Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984

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Eurovision Song Contest 1984

Participating broadcaster| Yleisradio (Yle)
Country|  Finland
National selection
Selection process| National final
Selection date(s)| 18 February 1984
Selected artist(s)| Kirka
Selected song| "Hengaillaan"
Selected songwriter(s)|

* Jukka Siikavire
* Jussi Tuominen

Finals performance
Final result| 9th, 46 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Hengaillaan", composed by Jukka Siikavire, with lyrics by Jussi Tuominen, and performed by Kirka. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final. Kirka won the Finnish Eurovision ticket at his eighth attempt.

## Before Eurovision

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### National final

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Yleisradio (Yle) held the national final at its television studios in Helsinki, hosted by Maria Valkama. Eleven songs took part, having been chosen by an expert jury from 21 songs which had been broadcast on radio only on 22 and 23 January 1984. The winner was chosen by postcard voting.

Other participants included future Finnish representatives Sonja Lumme (1985) and Anneli Saaristo (1989).[1]

Final – 18 February 1984  Draw  | Artist  | Song  | Songwriter(s)  | Votes  | Place

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1  | Sonja Lumme | "Sut vain"  | Sauli Sunel Huhtala, Åke Sved  | 5,136  | 5
2  | Kirka | "Laulu maailmalle"  | Pave Maijanen | 3,640  | 7
3  | Tomas Ek [fi] | "Machoman"  | Nono Söderberg [fi], Tomas Ek  | 1,976  | 9
4  | Leena Nilsson [fi] | "Sun silmät on satava salaisuus"  | Jukka Nurmela  | 1,556  | 10
5  | Kirka  | "Oo Marie"  | Esko M. Toivonen, Ilkka Vesterinen [fi] | 5,291  | 4
6  | Anneli Saaristo | "Sä liian paljon vaadit"  | Eero Tiikasalo, Anneli Nygren [fi] | 10,961  | 3
7  | Sonja Lumme  | "Muistojen taulut"  | Lasse Mirsch, Outi Mirsch  | 3,970  | 6
8  | Leena Nilsson and Tomas Ek  | "Kevään saan"  | Hannu Koivula, Pasi Hiihtola [fi] | 2,823  | 8
9  | Kirka  | "Hengaillaan"  | Jukka Siikavire [fi], Jussi Tuominen [fi] | 22,040  | 1
10  | Paula Koivuniemi | "Tuultako tavoitan"  | Eeva Kiviharju [fi] | 11,793  | 2
11  | Sonja Lumme  | "Laulajan tie"  | László Varga, Jukka Nurmela  | 863  | 11

## At Eurovision

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On the night of the final Kirka performed 16th in the running order, following Turkey and preceding Switzerland. At the close of voting "Hengaillaan" had received 46 points, placing Finland 9th of the 19 entries, the country's highest finish since 1975.[2] The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to Italy.[3]

### Voting

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Points awarded to Finland[4] | Score  | Country

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12 points  |
10 points  |
8 points  |
7 points  |  Sweden
6 points  |

* Denmark
* Turkey

5 points  |

* Austria
* France
* Norway

4 points  |  Cyprus
3 points  |

* Portugal
* Yugoslavia

2 points  |
1 point  |

* Germany
* Spain

Points awarded by Finland[4] | Score  | Country

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12 points  |  Italy
10 points  |  Belgium
8 points  |  Sweden
7 points  |  Ireland
6 points  |  Norway
5 points  |  Denmark
4 points  |  United Kingdom
3 points  |  Turkey
2 points  |  Yugoslavia
1 point  |  Switzerland

## References

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1. ^ ESC National Finals database - Finland 1984
2. ^ "Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
3. ^ ESC History - Finland 1984
4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

## External links

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(in Finnish) Full national final on Yle Elävä Arkisto

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Artists|

* Saara Aalto
* ~~Aksel~~
* Markku Aro
* Ami Aspelund
* Monica Aspelund
* Nina Åström
* Beat
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* Boulevard
* Carita
* CatCat
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* Kristina Hautala
* Jarkko and Laura
* Jasmine
* Käärijä
* Kaija
* Katri Helena
* Laila Kinnunen
* Kirka
* Viktor Klimenko
* Koivisto Sisters
* 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|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Ireland
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Portugal
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* United Kingdom
* Yugoslavia

Artists|

* Alice and Franco Battiato
* Anita
* Belle and the Devotions
* Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra
* Bravo
* Sophie Carle
* Dollie de Luxe
* Maria Guinot
* Herreys
* Hot Eyes
* Ida and Vlado
* Kirka
* Maribelle
* Linda Martin
* Andy Paul
* Rainy Day
* Mary Roos
* Annick Thoumazeau
* Jacques Zegers

Songs|

* "100% d'amour"
* "Anna Maria Lena"
* "Aufrecht geh'n"
* "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles"
* "Avanti la vie"
* "Ciao, amore"
* "Det' lige det"
* "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley"
* "Einfach weg"
* "Halay"
* "Hengaillaan"
* "Ik hou van jou"
* "Lady, Lady"
* "Lenge leve livet"
* "Love Games"
* "Silêncio e tanta gente"
* "Terminal 3"
* "I treni di Tozeur"
* "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?"

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