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).[1]
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 appealing to international juries than most Finnish entries to 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.[2] The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to Denmark.[3]
^ ab"Results of the Final of Lausanne 1989". European Broadcasting Union. from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
External linksEdit
(in Finnish) Full national final on Yle Elävä Arkisto
October 23, 2023
finland, eurovision, song, contest, 1989, finland, represented, anneli, saaristo, with, song, dolce, vita, 1989, eurovision, song, contest, which, took, place, lausanne, switzerland, eurovision, song, contest, 1989country, finlandnational, selectionselection, . 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 Eurovision Song Contest 1989Country FinlandNational selectionSelection processNational finalSelection date s 4 February 1989Selected entrantAnneli SaaristoSelected song La dolce vita Selected songwriter s Matti PuurtinenTurkka MaliFinals performanceFinal result7th 76 pointsFinland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 1989 1990 Contents 1 Before Eurovision 1 1 National final 2 At Eurovision 2 1 Voting 3 References 4 External linksBefore Eurovision EditNational final Edit 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 1 Final 4 February 1989 Draw Artist Song Songwriter s Points Place1 Anneli Saaristo Oi aiti maa Petri Laaksonen Veli Pekka Lehto 74 32 Mervi Hiltunen Kan det vara karlek Harri Koivuniemi Claire Witick Makela 72 43 Kirka Hiljaissuuta Kisu Jernstrom Kassu Halonen Vexi Salmi 62 54 Meiju Sivas Rauhaton sydan Risto Asikainen Meiju Suvas 24 105 Tanja Lotta Raikka Huominen Eurooppa Gosta Sundqvist 39 86 Anneli Saaristo La dolce vita Matti Puurtinen Turkka Mali 110 17 Kim Lonnholm Mina olen muistanut Edu Kettunen 52 78 Sonja Lumme Rakkauden laulut Pepe Willberg Kirsti Willberg 62 59 Cris Owen Vad finns kvar Cris Owen Marita Lindquist 103 210 Marjorie Kahden juhla Kaj Westerlund Ilkka Vesterinen 31 9Detailed Jury VotesDraw Song Billy Carson Jody Beveridge Jyrki Hamalainen Raila Kinnunen Vilma Vainikainen Heikki Kemppainen Hanna Reponen Jouko Konttinen Benny Tornroos Maria Hanninen Kirsi Nevanti Total1 Oi aiti maa 7 6 4 5 8 12 7 6 5 7 7 742 Kan det vara karlek 10 8 3 4 7 10 8 5 5 8 4 723 Hiljaissuuta 5 4 7 8 5 4 4 8 8 4 5 624 Rauhaton sydan 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 1 245 Huominen Eurooppa 1 1 1 6 8 10 1 1 3 2 5 396 La dolce vita 12 6 12 10 12 2 10 12 10 12 12 1107 Mina olen muistanut 3 4 3 6 5 7 4 6 4 5 5 528 Rakkauden laulut 4 10 4 7 6 3 5 4 6 6 7 629 Vad finns kvar 5 12 8 12 8 6 12 10 12 8 10 10310 Kahden juhla 3 2 4 3 2 4 1 3 5 3 1 31At Eurovision EditOn 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 appealing to international juries than most Finnish entries to 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 2 The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to Denmark 3 Voting Edit Points awarded to Finland 4 Score Country12 points10 points nbsp France nbsp Israel nbsp Turkey nbsp Yugoslavia8 points nbsp Ireland7 points nbsp Spain6 points nbsp Netherlands5 points4 points nbsp Luxembourg nbsp Sweden3 points nbsp Austria nbsp Cyprus2 points1 point nbsp Portugal Points awarded by Finland 4 Score Country12 points nbsp Denmark10 points nbsp Italy8 points nbsp Spain7 points nbsp Yugoslavia6 points nbsp United Kingdom5 points nbsp Israel4 points nbsp Netherlands3 points nbsp France2 points nbsp Portugal1 point nbsp AustriaReferences Edit ESC National Finals database Finland 1989 Final of Lausanne 1989 European Broadcasting Union Archived from the original on 17 April 2021 Retrieved 17 April 2021 ESC History Finland 1989 a b Results of the Final of Lausanne 1989 European Broadcasting Union Archived from the original on 17 April 2021 Retrieved 17 April 2021 External links Edit in Finnish Full national final on Yle Elava Arkisto Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 amp oldid 1168104994, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
