Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993

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Eurovision Song Contest 1993
CountryFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)6 March 1993
Selected entrant Katri Helena
Selected song"Tule luo"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Matti Puurtinen
  • Jukka Saarinen
Finals performance
Final result17th, 20 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄199219931994►

Finland was represented by Katri Helena, with the song "Tule luo", at the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 15 May in Millstreet, Ireland. "Tule luo" was chosen as the Finnish entry at the national final on 6 March and was Katri Helena's second Eurovision appearance, 14 years after her performance in Jerusalem in 1979.

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Before Eurovision

National final

The final was held at the studios of broadcaster YLE in Helsinki, hosted by Ari Korvola. Four performers took part, each singing two songs, with the winner chosen by voting from eleven regional juries. [1]

Final – 6 March 1993
DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)PointsPlace
1 Paula Koivuniemi "Päivä kerrallaan" Erik Lindström  [ fi ], VeePee Lehto  [ fi ]376
2 Katri Helena "Tule luo" Matti Puurtinen  [ fi ], Jukka Saarinen  [ fi ]961
3 Arja Koriseva "Vain taivas yksin tietää" Kisu Jernström  [ fi ], Kassu Halonen  [ fi ], Vexi Salmi 653
4 Marjorie  [ fi ]"Legenda" Cris Owen  [ fi ], Pia Partanen524
5Paula Koivuniemi"Sammunut rakkaus" Esa Nieminen  [ fi ], Kaisu Liuhala  [ fi ]218
6Katri Helena"Viesti" Jukka Kuoppamäki 485
7Arja Koriseva"Sulta laulun sain" Olli Ahvenlahti, Hector 772
8Marjorie"Aika eteenpäin vain kulkee" Pepe Willberg, Kirsti Willberg337
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
DrawSong
Rovaniemi
Kajaani
Vaasa
Jyväskylä
Joensuu
Lappeenranta
Pori
Tampere
Lahti
Turku
Helsinki
Total score
1"Päivä kerrallaan"42512434111037
2"Tule luo"10101010108581010596
3"Vain taivas yksin tietää"5585854688365
4"Legenda"8822566324652
5"Sammunut rakkaus"1134111233121
6"Viesti"2448428552448
7"Sulta laulun sain"3666610101066877
8"Aika eteenpäin vain kulkee"6313332145233

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Katri Helena performed 17th in the running order, following Slovenia and preceding Bosnia-Herzegovina. At the close of voting "Tule luo" had received 20 points (the highest an 8 from Greece), placing Finland 17th of the 25 entries. [2] The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to Norway. [3]

Voting

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References

  1. ESC National Finals database - Finland 1993
  2. "Final of Millstreet 1993". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. ESC History - Finland 1993
  4. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Millstreet 1993". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

(in Finnish) Full national final on Yle Elävä Arkisto