Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 explained

Year:1983
Country:Finland
Preselection:National final
Preselection Date:28 January 1983
Entrant:Ami Aspelund
Song:Fantasiaa
Final Result:11th, 41 points

Finland was represented by Ami Aspelund, with the song "Fantasiaa", at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 23 April in Munich. "Fantasiaa" was chosen as the Finnish entry at the national final organised by broadcaster Yle and held on 28 January.

Before Eurovision

National final

The final was held at the Yle studios in Helsinki, hosted by Maria Valkama. Ten songs took part, with the winner chosen by postcard voting.[1]

Final – 28 January 1983
DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)VotesPlace
1Kirka"Täytyy uskaltaa"Kisu Jernström, Kassu Halonen, Impi Riimi22,2372
2Ami Aspelund and Opus 5"Hymni Äiti Teresalle"Jaska Linkola2,30610
3Tapani Kansa"Kadonneen rakkauden unelma"Jukka Koivisto, Chrisse Johansson19,2473
4Kirka"Kaksi vaan"Olli Ahvenlahti, Asko Koskela3,0578
5Ami Aspelund"Fantasiaa"Kari Kuusamo, Kaisu Liuhala44,1311
6Opus 5"Muista mua musiikilla"Markku Johansson, Juha Vainio3,4746
7Tapani Kansa"Kun kyynelilläni nuottini kastelen"Markku Anttila, Jussi Asu12,2054
8Meiju Suvas"Laulujen laulu"Aarno Raninen, Pertti Reponen3,1017
9Kirka"Tuhanteen aamuun laulun teen"Jukka Siikavire, Jussi Tuominen8,7035
10Meiju Suvas"Rakastunut nainen"Valto Laitinen, Raul Reiman2,4019

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Aspelund performed 9th in the running order, following Switzerland and preceding Greece. At the close of voting "Fantasiaa" had picked up 41 points, placing Finland joint 11th of the 20 entries, the country's highest finish since 1977.[2] The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to Yugoslavia.[3]

Voting

External links

Full national final on Yle Elävä Arkisto

Notes and References

  1. http://natfinals.50webs.com/70s_80s/Finland1983.html ESC National Finals database - Finland 1983
  2. Web site: Final of Munich 1983 . European Broadcasting Union . 15 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210415114600/https://eurovision.tv/event/munich-1983/final . 15 April 2021 . live.
  3. http://www.esc-history.com/details.asp?key=496 ESC History - Finland 1983
  4. Web site: Results of the Final of Munich 1983 . European Broadcasting Union . 15 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210415144601/https://eurovision.tv/event/munich-1983/final/results/finland . 15 April 2021 . live.