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Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990

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Eurovision Song Contest 1990
Participating broadcasterYleisradio (Yle)
Country Finland
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)17 February 1990
Selected artist(s)Beat
Selected song"Fri?"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Kim Engblom
  • Tina Krause
  • Janne Engblom
  • Stina Engblom
Finals performance
Final result21st, 8 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1989 1990 1991►

Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 with the song "Fri?", composed by Kim Engblom, Tina Krause, and Janne Engblom, with lyrics by Stina Engblom, and performed by the band Beat. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.

This was the first time that the Finnish entry had been sung in Swedish at the Eurovision Song Contest. After that the only other time Finland has entered the contest with a song in Swedish was in 2012 with "När jag blundar" performed by Pernilla Karlsson.

Before Eurovision

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National final

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Yleisradio (Yle) held the national final on 17 February 1990 at the Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki, hosted by Kati Bergman. Eleven songs took part and the winner was chosen by an expert jury. This would be Ossi Runne's last participation as a conductor for the pre-selections in 24 years. He would hand over his baton to his successor, Olli Ahvenlahti, as he would conduct at Zagreb

Final – 17 February 1990
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Robinson [fi] and Apollo 16 "Yön poika" Esa Mäkelä [fi], Veijo Mäki, Kai Stenman, Sami Piiparinen, VeePee Lehto [fi] 60 6
2 Susanne Sonntag [fi] "Jag tror på friheten" Thomas Katter, Henrik Svahn 92 2
3 Tarja Lunnas [fi] "Naurus sun katseesi sun" Markku Anttila [fi], Jorma Toiviainen [fi] 74 5
4 Anita Pajunen [fi] "Satujen mies" Mick Hanian, Juha Louhivuori 32 10
5 Arja Saijonmaa "Gabriela" Petri Laaksonen [fi], Turkka Mali [fi] 89 3
6 Leena Pirhonen [fi] "Sua haluan" Leena-Liisa Krasko 48 8
7 Marjorie [fi] "Tuuli" Eeva Kiviharju [fi] 59 7
8 Beat "Fri?" Kim Engblom, Janne Engblom, Tina Krause [fi], Stina Engblom 95 1
9 Jussi Halme "Katsot yötä tummaa" Jussi Halme, Laila Halme 38 9
10 Jone [fi] "Jälkees sun" Jone Ullakko 24 11
11 Tomas Ek [fi] "Du går så skyggt" Curre Boucht, Åke Grandell [fi] 75 4
Detailed Jury Votes
Draw Song
Marja Aarnipuro
Timo Vitikka
Hanna Pesonen
Aarno Cronvall
Helena Miller
Virve Valli
Leena Kurikka
Jarmo Moilanen
Arto Vilkko
Olli Heikkilä
Juha Tapaninen
Total
1 "Yön poika" 7 7 6 6 4 4 6 3 5 5 7 60
2 "Jag tror på friheten" 12 8 5 12 12 10 2 8 7 10 6 92
3 "Naurus sun katseesi sun" 6 5 8 6 4 7 7 12 6 8 5 74
4 "Satujen mies" 2 3 2 4 2 2 2 3 5 5 2 32
5 "Gabriela" 10 6 10 5 10 8 6 4 10 8 12 89
6 "Sua haluan" 4 2 8 4 1 4 5 1 7 6 6 48
7 "Tuuli" 6 4 3 8 5 7 10 3 4 7 2 59
8 "Fri?" 8 12 12 10 3 12 12 2 8 12 4 95
9 "Katsot yötä tummaa" 2 3 2 6 6 4 3 2 3 5 2 38
10 "Jälkees sun" 1 1 2 4 3 1 2 1 1 4 4 24
11 "Du går så skyggt" 5 6 4 8 10 3 8 3 12 8 8 75

At Eurovision

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Beat performed last of 22, following Cyprus. At the close of the voting they had received 8 points, placing joint last with Norway.[1]

Voting

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References

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  1. ^ "Final of Zagreb 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Zagreb 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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