| Year: | 1985 |
| Country: | Finland |
| Preselection: | National final |
| Preselection Date: | 16 February 1985 |
| Entrant: | Sonja Lumme |
| Song: | Eläköön elämä |
| Final Result: | 9th, 58 points |
Finland was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, held in Gothenburg, Sweden. The Finnish entry was "Eläköön elämä", performed by Sonja Lumme and composed by Petri Laaksonen and Veli-Pekka Lehto.
The final was held at the YLE TV studios in Helsinki, hosted by Seppo Hovi. The votes of 6 regional juries decided the winner.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tapani Kansa | "Siksi lauluni soi" | Kaj Kuittinen, Tapani Kansa | 184 | 3 | |
| 2 | Bianca Morales | "Ei aina svengaa" | Mika Siekkinen, Aappo I. Piippo | 105 | 12 | |
| 3 | Ami Aspelund and Riki Sorsa | "Lapset maailman" | Kari Kuusamo, Ami Aspelund, Pasi Hiihtola | 180 | 4 | |
| 4 | Sonja Lumme | "Mulle rakkauden kevät toi" | Matti Auranen, Sonja Lumme | 123 | 11 | |
| 5 | Jokke Seppälä | "Jossain" | Pave Maijanen | 158 | 6 | |
| 6 | Ami Aspelund | "Sången om vårt hus" | Sven Sid, Bo Carpelan | 131 | 9 | |
| 7 | Riki Sorsa | "Haaveissa vainko oot mun?" | Kari Kuivalainen | 221 | 2 | |
| 8 | Bianca Morales | "Mennään vaan" | Esko M. Toivonen, Ilkka Vesterinen | 155 | 7 | |
| 9 | Tapani Kansa | "Onnellisuus" | Pepe Willberg, Kirsti Willberg | 128 | 10 | |
| 10 | Ami Aspelund | "Mandy" | Jokke Seppälä, Siru Seppälä | 144 | 8 | |
| 11 | Bianca Morales and Jokke Seppälä | "Huomenna" | Kisu Jernström, Kassu Halonen, Timo Lehtiö | 179 | 5 | |
| 12 | Sonja Lumme | "Eläköön elämä" | Petri Laaksonen, Veli-Pekka Lehto | 255 | 1 |
| Detailed Regional Jury Votes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song | ||||||||
| 1 | "Siksi lauluni soi" | 25 | 34 | 37 | 33 | 27 | 28 | 184 | |
| 2 | "Ei aina svengaa" | 18 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 105 | |
| 3 | "Lapset maailman" | 36 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 26 | 21 | 180 | |
| 4 | "Mulle rakkauden kevät toi" | 19 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 123 | |
| 5 | "Jossain" | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 158 | |
| 6 | "Sången om vårt hus" | 19 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 33 | 26 | 131 | |
| 7 | "Haaveissa vainko oot mun?" | 30 | 42 | 39 | 34 | 32 | 44 | 221 | |
| 8 | "Mennään vaan" | 22 | 26 | 30 | 25 | 15 | 37 | 155 | |
| 9 | "Onnellisuus" | 15 | 27 | 21 | 27 | 14 | 24 | 128 | |
| 10 | "Mandy" | 15 | 28 | 20 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 144 | |
| 11 | "Huomenna" | 38 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 25 | 21 | 179 | |
| 12 | "Eläköön elämä" | 39 | 37 | 45 | 48 | 49 | 37 | 255 | |
Lumme performed 2nd on the night of the contest, following Ireland and preceding Cyprus. At the close of the voting it had received 58 points, placing 9th of 19.[1]