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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.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1990 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Yleisradio (Yle) | |||
| Country |  Finland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 17 February 1990 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Beat | |||
| Selected song | "Fri?" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 21st, 8 points | |||
| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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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
editNational final
editYleisradio (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
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robinson and Apollo 16 | "Yön poika" | Esa Mäkelä, Veijo Mäki, Kai Stenman, Sami Piiparinen, VeePee Lehto | 60 | 6 |
| 2 | Susanne Sonntag | "Jag tror på friheten" | Thomas Katter, Henrik Svahn | 92 | 2 |
| 3 | Tarja Lunnas | "Naurus sun katseesi sun" | Markku Anttila, Jorma Toiviainen | 74 | 5 |
| 4 | Anita Pajunen | "Satujen mies" | Mick Hanian, Juha Louhivuori | 32 | 10 |
| 5 | Arja Saijonmaa | "Gabriela" | Petri Laaksonen, Turkka Mali | 89 | 3 |
| 6 | Leena Pirhonen | "Sua haluan" | Leena-Liisa Krasko | 48 | 8 |
| 7 | Marjorie | "Tuuli" | Eeva Kiviharju | 59 | 7 |
| 8 | Beat | "Fri?" | Kim Engblom, Janne Engblom, Tina Krause, Stina Engblom | 95 | 1 |
| 9 | Jussi Halme | "Katsot yötä tummaa" | Jussi Halme, Laila Halme | 38 | 9 |
| 10 | Jone | "Jälkees sun" | Jone Ullakko | 24 | 11 |
| 11 | Tomas Ek | "Du går så skyggt" | Curre Boucht, Åke Grandell | 75 | 4 |
| Draw | Song | Marja Aarnipuro
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Timo Vitikka
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Hanna Pesonen
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Aarno Cronvall
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Helena Miller
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Virve Valli
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Leena Kurikka
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Jarmo Moilanen
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Arto Vilkko
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Olli Heikkilä
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Juha Tapaninen
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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
editBeat 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
edit- ^ "Final of Zagreb 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Zagreb 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.