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Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985

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Eurovision Song Contest 1985
Country Finland
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)16 February 1985
Selected entrantSonja Lumme
Selected song"Eläköön elämä"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Petri Laaksonen
  • Veli-Pekka Lehto
Finals performance
Final result9th, 58 points
Finland 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

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National final

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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

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Lumme performed 2nd on the night of the contest, following Ireland and preceding Cyprus. At the close of the voting it had received 58 points, placing 9th of 19.[1]

Voting

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References

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  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.
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