Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990
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| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1990 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Yleisradio (Yle) | |||
| Country |  Finland | |||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date | 17 February 1990 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Fri?" | |||
| Artist | Beat | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 21st, 8 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 with the song "Fri?", composed by Kim Engblom, Tina Krause, and Janne Engblom, with lyrics by Stina Engblom, and performed by the band Beat. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.
This was the first time that the Finnish entry had been sung in Swedish at the Eurovision Song Contest. After that the only other time Finland has entered the contest with a song in Swedish was in 2012 with "När jag blundar" performed by Pernilla Karlsson.
Before Eurovision
[edit]National final
[edit]Eleven entries were selected for the competition from 225 submissions received during a submission period as well as from composers and music publishers directly invited by Yleisradio (Yle). The national final was held on 17 February 1990 at the Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki, hosted by Kati Bergman. The winner was chosen by an expert jury. Each juror distributed their points between 1–8, 10 and 12 for each song. This would be Ossi Runne's last participation as a conductor for the pre-selections in 24 years. He would hand over his baton to his successor, Olli Ahvenlahti, as he would conduct at Zagreb.[1]
In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the show was opened by Barbarella performing "(Like a) Fata Morgana". Later, as an interval act, Barbarella performed "Sucker for Your Love".[2][3]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robinson and Apollo 16 | "Yön poika" | Esa Mäkelä, Veijo Mäki, Kai Stenman, Sami Piiparinen, VeePee Lehto | 60 | 6 |
| 2 | Susanne Sonntag | "Jag tror på friheten" | Thomas Katter, Henrik Svahn | 92 | 2 |
| 3 | Tarja Lunnas | "Naurus sun katseesi sun" | Markku Anttila, Jorma Toiviainen | 74 | 5 |
| 4 | Anita Pajunen | "Satujen mies" | Mick Hanian, Juha Louhivuori | 32 | 10 |
| 5 | Arja Saijonmaa | "Gabriela" | Petri Laaksonen, Turkka Mali | 89 | 3 |
| 6 | Leena Pirhonen | "Sua haluan" | Leena-Liisa Krasko | 48 | 8 |
| 7 | Marjorie | "Tuuli" | Eeva Kiviharju | 59 | 7 |
| 8 | Beat | "Fri?" | Kim Engblom, Janne Engblom, Tina Krause, Stina Engblom | 95 | 1 |
| 9 | Jussi Halme | "Katsot yötä tummaa" | Jussi Halme, Laila Halme | 38 | 9 |
| 10 | Jone | "Jälkees sun" | Jone Ullakko | 24 | 11 |
| 11 | Tomas Ek | "Du går så skyggt" | Curre Boucht, Åke Grandell | 75 | 4 |
| Draw | Song | Marja Aarnipuro
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Timo Vitikka
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Hanna Pesonen
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Aarno Cronvall
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Helena Miller
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Virve Valli
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Leena Kurikka
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Jarmo Moilanen
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Arto Vilkko
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Olli Heikkilä
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Juha Tapaninen
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Total |
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| 1 | "Yön poika" | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 60 |
| 2 | "Jag tror på friheten" | 12 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 92 |
| 3 | "Naurus sun katseesi sun" | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 74 |
| 4 | "Satujen mies" | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 32 |
| 5 | "Gabriela" | 10 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 89 |
| 6 | "Sua haluan" | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 48 |
| 7 | "Tuuli" | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 59 |
| 8 | "Fri?" | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 95 |
| 9 | "Katsot yötä tummaa" | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 38 |
| 10 | "Jälkees sun" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 24 |
| 11 | "Du går så skyggt" | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 75 |
At Eurovision
[edit]Beat performed last of 22, following Cyprus. At the close of the voting they had received 8 points, placing joint last with Norway.[4]
Voting
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References
[edit]- ^ "1990 Ruotsin kielikään ei auttanut" (in Finnish). Yle. Archived from the original on 4 October 2003. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Euroviisut 1990 Suomen karsinta" (in Finnish). Yle Areena. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ Säilynoja, Juhana (21 April 2015). "Euroviisukarsinnat kehittyivät kansanjuhlasta lama-ajan säästöviisuihin 1990-luvulla" [Eurovision qualifiers evolved from a folk festival to a recession-era austerity measure in the 1990s] (in Finnish). Yle Elävä arkisto. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Final of Zagreb 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Zagreb 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.