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Eurovision Song Contest 1986
Participating broadcasterYleisradio (Yle)
Country Finland
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)22 February 1986
Selected artist(s)Kari Kuivalainen
Selected song"Never the End"
Selected songwriter(s)Kari Kuivalainen
Finals performance
Final result15th, 22 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1985 • 1986 • 1987►

Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "Never the End", written and performed by Kari Kuivalainen. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry in the contest through a national final.

Before Eurovision

National final

Yleisradio (Yle) held the national final on 22 February 1986 at its studios in Helsinki, hosted by Kari Lumikero. The votes of an "expert jury" decided the winner, being "Päivä kahden ihmisen" performed and composed by Kari Kuivalainen. The voting was rather tight and Kuivalainen won by only one point over the second-placing entrant.

Final – 22 February 1986
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Kirka and Kim Lönnholm [fi] "Aitoa taikaa" Kisu Jernström [fi], Kassu Halonen [fi] Edu Kettunen [fi] 74 3
2 Tulip "Tanssin aurinkoon" Jukka Siikavire [fi], Jussi Tuominen [fi] 22 9
3 Irina Milan [fi] and Eija Ahvo [fi] "Applause" Esa Nieminen [fi], Irina Milan 53 5
4 Kirka "Uusiin taivaisiin" Edu Kettunen 88 2
5 Sonja Lumme "Tappavat kyyneleet" Jim Pembroke, Jukka Virtanen 48 6
6 Gruppo Jokke "Kaamoksen maa" Jokke Seppälä [fi], Siru Seppälä 37 7
7 Kim Lönnholm "Rautataivas" Esa Kaartamo [fi], Pekka Pohjola 64 4
8 Kari Kuivalainen "Päivä kahden ihmisen" Kari Kuivalainen 89 1
9 Danny "Ninja" Veikko Samuli [fi], Raul Reiman [fi], Jyrki Hämäläinen 31 8
Detailed Jury Votes
Draw Song Black Mike P. Dammert M. Fagerlund P. Helin R. Kinnunen K. Klockars J-P Koikkalainen T. Liete K. Liuhala E. Melakoski R. Sarmanto Total
1 "Aitoa taikaa" 8 6 7 7 6 3 10 7 6 6 8 74
2 "Tanssin aurinkoon" 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 3 1 3 1 22
3 "Applause" 2 5 5 4 5 7 3 5 5 7 5 53
4 "Uusiin taivaisiin" 7 8 8 6 10 8 6 8 10 10 7 88
5 "Tappavat kyyneleet" 3 4 4 2 4 10 1 4 4 8 4 48
6 "Kaamoksen maa" 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 2 3 4 3 37
7 "Rautataivas" 6 7 6 8 7 5 4 6 7 2 6 64
8 "Päivä kahden ihmisen" 10 10 10 10 8 6 2 10 8 5 10 89
9 "Ninja" 5 2 2 5 2 2 7 1 2 1 2 31

At Eurovision

Kuivalainen performed nineteenth on the night of the contest, following Denmark and preceding Portugal. Before performing in Bergen, one line of the song was changed, and the title "Päivä kahden ihmisen" ("Day of two people") was changed to "Never the End." At the close of the voting it had received 22 points, placing 15th in a field of 20 competing countries.

Voting

Points awarded to Finland
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points  Belgium
7 points
6 points  Iceland
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point
Points awarded by Finland
Score Country
12 points  Belgium
10 points  United Kingdom
8 points  Ireland
7 points   Switzerland
6 points  Austria
5 points  Sweden
4 points  Luxembourg
3 points  Netherlands
2 points  Germany
1 point  Spain

References

  1. "Final of Bergen 1986". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Results of the Final of Bergen 1986". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 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 1986
Countries
Final
Withdrawn
  • Greece
Artists
Final
Withdrawn
Songs
Final
  • "Alles heeft ritme"
  • "L'Amour de ma vie"
  • "Du er fuld af løgn"
  • "E' de' det här du kallar kärlek?"
  • "Européennes"
  • "Gleðibankinn"
  • "Halley"
  • "J'aime la vie"
  • "Não sejas mau para mim"
  • "Never the End"
  • "Pas pour moi"
  • "Romeo"
  • "Runner in the Night"
  • "Tora zo"
  • "Über die Brücke geh'n"
  • "Valentino"
  • "Yavo Yom"
  • "You Can Count On Me"
  • "Die Zeit ist einsam"
  • "Željo moja"
Withdrawn
  • "Wagon-lit"
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