The Finnish national selection consisted of a semi final and a final.
Semi finaledit
The semi final was held on 12 January. The semi final had 11 competing songs and six finalists were chosen by an expert jury. The semi final was hosted by Heikki Harma.
The final was held on 8 May at the YLE TV Studios in Tampere and hosted by Mikko Alatalo and the entries competing for Eurovision is conducted by Ossi Runne. After the Eurovision Preselection, this was proceeded by Intervision. The Intervision Preselection would be the last preselection, in which 6 songs are all sung by Marion. The winner was chosen by regional juries.
On the night of the final Loiri performed 10th in the running order following Switzerland and preceding Norway. The Finnish entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. Finland placed last in the contest with six points.
Viisukuppila - Muistathan: Suomen karsinnat 1980 (in Finnish)
Finnish national final 1980 on natfinals
^ ab"Results of the Final of The Hague 1980". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
External linksedit
Full national semi final and final on Yle Elävä Arkisto (in Finnish)
January 01, 1970
finland, eurovision, song, contest, 1980, finland, represented, vesa, matti, loiri, song, huilumies, 1980, eurovision, song, contest, which, took, place, april, hague, eurovision, song, contest, 1980country, finlandnational, selectionselection, processnational. Finland was represented by Vesa Matti Loiri and the song Huilumies at the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 19 April in The Hague Eurovision Song Contest 1980Country FinlandNational selectionSelection processNational finalSelection date s 8 March 1980Selected entrantVesa Matti LoiriSelected song Huilumies Selected songwriter s Aarno RaninenVexi SalmiFinals performanceFinal result19th 6 pointsFinland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 1980 1981 Vesa Matti Loiri performing Huilumies Contents 1 Before Eurovision 1 1 Semi final 1 2 Final 1 2 1 Scoreboard 2 At Eurovision 2 1 Voting 3 Sources 4 External linksBefore Eurovision editThe Finnish national selection consisted of a semi final and a final Semi final edit The semi final was held on 12 January The semi final had 11 competing songs and six finalists were chosen by an expert jury The semi final was hosted by Heikki Harma Songs eliminated in the semi final Artist Song Songwriter s Paula Koivuniemi Romantiikkaa Markku Johansson m Juha Vainio l Tapani Kansa amp Satu Pentikainen Hyva on Jukka Siikavire m Erkki Makinen l Kisu Oh la la Kassu Halonen m Raul Reiman l Tapani Kansa Kun ystavan ma sain Lasse Mirsch m amp l Reijo Karvonen amp Pepe Willberg Jos voimaa on Reijo Karvonen m Matti Harkala l Final edit The final was held on 8 May at the YLE TV Studios in Tampere and hosted by Mikko Alatalo and the entries competing for Eurovision is conducted by Ossi Runne After the Eurovision Preselection this was proceeded by Intervision The Intervision Preselection would be the last preselection in which 6 songs are all sung by Marion The winner was chosen by regional juries Draw Artist Song Songwriter s Place Points 1 Vesa Matti Loiri Huilumies Aarno Raninen m Vexi Salmi l 1st 386 2 Liisa Tavi amp Band Nopea talven valo Pekka Tegelman m Jukka Pekka Takala l 6th 190 3 Kirka amp Silhuetit Karthago Antti Hyvarinen m Juice Leskinen l 2nd 315 4 Eija Ahvo Lady day Jukka Linkola m Arto Melleri l 5th 210 5 Irina Milan Paattymaton laulu Olli Ahvenlahti m Jukka Virtanen l 3rd 240 6 Sinikka Sokka Eras lapsi ei nuku Henrik Otto Donner m Pentti Saaritsa l 4th 234 Scoreboard edit Song Turku Oulu Helsinki Tampere Lappeenranta Total Huilumies 75 75 78 85 73 386 Nopea talven valo 38 41 39 34 38 190 Karthago 66 64 59 67 59 315 Lady day 39 42 46 37 46 210 Paattymaton laulu 47 31 51 53 58 240 Eras lapsi ei nuku 50 62 42 39 41 234At Eurovision editOn the night of the final Loiri performed 10th in the running order following Switzerland and preceding Norway The Finnish entry was conducted by Ossi Runne Finland placed last in the contest with six points Voting edit Points awarded to Finland 1 Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points nbsp Norway 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point nbsp France Points awarded by Finland 1 Score Country 12 points nbsp Switzerland 10 points nbsp Netherlands 8 points nbsp Ireland 7 points nbsp Denmark 6 points nbsp Italy 5 points nbsp Austria 4 points nbsp United Kingdom 3 points nbsp Luxembourg 2 points nbsp Germany 1 point nbsp PortugalSources editViisukuppila Muistathan Suomen karsinnat 1980 in Finnish Finnish national final 1980 on natfinals a b Results of the Final of The Hague 1980 European Broadcasting Union Retrieved 27 November 2021 External links editFull national semi final and final on Yle Elava Arkisto in Finnish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 amp oldid 1223970986, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
