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Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Participating broadcasterYleisradio (Yle)
Country Finland
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)6 March 1993
Selected artist(s)Katri Helena
Selected song"Tule luo"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Matti Puurtinen
  • Jukka Saarinen
Finals performance
Final result17th, 20 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1992 • 1993 • 1994►

Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "Tule luo", composed by Matti Puurtinen, with lyrics by Jukka Saarinen, and performed by Katri Helena. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry in the contest through a national final. This was Katri Helena's second Eurovision appearance, 14 years after represent Finland in 1979.

Before Eurovision

National final

Yleisradio (Yle) held the national final at its television studios in Helsinki, hosted by Ari Korvola. Four performers took part, each singing two songs, with the winner chosen by voting from eleven regional juries.

Final – 6 March 1993
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Paula Koivuniemi "Päivä kerrallaan" Erik Lindström [fi], VeePee Lehto [fi] 37 6
2 Katri Helena "Tule luo" Matti Puurtinen [fi], Jukka Saarinen [fi] 96 1
3 Arja Koriseva "Vain taivas yksin tietää" Kisu Jernström [fi], Kassu Halonen [fi], Vexi Salmi 65 3
4 Marjorie [fi] "Legenda" Cris Owen [fi], Pia Partanen 52 4
5 Paula Koivuniemi "Sammunut rakkaus" Esa Nieminen [fi], Kaisu Liuhala [fi] 21 8
6 Katri Helena "Viesti" Jukka Kuoppamäki 48 5
7 Arja Koriseva "Sulta laulun sain" Olli Ahvenlahti, Hector 77 2
8 Marjorie "Aika eteenpäin vain kulkee" Pepe Willberg, Kirsti Willberg 33 7
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
Draw Song Rovaniemi Kajaani Vaasa Jyväskylä Joensuu Lappeenranta Pori Tampere Lahti Turku Helsinki Total
1 "Päivä kerrallaan" 4 2 5 1 2 4 3 4 1 1 10 37
2 "Tule luo" 10 10 10 10 10 8 5 8 10 10 5 96
3 "Vain taivas yksin tietää" 5 5 8 5 8 5 4 6 8 8 3 65
4 "Legenda" 8 8 2 2 5 6 6 3 2 4 6 52
5 "Sammunut rakkaus" 1 1 3 4 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 21
6 "Viesti" 2 4 4 8 4 2 8 5 5 2 4 48
7 "Sulta laulun sain" 3 6 6 6 6 10 10 10 6 6 8 77
8 "Aika eteenpäin vain kulkee" 6 3 1 3 3 3 2 1 4 5 2 33

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Katri Helena performed 17th in the running order, following Slovenia and preceding Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the close of voting "Tule luo" had received 20 points (the highest an 8 from Greece), placing Finland 17th of the 25 entries. The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to Norway.

Voting

Points awarded to Finland
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points  Greece
7 points
6 points
5 points  Iceland
4 points
3 points  Turkey
2 points
1 point
Points awarded by Finland
Score Country
12 points  Norway
10 points  Spain
8 points  Italy
7 points  Sweden
6 points  Greece
5 points  United Kingdom
4 points   Switzerland
3 points  Ireland
2 points  Portugal
1 point  France

References

  1. ESC National Finals database - Finland 1993
  2. "Final of Millstreet 1993". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. ESC History - Finland 1993
  4. ^ "Results of the Final of Millstreet 1993". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 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 1993
Kvalifikacija za Millstreet
Countries
Final
Qualification
Artists
Final
Qualification
Songs
Final
  • "Alle mine tankar"
  • "Better the Devil You Know"
  • "A cidade (até ser dia)"
  • "Donne-moi une chance"
  • "Don't Ever Cry"
  • "Ellada, hora tou fotos"
  • "Eloise"
  • "Esmer Yarim"
  • "Hombres"
  • "Iemand als jij"
  • "In Your Eyes"
  • "Mama Corsica"
  • "Maria Magdalena"
  • "Mi stamatas"
  • "Moi, tout simplement"
  • "Shiru"
  • "Sole d'Europa"
  • "Sva bol svijeta"
  • "Þá veistu svarið"
  • "Tih deževen dan"
  • "This Time"
  • "Tule luo"
  • "Under stjernerne på himlen"
  • "Viel zu weit"
  • "Vrede"
Qualification
  • "Amnestia na neveru"
  • "Árva reggel"
  • "Muretut meelt ja südametuld"
  • "Nu pleca"
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