Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992

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Eurovision Song Contest 1992
CountryFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)29 February 1992
Selected entrant Pave Maijanen
Selected song"Yamma, yamma"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result23rd, 4 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄199119921993►

Finland entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with "Yamma, yamma", sung by Pave Maijanen after they won the Finnish national final.

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Before Eurovision

National final

The Finnish broadcaster, Yleisradio Oy (YLE), held a national final to select the Finnish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, held in Malmö, Sweden. The contest was held at the Typhon Hall in Turku on 29 February, hosted by Kati Bergman. 10 songs competed, with the winner being decided through two rounds of jury voting, the first to select the top 4 songs, with the second selecting the winner.

The winner of the contest was Pave Maijanen with the song "Yamma, yamma", composed by Maijanen and written by Hector.

First Round – 29 February 1992
DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)Result
1 Arja Koriseva "Huomiseen" Cris Owen  [ fi ], Hector Eliminated
2 Pepe Willberg "Kaukaa kaipaan"Esa Juutilainen, Petter Ohls  [ fi ]Eliminated
3 Sonja Lumme "Rakkauden bulevardi" Matti Puurtinen  [ fi ], Turkka Mali  [ fi ]Advanced
4 Kirka "Antaa menneisyyden mennä" Kisu Jernström  [ fi ], Kassu Halonen  [ fi ], Vexi Salmi Eliminated
5 Tauski Peltonen  [ fi ]"Lauluni sinulle"Tauski PeltonenEliminated
6 Leena Nilsson  [ fi ]"Soita kitaaraa" Jarmo Nikku  [ fi ], Jokke Seppälä  [ fi ], Jukka Välimaa  [ fi ]Advanced
7 Rexi Kero  [ fi ] and Kaija Pohjola "Ruskaa näin sinun silmissäs"Rexi Kero, Hannele MiilumäkiEliminated
8 Pave Maijanen "Yamma, yamma" Pave Maijanen, Hector Advanced
9 Riki Sorsa "Silmiisi sun"Kim Engblom, Janne Engblom, Pia PartanenAdvanced
10 Kikka "Parhaat puoleni" Veikko Samuli  [ fi ], Ilkka Vainio  [ fi ], Aappo I. Piippo  [ fi ]Eliminated
Second Round – 29 February 1992
DrawArtistSongBenny TörnroosAntti HolmaMarkus OllikainenArto AlaspääErkki LehtolaKaj Lunden-WeldenIrina MilanEsa NieminenMartin TimellSeppo MatintaloKata LaurikainenTotalPlace
1 Sonja Lumme "Rakkauden bulevardi"42242211222243
2 Leena Nilsson  [ fi ]"Soita kitaaraa"11414444444352
3 Pave Maijanen "Yamma, yamma"66666666666661
4 Riki Sorsa "Silmiisi sun"24121122111184

At Eurovision

Maijanen performed 12th on the night of the contest, following Iceland and preceding Switzerland. "Yamma, yamma" received 4 points, placing last of 23 countries competing. [1]

Among the members of the Finnish jury was Vicky Rosti, who represented Finland in the 1987 contest. [2]

Voting

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References

  1. "Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. "ESC 2017: raadit". Viisukuppila. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.