Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985

  • Petri Laaksonen
  • Veli-Pekka Lehto
Finals performanceFinal result9th, 58 pointsFinland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1984 • 1985 • 1986►

Finland was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, held in Gothenburg, Sweden. The Finnish entry was "Eläköön elämä", performed by Sonja Lumme and composed by Petri Laaksonen and Veli-Pekka Lehto.

Before Eurovision

National final

The final was held at the YLE TV studios in Helsinki, hosted by Seppo Hovi. The votes of 6 regional juries decided the winner.

Final – 16 February 1985
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Tapani Kansa "Siksi lauluni soi" Kaj Kuittinen, Tapani Kansa 184 3
2 Bianca Morales "Ei aina svengaa" Mika Siekkinen, Aappo I. Piippo 105 12
3 Ami Aspelund and Riki Sorsa "Lapset maailman" Kari Kuusamo, Ami Aspelund, Pasi Hiihtola 180 4
4 Sonja Lumme "Mulle rakkauden kevät toi" Matti Auranen, Sonja Lumme 123 11
5 Jokke Seppälä "Jossain" Pave Maijanen 158 6
6 Ami Aspelund "Sången om vårt hus" Sven Sid, Bo Carpelan 131 9
7 Riki Sorsa "Haaveissa vainko oot mun?" Kari Kuivalainen 221 2
8 Bianca Morales "Mennään vaan" Esko M. Toivonen, Ilkka Vesterinen 155 7
9 Tapani Kansa "Onnellisuus" Pepe Willberg, Kirsti Willberg 128 10
10 Ami Aspelund "Mandy" Jokke Seppälä, Siru Seppälä 144 8
11 Bianca Morales and Jokke Seppälä "Huomenna" Kisu Jernström, Kassu Halonen, Timo Lehtiö 179 5
12 Sonja Lumme "Eläköön elämä" Petri Laaksonen, Veli-Pekka Lehto 255 1
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
Draw Song
Rovaniemi
Kuopio
Vaasa
Turku
Jyväskylä
Helsinki
Total score
1 "Siksi lauluni soi" 25 34 37 33 27 28 184
2 "Ei aina svengaa" 18 18 20 16 12 21 105
3 "Lapset maailman" 36 31 32 34 26 21 180
4 "Mulle rakkauden kevät toi" 19 18 19 24 20 23 123
5 "Jossain" 28 30 31 28 21 20 158
6 "Sången om vårt hus" 19 22 15 16 33 26 131
7 "Haaveissa vainko oot mun?" 30 42 39 34 32 44 221
8 "Mennään vaan" 22 26 30 25 15 37 155
9 "Onnellisuus" 15 27 21 27 14 24 128
10 "Mandy" 15 28 20 24 30 27 144
11 "Huomenna" 38 30 33 32 25 21 179
12 "Eläköön elämä" 39 37 45 48 49 37 255

At Eurovision

Lumme performed 2nd on the night of the contest, following Ireland and preceding Cyprus. At the close of the voting it had received 56 points, placing 9th of 19.[1]

Voting

Points awarded to Finland[2]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points  Turkey
2 points   Switzerland
1 point  Israel
Points awarded by Finland[2]
Score Country
12 points  Sweden
10 points  Germany
8 points  Spain
7 points  United Kingdom
6 points  Italy
5 points  France
4 points  Norway
3 points   Switzerland
2 points  Turkey
1 point  Ireland

References

  1. ^ "Final of Gothenburg 1985". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Gothenburg 1985". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

External links

  • Finnish National Final 1985
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "Aava"
  • "Addicted to You"
  • "Aina mun pitää"
  • "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus"
  • "Aurinko laskee länteen"
  • "Blackbird"
  • "Bye Bye Baby"
  • "Cha Cha Cha"
  • "Da Da Dam"
  • "Dark Side"
  • "La dolce vita"
  • "Eläköön elämä"
  • "Fantasiaa"
  • "Fri?"
  • "Hard Rock Hallelujah"
  • "Hengaillaan"
  • "Huilumies"
  • "Hullu yö"
  • "Jezebel"
  • "Katson sineen taivaan"
  • "Keep Me Warm"
  • "Kuin silloin ennen"
  • "Kun kello käy"
  • "Laiskotellen"
  • "Lapponia"
  • "Leave Me Alone"
  • "A Little Bit"
  • "Look Away"
  • "Looking Back"
  • "Lose Control"
  • "Marry Me"
  • "Missä miehet ratsastaa"
  • "Monsters"
  • "Muistathan"
  • "Muistojeni laulu"
  • "När jag blundar"
  • "Nauravat silmät muistetaan"
  • "Never the End"
  • "Niin kaunis on taivas"
  • "No Rules!"
  • "Nuku pommiin"
  • "Old Man Fiddle"
  • "Playboy"
  • "Pump-Pump"
  • "Reggae OK"
  • "Sata salamaa"
  • "Sing It Away"
  • "Something Better"
  • "Takes 2 to Tango"
  • "Tie uuteen päivään"
  • "Tipi-tii"
  • "Tom Tom Tom"
  • "Tule luo"
  • "Työlki ellää"
  • "Valoa ikkunassa"
  • "Varjoon – suojaan"
  • "Why?"
  • "Yamma, yamma"
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Finland did not compete
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Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "Bra vibrationer"
  • "Children, Kinder, Enfants"
  • "Didai didai dai"
  • "Eläköön elämä"
  • "Femme dans ses rêves aussi"
  • "La fiesta terminó"
  • "Für alle"
  • "Kinder dieser Welt"
  • "La det swinge"
  • "Laat me nu gaan"
  • "Love Is..."
  • "Magic Oh Magic"
  • "Miazoume"
  • "Olé, Olé"
  • "Penso em ti, eu sei"
  • "Piano, piano"
  • "Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?"
  • "To katalava arga"
  • "Wait Until the Weekend Comes"