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Eurovision Song Contest 1980
Participating broadcasterYleisradio (Yle)
Country Finland
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)8 March 1980
Selected artist(s)Vesa-Matti Loiri
Selected song"Huilumies"
Selected songwriter(s)Aarno Raninen
Vexi Salmi
Finals performance
Final result19th, 6 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Vesa-Matti Loiri performing "Huilumies"

Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song "Huilumies", composed by Aarno Raninen, with lyrics by Vexi Salmi, and performed by Vesa-Matti Loiri. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

The Finnish national selection consisted of a semi final and a final.

Semi final

The semi final was held on 12 January. The semi final had 11 competing songs and six finalists were chosen by an expert jury. The semi final was hosted by Heikki Harma.

Songs eliminated in the semi-final
Artist Song Songwriter(s)
Paula Koivuniemi "Romantiikkaa" Markku Johansson [fi] (m.), Juha Vainio (l.)
Tapani Kansa & Satu Pentikäinen [fi] "Hyvä on" Jukka Siikavire [fi] (m.), Erkki Mäkinen [fi] (l.)
Kisu [fi] "Oh la la" Kassu Halonen [fi] (m.), Raul Reiman [fi] (l.)
Tapani Kansa "Kun ystävän mä sain" Lasse Mirsch (m. & l.)
Reijo Karvonen [fi] & Pepe Willberg "Jos voimaa on" Reijo Karvonen (m.), Matti Härkälä (l.)

Final

Yle held the final on 8 May at its television studios in Tampere and hosted by Mikko Alatalo and the entries competing for Eurovision is conducted by Ossi Runne. After the Eurovision Preselection, this was proceeded by Intervision. The Intervision Preselection would be the last preselection, in which 6 songs are all sung by Marion. The winner was chosen by regional juries.

Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Vesa-Matti Loiri "Huilumies" Aarno Raninen (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.) 386 1
2 Liisa Tavi [fi] and Band Nopea talven valo Pekka Tegelman [fi] (m.), Jukka-Pekka Takala (l.) 190 6
3 Kirka and Silhuetit [fi] "Karthago" Antti Hyvärinen [fi] (m.), Juice Leskinen (l.) 315 2
4 Eija Ahvo [fi] "Lady Day" Jukka Linkola (m.), Arto Melleri (l.) 210 5
5 Irina Milan [fi] "Päättymätön laulu" Olli Ahvenlahti (m.), Jukka Virtanen (l.) 240 3
6 Sinikka Sokka [fi] "Eräs lapsi ei nuku" Henrik Otto Donner (m.), Pentti Saaritsa [fi] (l.) 234 4

Scoreboard

Song Turku Oulu Helsinki Tampere Lappeenranta Total
"Huilumies" 75 75 78 85 73 386
"Nopea talven valo" 38 41 39 34 38 190
"Karthago" 66 64 59 67 59 315
"Lady Day" 39 42 46 37 46 210
"Päättymätön laulu" 47 31 51 53 58 240
"Eräs lapsi ei nuku" 50 62 42 39 41 234

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Loiri performed 10th in the running order following Switzerland and preceding Norway. The Finnish entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. Finland placed last in the contest with six points.

Voting

Points awarded to Finland
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points  Norway
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point  France
Points awarded by Finland
Score Country
12 points   Switzerland
10 points  Netherlands
8 points  Ireland
7 points  Denmark
6 points  Italy
5 points  Austria
4 points  United Kingdom
3 points  Luxembourg
2 points  Germany
1 point  Portugal

Sources

  1. ^ "Results of the Final of The Hague 1980". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

External links

Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
National selection: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu
Participation
Artists
Songs
  • "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. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.
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