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Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993

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Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Participating broadcasterYleisradio (Yle)
Country Finland
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)6 March 1993
Selected artist(s)Katri Helena
Selected song"Tule luo"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Matti Puurtinen
  • Jukka Saarinen
Finals performance
Final result17th, 20 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1992 1993 1994►

Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "Tule luo", composed by Matti Puurtinen, with lyrics by Jukka Saarinen, and performed by Katri Helena. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry in the contest through a national final. This was Katri Helena's second Eurovision appearance, 14 years after represent Finland in 1979.

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 Ari Korvola. Four performers took part, each singing two songs, with the winner chosen by voting from eleven regional juries.[1]

Final – 6 March 1993
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Paula Koivuniemi "Päivä kerrallaan" Erik Lindström [fi], VeePee Lehto [fi] 37 6
2 Katri Helena "Tule luo" Matti Puurtinen [fi], Jukka Saarinen [fi] 96 1
3 Arja Koriseva "Vain taivas yksin tietää" Kisu Jernström [fi], Kassu Halonen [fi], Vexi Salmi 65 3
4 Marjorie [fi] "Legenda" Cris Owen [fi], Pia Partanen 52 4
5 Paula Koivuniemi "Sammunut rakkaus" Esa Nieminen [fi], Kaisu Liuhala [fi] 21 8
6 Katri Helena "Viesti" Jukka Kuoppamäki 48 5
7 Arja Koriseva "Sulta laulun sain" Olli Ahvenlahti, Hector 77 2
8 Marjorie "Aika eteenpäin vain kulkee" Pepe Willberg, Kirsti Willberg 33 7
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
Draw Song
Rovaniemi
Kajaani
Vaasa
Jyväskylä
Joensuu
Lappeenranta
Pori
Tampere
Lahti
Turku
Helsinki
Total
1 "Päivä kerrallaan" 4 2 5 1 2 4 3 4 1 1 10 37
2 "Tule luo" 10 10 10 10 10 8 5 8 10 10 5 96
3 "Vain taivas yksin tietää" 5 5 8 5 8 5 4 6 8 8 3 65
4 "Legenda" 8 8 2 2 5 6 6 3 2 4 6 52
5 "Sammunut rakkaus" 1 1 3 4 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 21
6 "Viesti" 2 4 4 8 4 2 8 5 5 2 4 48
7 "Sulta laulun sain" 3 6 6 6 6 10 10 10 6 6 8 77
8 "Aika eteenpäin vain kulkee" 6 3 1 3 3 3 2 1 4 5 2 33

At Eurovision

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On the night of the final Katri Helena performed 17th in the running order, following Slovenia and preceding Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the close of voting "Tule luo" had received 20 points (the highest an 8 from Greece), placing Finland 17th of the 25 entries.[2] The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to Norway.[3]

Voting

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References

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  1. ^ ESC National Finals database - Finland 1993
  2. ^ "Final of Millstreet 1993". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. ^ ESC History - Finland 1993
  4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Millstreet 1993". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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(in Finnish) Full national final on Yle Elävä Arkisto