Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985

Finland was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, held in Gothenburg, Sweden. The Finnish national final to select their entry was held on 16 February, hosted by Seppo Hovi. The votes of 6 regional juries decided the winner.

The Finnish entry was "Eläköön elämä", performed by Sonja Lumme and composed by Petri Laaksonen and Veli-Pekka Lehto.

National final

The Finnish national final was held at the YLE TV studios in Helsinki.

Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Tapani Kansa	Siksi lauluni soi	184	3rd
2	Bianca Morales	Ei aina svengaa	105	12th
3	Ami Aspelund and Riki Sorsa	Lapset maailman	180	4th
4	Sonja Lumme	Mulle rakkauden kevät toi	123	11th
5	Jokke Seppälä	Jossain	158	6th
6	Ami Aspelund	Sången om vårt hus	131	9th
7	Riki Sorsa	Haaveissa vainko oot mun?	221	2nd
8	Bianca Morales	Mennään vaan	155	7th
9	Tapani Kansa	Onnellisuus	128	10th
10	Ami Aspelund	Mandy	144	8th
11	Bianca Morales and Jokke Seppälä	Huomenna	179	5th
12	Sonja Lumme	Eläköön elämä	255	1st

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.

Points Awarded by Finland

Final

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

Points Awarded to Finland

Points Awarded to Finland (Final)
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
	Sweden Greece		Italy United Kingdom	Ireland Cyprus Spain
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
		Turkey	Switzerland	Israel

External links

Finnish National Final 1985

Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 ~~1970~~ 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 ~~1995~~ 1996 ~~1997~~ 1998 ~~1999~~ 2000 ~~2001~~ 2002 ~~2003~~ 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Artists

1960s	Laila Kinnunen Marion Rung Laila Halme Lasse Mårtenson Viktor Klimenko Ann Christine Fredi Kristina Hautala Jarkko & Laura

1970s	~~1970~~ Markku Aro & Koivistolaiset Päivi Paunu & Kim Floor Marion Rung Carita Pihasoittajat Fredi & Ystävät Monica Aspelund Seija Simola Katri Helena

1980s	Vesa-Matti Loiri Riki Sorsa Kojo Ami Aspelund Kirka Sonja Lumme Kari Kuivalainen Vicky Rosti & Boulevard Boulevard Anneli Saaristo

1990s	Beat Kaija Kärkinen Pave Maijanen Katri Helena CatCat ~~1995~~ Jasmine ~~1997~~ Edea ~~1999~~

2000s	Nina Åström ~~2001~~ Laura ~~2003~~ Jari Sillanpää Geir Rönning Lordi Hanna Pakarinen Teräsbetoni Waldo's People

2010s	Kuunkuiskaajat Paradise Oskar Pernilla Karlsson Krista Siegfrids Softengine Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät

Songs

1960s	"Valoa ikkunassa" "Tipi-tii" "Muistojeni laulu" "Laiskotellen" "Aurinko laskee länteen" "Playboy" "Varjoon - suojaan" "Kun kello käy" "Kuin silloin ennen"

1970s	~~1970~~ "Tie uuteen päivään" "Muistathan" "Tom Tom Tom" "Keep Me Warm" "Old Man Fiddle" "Pump-Pump" "Lapponia" "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus" "Katson sineen taivaan"

1980s	"Huilumies" "Reggae OK" "Nuku pommiin" "Fantasiaa" "Hengaillaan" "Eläköön elämä" "Never The End" "Sata salamaa" "Nauravat silmät muistetaan" "La dolce vita"

1990s	"Fri?" "Yamma, yamma" "Tule luo" "Bye Bye Baby" ~~1995~~ "Niin kaunis on taivas" ~~1997~~ "Aava" ~~1999~~

2000s	"A Little Bit" ~~2001~~ "Addicted To You" ~~2003~~ "Takes 2 To Tango" "Why?" "Hard Rock Hallelujah" "Leave Me Alone" "Missä miehet ratsastaa" "Lose Control"

2010s	"Työlki ellää" "Da Da Dam" "När jag blundar" "Marry Me" "Something Better" "Aina mun pitää"

(Note: Entries scored out are when Finland did not compete)

Eurovision Song Contest 1985

Countries

Final (by final results)	Norway (winner) Germany Sweden United Kingdom Israel Ireland Italy Austria Finland France Denmark Switzerland Luxembourg Spain Turkey Cyprus Greece Portugal Belgium

Artists

Final (by final results)	Bobbysocks! Wind Kikki Danielsson Vikki Izhar Cohen Maria Christian Al Bano & Romina Power Gary Lux Sonja Lumme Roger Bens Hot Eyes Mariella Farré & Pino Gasparini Margo, Franck Olivier, Diane Solomon, Ireen Sheer, Chris & Malcolm Roberts Paloma San Basilio MFÖ Lia Vissi Takis Biniaris Adelaide Linda Lepomme

Songs

Final (by final results)	"La det swinge" "Für alle" "Bra vibrationer" "Love Is" "Olé, Olé" "Wait Until the Weekend Comes" "Magic Oh Magic" "Kinder dieser Welt" "Eläköön elämä" "Femme dans ses rêves aussi" "Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?" "Piano, Piano" "Children, Kinder, Enfants" "La fiesta terminó" "Didai didai dai" "To Katalava Arga" "Miazoume" "Penso em ti, eu sei" "Laat me nu gaan"

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