance shows and a final, taking place in January and February 2012. Six entries ultimately competed in the final on 25 February where votes from the public selected "När jag blundar" performed by Pernilla Karlsson as the winner.
Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Marry Me" written by Krista Siegfrids, Erik Nyholm, Kristofer Karlsson and Jessika Lundström. The song was performed by Krista Siegfrids. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) organised the national final Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2013 in order to select the Finnish entry for the 2013 contest in Malmö, Sweden. 12 entries were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of two heats, a semi-final and a final, taking place in January and February 2013. Eight entries ultimately competed in the final on 9 February where the 50/50 combination of votes from a four-member judging panel and votes from the public selected "Marry Me" performed by Krista Siegfrids as the winner.
Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Sing It Away" written by Sandhja Kuivalainen, Milos Rosas, Heikki Korhonen, Petri Matara and Markus Savijoki. The song was performed by Sandhja. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) organised the national final Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2016 in order to select the Finnish entry for the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. 18 entries were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of three semi-finals and a final, taking place in February 2016. Six entries competed in each semi-final and the top three from each semi-final, as selected solely by a public vote, advanced to the final. Nine entries competed in the final on 27 February where the 50/50 combination of votes from ten jury groups representing different factions of Finnish society and votes from the public selected "Sing It Away" performed by Sandhja as the winner.
Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Nuku pommiin", composed by Juice Leskinen, with lyrics by Jim Pembroke, and performed by Kojo. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.
Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Blackbird" and performed by Lasse Piirainen and Leena Tirronen under the name Norma John. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) organised the national final Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2017 in order to select the Finnish entry for the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ten entries were selected to compete in the national final on 28 January 2017 where the 50/50 combination of votes from ten international jury groups and votes from the public selected "Blackbird" performed by Norma John as the winner.
Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Monsters" written by Saara Aalto, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb and Ki Fitzgerald. The song was performed by Saara Aalto, who was internally selected by the Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) in November 2017 to represent the nation at the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. The national final Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2018 was organised in order to select the song that Aalto would perform. Three songs were selected to compete in the national final on 3 March 2018 where the 50/50 combination of votes from eight international jury groups and votes from the public selected "Monsters" as the winning song.
Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Look Away" written and performed by Ville Virtanen under the stage name Darude and Sebastian Rejman. Darude and Sebastian Rejman were internally selected by the Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) in January 2019 to represent the nation at the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv, Israel. The national final Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu2019 was organised in order to select the song that Darude and Rejman would perform. Three songs were selected to compete in the national final on 2 March 2019 where the 50/50 combination of votes from eight international jury groups and votes from the public selected "Look Away" as the winning song.
Finland originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Looking Back" written by Joonas Angeria, Whitney Phillips, Connor McDonough, Riley McDonough and Toby McDonough. The song was performed by Aksel Kankaanranta. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) organised the national final Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2020 in order to select the Finnish entry for the 2020 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Six entries were selected to compete in the national final on 7 March 2020 where the 50/50 combination of votes from eight international jury groups and votes from the public selected "Looking Back" performed by Aksel Kankaanranta as the winner.
Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Dark Side" written by Aleksi Kaunisvesi, Joonas Porko, Joel Hokka, Niko Moilanen and Olli Matela. The song was performed by the band Blind Channel. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) organised the national final Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2021 in order to select the Finnish entry for the 2021 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Seven entries were selected to compete in the national final on 20 February 2021 where the combination of votes from seven international jury groups and votes from the public selected "Dark Side" performed by Blind Channel as the winner.
Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, with the song "Jezebel" written by Lauri Ylönen and Desmond Child, and performed by The Rasmus. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) organised the national final Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu2022 in order to select the Finnish entry for the contest. Seven entries were selected to compete in the national final on 26 February 2022, where the combination of votes from seven international jury groups and votes from the public selected the winner.