Finland was represented by, Anneli Saaristo, with the song "La dolce vita", at the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 6 May in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Before Eurovisionâ»
National finalâ»
The final was held on 4th February 1989 at the Kultturitalo in Helsinki, hosted by Tarja Koskela. Ten songs took part with the winner chosen by an "expert" jury. Other participants included former Finnish representatives Kirka (1984) and Sonja Lumme (1985).
Final â 4 February 1989
Draw
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Artist
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Song
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Songwriter(s)
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Points
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Place
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1
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Anneli Saaristo
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"Oi Àiti maa"
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Petri Laaksonen, Veli-Pekka Lehto
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74
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3
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2
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Mervi Hiltunen
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"Kan det vara kÀrlek"
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Harri Koivuniemi, Claire Witick-MÀkelÀ
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72
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4
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3
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Kirka
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"Hiljaissuuta"
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Kisu Jernström, "Kassu Halonen," Vexi Salmi
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62
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5
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4
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Meiju Sivas
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"Rauhaton sydÀn"
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Risto Asikainen, Meiju Suvas
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24
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10
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5
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Tanja-Lotta RÀikkÀ
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"Huominen Eurooppa"
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Gösta Sundqvist
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39
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8
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6
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Anneli Saaristo
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"La dolce vita"
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Matti Puurtinen, Turkka Mali
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110
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1
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7
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Kim Lönnholm
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"MinÀ olen muistanut"
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Edu Kettunen
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52
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7
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8
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Sonja Lumme
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"Rakkauden laulut"
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Pepe Willberg, Kirsti Willberg
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62
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5
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9
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Cris Owen
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"Vad finns kvar"
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Cris Owen, Marita Lindquist
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103
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2
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10
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Marjorie
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"Kahden juhla"
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Kaj Westerlund, Ilkka Vesterinen
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31
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9
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Detailed Jury Votes
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Draw
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Song
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Billy Carson
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Jody Beveridge
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Jyrki HÀmÀlÀinen
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Raila Kinnunen
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Vilma Vainikainen
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Heikki Kemppainen
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Hanna Reponen
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Jouko Konttinen
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Benny Törnroos
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Maria HĂ€nninen
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Kirsi Nevanti
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Total
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1
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"Oi Àiti maa"
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7
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6
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4
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5
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8
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12
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7
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6
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5
|
7
|
7
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74
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2
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"Kan det vara kÀrlek"
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10
|
8
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3
|
4
|
7
|
10
|
8
|
5
|
5
|
8
|
4
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72
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3
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"Hiljaissuuta"
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5
|
4
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7
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8
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5
|
4
|
4
|
8
|
8
|
4
|
5
|
62
|
4
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"Rauhaton sydÀn"
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3
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2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
24
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5
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"Huominen Eurooppa"
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1
|
1
|
1
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6
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8
|
10
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
5
|
39
|
6
|
"La dolce vita"
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12
|
6
|
12
|
10
|
12
|
2
|
10
|
12
|
10
|
12
|
12
|
110
|
7
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"MinÀ olen muistanut"
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3
|
4
|
3
|
6
|
5
|
7
|
4
|
6
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
52
|
8
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"Rakkauden laulut"
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4
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10
|
4
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7
|
6
|
3
|
5
|
4
|
6
|
6
|
7
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62
|
9
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"Vad finns kvar"
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5
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12
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8
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12
|
8
|
6
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12
|
10
|
12
|
8
|
10
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103
|
10
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"Kahden juhla"
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3
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2
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4
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3
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2
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
5
|
3
|
1
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31
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At Eurovisionâ»
On the "night of the final Saaristo performed 14th in the running order," following Austria and preceding France. As the title suggests, "La dolce vita" was a song with strong Mediterranean influences. And proved more appealingââto international juries than most Finnish entriesââto this point. At the close of voting it had received 76 points, "placing Finland 7th of the 22 entries," the country's highest placement of the 1980s and "best finish since 1975." The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to Denmark.
Votingâ»
Referencesâ»
External linksâ»
(in Finnish) Full national final on Yle ElÀvÀ Arkisto
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Participation | |
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Artists | |
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Songs |
- "Aava"
- "Addicted to You"
- "Aina mun pitÀÀ"
- "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus"
- "Aurinko laskee lÀnteen"
- "Blackbird"
- "Bye Bye Baby"
- "Cha Cha Cha"
- "Da Da Dam"
- "Dark Side"
- "La dolce vita"
- "ElÀköön elÀmÀ"
- "Fantasiaa"
- "Fri?"
- "Hard Rock Hallelujah"
- "Hengaillaan"
- "Huilumies"
- "Hullu yö"
- "Jezebel"
- "Katson sineen taivaan"
- "Keep Me Warm"
- "Kuin silloin ennen"
- "Kun kello kÀy"
- "Laiskotellen"
- "Lapponia"
- "Leave Me Alone"
- "A Little Bit"
- "Look Away"
"Looking Back"
- "Lose Control"
- "Marry Me"
- "MissÀ miehet ratsastaa"
- "Monsters"
- "Muistathan"
- "Muistojeni laulu"
- "NĂ€r jag blundar"
- "Nauravat silmÀt 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 pÀivÀÀn"
- "Tipi-tii"
- "Tom Tom Tom"
- "Tule luo"
- "Työlki ellÀÀ"
- "Valoa ikkunassa"
- "Varjoon â suojaan"
- "Why?"
- "Yamma, yamma"
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- Note: Entries scored out signify where Finland did not compete
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Countries | |
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Artists | |
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Songs |
- "Apopse as vrethoume"
- "Avrei voluto"
- "Bana Bana"
- "Blijf zoals je bent"
- "Conquistador"
- "Derekh Hamelekh"
- "La dolce vita"
- "Door de wind"
- "En dag"
- "Flieger"
- "J'ai volé la vie"
- "Monsieur"
- "Nacida para amar"
- "Nur ein Lied"
- "The Real Me"
- "Rock Me"
- "ĂaĂ° sem enginn sĂ©r"
- "To diko sou asteri"
- "Venners nĂŠrhet"
- "Vi maler byen rĂžd"
- "Viver senza tei"
- "Why Do I Always Get It Wrong"
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