Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1993 | ||||
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| Country |  Finland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 6 March 1993 | |||
| Selected entrant | Katri Helena | |||
| Selected song | "Tule luo" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 17th, 20 points | |||
| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Finland was represented by Katri Helena, with the song "Tule luo", at the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 15 May in Millstreet, Ireland. "Tule luo" was chosen as the Finnish entry at the national final on 6 March and was Katri Helena's second Eurovision appearance, 14 years after her performance in Jerusalem in 1979.
Before Eurovision
[edit]National final
[edit]The final was held at the studios of broadcaster YLE 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]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paula Koivuniemi | "Päivä kerrallaan" | Erik Lindström, Veli-Pekka Lehto | 37 | 6 |
| 2 | Katri Helena | "Tule luo" | Matti Puurtinen, Jukka Saarinen | 96 | 1 |
| 3 | Arja Koriseva | "Vain taivas yksin tietää" | Kisu Jernström, Kassu Halonen, Vexi Salmi | 65 | 3 |
| 4 | Marjorie | "Legenda" | Cris Owen, Pia Partanen | 52 | 4 |
| 5 | Paula Koivuniemi | "Sammunut rakkaus" | Esa Nieminen, Kaisu Liuhala | 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 | |||||||||||||
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| Draw | Song | Rovaniemi | Kajaani | Vaasa | Jyväskylä | Joensuu | Lappeenranta | Pori | Tampere | Lahti | Turku | Helsinki | Total score |
| 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
[edit]On the night of the final Katri Helena performed 17th in the running order, following Slovenia and preceding Bosnia-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
[edit]- ^ ESC National Finals database - Finland 1993
- ^ "Final of Millstreet 1993". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ ESC History - Finland 1993
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Results of the Final of Millstreet 1993". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
External links
[edit](in Finnish) Full national final on Yle Elävä Arkisto