Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974

Eurovision Song Contest 1974

Country|  Finland
National selection
Selection process| National final
Selection date(s)| 16 February 1974
Selected entrant| Carita Holmström
Selected song| "Keep Me Warm"
Selected songwriter(s)|

* Eero Koivistoinen
* Frank Robson

Finals performance
Final result| 13th, 4 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Finland was represented by Carita Holmström, with the song "Keep Me Warm", at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 6 April in Brighton.

## Before Eurovision[edit]

The Finnish national selection consisted of two semi finals and a final. The shows were hosted by Matti Palosmaa.

### Semi finals[edit]

In both semi finals eight songs competed and four songs qualified for the final. The finalists were chosen by regional juries.

#### First semi final[edit]

Semi-final 1 – 19 January

Place  | Artist  | Song  | Songwriter(s)  | Points
1\.  | Pepe Willberg | "Sinä ja minä"  | Markku Johansson (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.)  | 259
2\.  | Jukka Kuoppamäki | "Aurinkomaa"  | Jukka Kuoppamäki (m. & l.), Ture Ara (l.)  | 247
3\.  | Danny | "Jos maailmassa vain ois kahva"  | Jaakko Salo (m.), Jukka Virtanen (l.)  | 242
4\.  | Markku Aro | "Anna kaikkien kukkien kukkia"  | Toivo Kärki (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.)  | 237
5\.  | Eero Raittinen & Jukka Tolonen | "Shangri-la"  | Jukka Tolonen (m.), Hector (l.)  | 233
6\.  | Eija Ahvo & Harri Saksala  | "Häät"  | Toni Edelmann (m.), Marja-Kaarina Mykkänen (l.)  | 228
7\.  | Kisu  | "Kun sinä jäät"  | Heikki Sarmanto (m.), Chrisse Johansson (l.)  | 215
8\.  | Irwin Goodman | "Se on minimaalista"  | Irwin Goodman (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.)  | 195

#### Second semi final[edit]

Semi-final 2 – 26 January

Place  | Artist  | Song  | Songwriter(s)  | Points
1\.  | Carita Holmström | "Älä mene pois"  | Eero Koivistoinen (m.), Hector (l.)  | 256
2\.  | Muska & Ykä  | "Senhän sanoo järkikin"  | Erik Lindström (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.)  | 254
3\.  | Anneli Sari  | "Jäähyväiset"  | Kaj Chydenius (m.), Marja-Leena Mikkola (l.)  | 251
4\.  | Ritva Oksanen  | "Musta tango"  | Jorma Panula (m.), M. A. Numminen (l.)  | 250
5\.  | Kirka | "Energia"  | Rauno Lehtinen (m. & l.)  | 244
6\.  | Marion Rung | "Icing"  | Kari Kuuva (m.), Juha Vainio (l.)  | 238
7\.  | Marjo-Riitta Kervinen  | "Voin elää paremmin"  | Frank Robson (m.), lyricist unknown  | 176
8\.  | Seija Simola & Lasse Mårtenson | "Laulun kuulen"  | Lasse Mårtenson (m.), lyricist unknown  | 164

### Final[edit]

The final was held on February 16 at Finlandia Hall in Helsinki. The winner was chosen by a professional jury consisting of 20 members. British singer-songwriter Roger Whittaker performed as an interval act.

Draw  | Artist  | Song  | Songwriter(s)  | Place  | Points

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1  | Muska & Ykä  | "Senhän sanoo järkikin"  | Erik Lindström (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.)  | 6th  | 42
2  | Ritva Oksanen  | "Musta tango"  | Jorma Panula (m.), M. A. Numminen (l.)  | 2nd  | 70
3  | Danny | "Jos maailmassa vain ois kahva"  | Jaakko Salo (m.), Jukka Virtanen (l.)  | 7th  | 40
4  | Pepe Willberg | "Sinä ja minä"  | Markku Johansson (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.)  | 3rd  | 66
5  | Jukka Kuoppamäki | "Aurinkomaa"  | Jukka Kuoppamäki (m. & l.), Ture Ara (l.)  | 4th  | 64
6  | Markku Aro | "Anna kaikkien kukkien kukkia"  | Toivo Kärki (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.)  | 8th  | 37
7  | Carita Holmström | "Älä mene pois"  | Eero Koivistoinen (m.), Hector (l.)  | 1st  | 83
8  | Anneli Sari  | "Jäähyväiset"  | Kaj Chydenius (m.), Marja-Leena Mikkola (l.)  | 5th  | 63

The winning song "Älä mene pois" was performed in Finnish in the national selection shows but it was translated into English for the Eurovision Song Contest as "Keep Me Warm". The English lyrics were written by Frank Robson.

## At Eurovision[edit]

On the night of the final Carita Holmström performed first in the running order, preceding United Kingdom. The entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. At the close of voting, Finland picked up four points and placed 13th of the 17 entries.

### Voting[edit]

Points awarded to Finland[1] | Score  | Country

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2 points  |  Israel
1 point  |

* Ireland
* United Kingdom

Points awarded by Finland[1] | Score  | Country

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5 points  |  Sweden
2 points  |  Italy
1 point  |

* Netherlands
* Yugoslavia
* United Kingdom

## Sources[edit]

* Viisukuppila- Muistathan: Suomen karsinnat 1974 (in Finnish)
* Finnish national final 1974 on natfinals

1. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Brighton 1974". Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

## External links[edit]

* Full national final on Yle Elävä Arkisto (in Finnish)

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Artists|

* Saara Aalto
* ~~Aksel~~
* Markku Aro
* Ami Aspelund
* Monica Aspelund
* Nina Åström
* Beat
* Blind Channel
* Boulevard
* Carita
* CatCat
* Darude
* Edea
* Kim Floor
* Fredi
* Laila Halme
* Kristina Hautala
* Jarkko and Laura
* Jasmine
* Käärijä
* Kaija
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* Laila Kinnunen
* Kirka
* Viktor Klimenko
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* Kojo
* Kari Kuivalainen
* Kuunkuiskaajat
* Laura
* Vesa-Matti Loiri
* Lordi
* Sonja Lumme
* Lasse Mårtenson
* Norma John
* Ann-Christine Nyström
* Hanna Pakarinen
* Päivi Paunu
* Paradise Oskar
* Pave
* Pernilla
* Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät
* Pihasoittajat
* The Rasmus
* Sebastian Rejman
* Geir Rönning
* Vicky Rosti
* Marion Rung
* Anneli Saaristo
* Sandhja
* Krista Siegfrids
* Jari Sillanpää
* Seija Simola
* Softengine
* Riki Sorsa
* Teräsbetoni
* Waldo's People
* Windows95man

Songs|

* "Aava"
* "Addicted to You"
* "Aina mun pitää"
* "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus"
* "Aurinko laskee länteen"
* "Blackbird"
* "Bye Bye Baby"
* "Cha Cha Cha"
* "Da Da Dam"
* "Dark Side"
* "La dolce vita"
* "Eläköön elämä"
* "Fantasiaa"
* "Fri?"
* "Hard Rock Hallelujah"
* "Hengaillaan"
* "Huilumies"
* "Hullu yö"
* "Jezebel"
* "Katson sineen taivaan"
* "Keep Me Warm"
* "Kuin silloin ennen"
* "Kun kello käy"
* "Laiskotellen"
* "Lapponia"
* "Leave Me Alone"
* "A Little Bit"
* "Look Away"
* ~~"Looking Back"~~
* "Lose Control"
* "Marry Me"
* "Missä miehet ratsastaa"
* "Monsters"
* "Muistathan"
* "Muistojeni laulu"
* "När jag blundar"
* "Nauravat silmät 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 päivään"
* "Tipi-tii"
* "Tom Tom Tom"
* "Tule luo"
* "Työlki ellää"
* "Valoa ikkunassa"
* "Varjoon – suojaan"
* "Why?"
* "Yamma, yamma"

* Note: Entries scored out signify where Finland did not compete

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Countries|

| Final|

* Belgium
* Finland
* Germany
* Greece
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Portugal
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* United Kingdom
* Yugoslavia

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* France

Artists|

| Final|

* ABBA
* Carita
* Paulo de Carvalho
* Cindy and Bert
* Gigliola Cinquetti
* Jacques Hustin
* Korni Grupa
* Marinella
* Piera Martell
* Mouth and MacNeal
* Olivia Newton-John
* Peret
* Poogy
* Tina Reynolds
* Romuald
* Ireen Sheer
* Anne-Karine Strøm and the Bendik Singers

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* Dani

Songs|

| Final|

* "Bye Bye I Love You"
* "Canta y sé feliz"
* "Celui qui reste et celui qui s'en va"
* "Cross Your Heart"
* "E depois do adeus"
* "The First Day of Love"
* "Fleur de liberté"
* "I See a Star"
* "Keep Me Warm"
* "Krasi, thalassa ke t' agori mou"
* "Long Live Love"
* "Mein Ruf nach dir"
* "Moja generacija"
* "Natati La Khayay"
* "Sì"
* "Die Sommermelodie"
* "Waterloo"

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* "La Vie à vingt-cinq ans"

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