Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979

  • Matti Siitonen
  • Vexi Salmi
Finals performanceFinal result14th, 38 pointsFinland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Finland was represented by Katri Helena, with the song "Katson sineen taivaan" at the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 31 March in Jerusalem. "Katson sineen taivaan" was chosen as the Finnish entry at the national final organised by broadcaster Yle and held on 10 February. This was the first of Katri Helena's two Eurovision appearances for Finland, after she had finished runner-up in three previous national finals (1969, 1972 and 1978).

Before Eurovision

National final

The final was held at the Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki, hosted by Marjatta Leppänen. Six songs took part, with the winner chosen by a 30-member jury containing a mix of music industry professionals and TV viewers.

Other participants included Finnish Eurovision representatives Markku Aro (1971) and Kirka (1984).[1]

Final – 10 February 1979
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Seidat "Hei, tännepäin" Eeva Kiviharju 78 6
2 Markku Aro "Sano Susanne" Esa Nieminen, Juha Vainio 94 5
3 Yvonne Gräsbeck "Hyvästi ystäväin" Lasse Mirsch 113 2
4 Katri Helena "Katson sineen taivaan" Matti Siitonen, Vexi Salmi 140 1
5 Kirka, Anna and Muska "Aikuiset anteeksi antaa" Eero Lupari 95 4
6 Pepe Willberg "Päivä tuskin päättyis kauniimmin" Pepe Willberg, Markku Johansson, Juha Vainio 110 3

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Katri Helena performed 5th in the running order, following Ireland and preceding Monaco. At the close of voting "Katson sineen taivaan" had picked up 38 points, placing Finland 14th of the 19 entries.[2] The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Israel.[3]

Voting

Points awarded to Finland[4]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points   Switzerland
7 points
6 points  Luxembourg
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point
Points awarded by Finland[4]
Score Country
12 points  Israel
10 points   Switzerland
8 points  Italy
7 points  United Kingdom
6 points  Ireland
5 points  Netherlands
4 points  Luxembourg
3 points  Germany
2 points  Portugal
1 point  France

References

  1. ^ ESC National Finals database - Finland 1979
  2. ^ "Final of Jerusalem 1979". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. ^ ESC History - Finland 1979
  4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1979". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

External links

(in Finnish) Full national final on Yle Elävä Arkisto

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