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Eurovision Song Contest 1974
Participating broadcasterYleisradio (Yle)
Country Finland
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)16 February 1974
Selected artist(s)Carita Holmström
Selected song"Keep Me Warm"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result13th, 4 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1973 • 1974 • 1975►

Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 with the song "Keep Me Warm", composed by Eero Koivistoinen, with lyrics by Frank Robson, and performed by Carita Holmström. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

Yleisradio (Yle) invited 16 composers for the competition. The Finnish national selection consisted of two semi finals and a final. The shows were hosted by Matti Palosmaa.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were held on January 19 and 26 at Finlandia Hall in Helsinki. In both semi-finals eight songs competed and four songs qualified for the final. The finalists were chosen by regional juries.

First semi-final

Semi-final 1 – 19 January
Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
Pepe Willberg "Sinä ja minä" Markku Johansson [fi] (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.) 259 1
Jukka Kuoppamäki "Aurinkomaa" Jukka Kuoppamäki (m. & l.), Ture Ara [fi] (l.) 247 2
Danny "Jos maailmassa vain ois kahva" Jaakko Salo [fi] (m.), Jukka Virtanen (l.) 242 3
Markku Aro "Anna kaikkien kukkien kukkia" Toivo Kärki (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.) 237 4
Eero Raittinen and Jukka Tolonen "Shangri-La" Jukka Tolonen (m.), Hector (l.) 233 5
Eija Ahvo [fi] and Harri Saksala [fi] "Häät" Toni Edelmann [fi] (m.), Marja-Kaarina Mykkänen (l.) 228 6
Kisu [fi] "Kun sinä jäät" Heikki Sarmanto (m.), Chrisse Johansson [fi] (l.) 215 7
Irwin Goodman "Se on minimaalista" Irwin Goodman (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.) 195 8

Second semi-final

Semi-final 2 – 26 January
Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
Carita Holmström "Älä mene pois" Eero Koivistoinen (m.), Hector (l.) 256 1
Muska and Ykä [fi] "Senhän sanoo järkikin" Erik Lindström [fi] (m.), Sauvo Puhtila [fi] (l.) 254 2
Anneli Sari [fi] "Jäähyväiset" Kaj Chydenius (m.), Marja-Leena Mikkola (l.) 251 3
Ritva Oksanen [fi] "Musta tango" Jorma Panula (m.), M. A. Numminen (l.) 250 4
Kirka "Energia" Rauno Lehtinen (m. & l.) 244 5
Marion Rung "Icing" Kari Kuuva [fi] (m.), Juha Vainio (l.) 238 6
Marjo-Riitta Kervinen [fi] "Voin elää paremmin" Frank Robson (m.), lyricist unknown 176 7
Seija Simola and Lasse Mårtenson "Laulun kuulen" Lasse Mårtenson (m.), lyricist unknown 164 8

Final

The final was held on February 16 at Finlandia Hall in Helsinki. The winner was chosen by a professional jury consisting of 20 members. British singer-songwriter Roger Whittaker performed as an interval act.

Final – 16 February 1974
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Muska & Ykä [fi] "Senhän sanoo järkikin" Erik Lindström [fi] (m.), Sauvo Puhtila [fi] (l.) 42 6
2 Ritva Oksanen [fi] "Musta tango" Jorma Panula (m.), M. A. Numminen (l.) 70 2
3 Danny "Jos maailmassa vain ois kahva" Jaakko Salo [fi] (m.), Jukka Virtanen (l.) 40 7
4 Pepe Willberg "Sinä ja minä" Markku Johansson [fi] (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.) 66 3
5 Jukka Kuoppamäki "Aurinkomaa" Jukka Kuoppamäki (m. & l.), Ture Ara [fi] (l.) 64 4
6 Markku Aro "Anna kaikkien kukkien kukkia" Toivo Kärki (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.) 37 8
7 Carita Holmström "Älä mene pois" Eero Koivistoinen (m.), Hector (l.) 83 1
8 Anneli Sari [fi] "Jäähyväiset" Kaj Chydenius (m.), Marja-Leena Mikkola (l.) 63 5

The winning song "Älä mene pois" was performed in Finnish in the national selection shows but it was translated into English for the Eurovision Song Contest as "Keep Me Warm". The English lyrics were written by Frank Robson.

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Carita Holmström performed first in the running order, preceding United Kingdom. The entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. At the close of voting, Finland picked up four points and placed 13th of the 17 entries.

Voting

Points awarded to Finland
Score Country
2 points  Israel
1 point
Points awarded by Finland
Score Country
5 points  Sweden
2 points  Italy
1 point

Sources

  1. ^ "Results of the Final of Brighton 1974". Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 28 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.
Eurovision Song Contest 1974
Countries
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  • "La Vie à vingt-cinq ans"
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