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Eurovision Song Contest 1984
Participating broadcasterYleisradio (Yle)
Country Finland
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)18 February 1984
Selected artist(s)Kirka
Selected song"Hengaillaan"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Jukka Siikavire
  • Jussi Tuominen
Finals performance
Final result9th, 46 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1983 • 1984 • 1985►

Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Hengaillaan", composed by Jukka Siikavire, with lyrics by Jussi Tuominen, and performed by Kirka. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final. Kirka won the Finnish Eurovision ticket at his eighth attempt.

Before Eurovision

National final

Yleisradio (Yle) held the national final at its television studios in Helsinki, hosted by Maria Valkama. Eleven songs took part, having been chosen by an expert jury from 21 songs which had been broadcast on radio only on 22 and 23 January 1984. The winner was chosen by postcard voting.

Other participants included future Finnish representatives Sonja Lumme (1985) and Anneli Saaristo (1989).

Final – 18 February 1984
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Votes Place
1 Sonja Lumme "Sut vain" Sauli Sunel Huhtala, Åke Sved 5,136 5
2 Kirka "Laulu maailmalle" Pave Maijanen 3,640 7
3 Tomas Ek [fi] "Machoman" Nono Söderberg [fi], Tomas Ek 1,976 9
4 Leena Nilsson [fi] "Sun silmät on satava salaisuus" Jukka Nurmela 1,556 10
5 Kirka "Oo Marie" Esko M. Toivonen, Ilkka Vesterinen [fi] 5,291 4
6 Anneli Saaristo "Sä liian paljon vaadit" Eero Tiikasalo, Anneli Nygren [fi] 10,961 3
7 Sonja Lumme "Muistojen taulut" Lasse Mirsch, Outi Mirsch 3,970 6
8 Leena Nilsson and Tomas Ek "Kevään saan" Hannu Koivula, Pasi Hiihtola [fi] 2,823 8
9 Kirka "Hengaillaan" Jukka Siikavire [fi], Jussi Tuominen [fi] 22,040 1
10 Paula Koivuniemi "Tuultako tavoitan" Eeva Kiviharju [fi] 11,793 2
11 Sonja Lumme "Laulajan tie" László Varga, Jukka Nurmela 863 11

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Kirka performed 16th in the running order, following Turkey and preceding Switzerland. At the close of voting "Hengaillaan" had received 46 points, placing Finland 9th of the 19 entries, the country's highest finish since 1975. The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to Italy.

Voting

Points awarded to Finland
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points  Sweden
6 points
5 points
4 points  Cyprus
3 points
2 points
1 point
Points awarded by Finland
Score Country
12 points  Italy
10 points  Belgium
8 points  Sweden
7 points  Ireland
6 points  Norway
5 points  Denmark
4 points  United Kingdom
3 points  Turkey
2 points  Yugoslavia
1 point   Switzerland

References

  1. ESC National Finals database - Finland 1984
  2. "Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ESC History - Finland 1984
  4. ^ "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

External links

(in Finnish) Full national final on Yle Elävä Arkisto

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 1984
Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "100% d'amour"
  • "Anna Maria Lena"
  • "Aufrecht geh'n"
  • "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles"
  • "Avanti la vie"
  • "Ciao, amore"
  • "Det' lige det"
  • "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley"
  • "Einfach weg"
  • "Halay"
  • "Hengaillaan"
  • "Ik hou van jou"
  • "Lady, Lady"
  • "Lenge leve livet"
  • "Love Games"
  • "Silêncio e tanta gente"
  • "Terminal 3"
  • "I treni di Tozeur"
  • "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?"
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