Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 explained

Year:1992
Country:Finland
Preselection:National final
Preselection Date:29 February 1992
Entrant:Pave Maijanen
Song:Yamma, yamma
Final Result:23rd, 4 points

Finland entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with "Yamma, yamma", sung by Pave Maijanen after they won the Finnish national final.

Before Eurovision

National final

The Finnish broadcaster, Yleisradio Oy (YLE), held a national final to select the Finnish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, held in Malmö, Sweden. The contest was held at the Typhon Hall in Turku on 29 February, hosted by Kati Bergman. 10 songs competed, with the winner being decided through two rounds of jury voting, the first to select the top 4 songs, with the second selecting the winner.

The winner of the contest was Pave Maijanen with the song "Yamma, yamma", composed by Maijanen and written by Hector.

First Round – 29 February 1992
DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)Result
1Arja Koriseva"Huomiseen"Cris Owen, HectorEliminated
2Pepe Willberg"Kaukaa kaipaan"Esa Juutilainen, Petter OhlsEliminated
3Sonja Lumme"Rakkauden bulevardi"Matti Puurtinen, Turkka MaliAdvanced
4Kirka"Antaa menneisyyden mennä"Kisu Jernström, Kassu Halonen, Vexi SalmiEliminated
5Tauski Peltonen"Lauluni sinulle"Tauski PeltonenEliminated
6Leena Nilsson"Soita kitaaraa"Jarmo Nikku, Jokke Seppälä, Jukka VälimaaAdvanced
7Raimo Kero and Kaija Pohjola"Ruskaa näin sinun silmissäs"Rexi Kero, Hannele MiilumäkiEliminated
8Pave Maijanen"Yamma, yamma"Pave Maijanen, HectorAdvanced
9Riki Sorsa"Silmiisi sun"Kim Engblom, Janne Engblom, Pia Partanen Advanced
10Kikka"Parhaat puoleni"Veikko Samuli, Ilkka Vainio, Aappo I. PiippoEliminated
Second Round – 29 February 1992
DrawArtistSongBenny TörnroosAntti HolmaMarkus OllikainenArto AlaspääErkki LehtolaKaj Lunden-WeldenIrina MilanEsa NieminenMartin TimellSeppo MatintaloKata LaurikainenTotalPlace
1Sonja Lumme"Rakkauden bulevardi"42242211222243
2Leena Nilsson"Soita kitaaraa"11414444444352
3Pave Maijanen"Yamma, yamma"66666666666661
4Riki Sorsa"Silmiisi sun"24121122111184

At Eurovision

Maijanen performed 12th on the night of the contest, following Iceland and preceding Switzerland. "Yamma, yamma" received 4 points, placing last of 23 countries competing.[1]

Among the members of the Finnish jury was Vicky Rosti, who represented Finland in the 1987 contest.[2]

Voting

+ Points awarded to Finland[3]
ScoreCountry
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points Yugoslavia
2 points
1 point
+ Points awarded by Finland
ScoreCountry
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points Yugoslavia
3 points
2 points
1 point

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Final of Malmö 1992 . European Broadcasting Union . 18 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210418073843/https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-1992/final . 18 April 2021 . live.
  2. Web site: ESC 2017: raadit . Viisukuppila . 2017-04-30.
  3. Web site: Results of the Final of Malmö 1992 . European Broadcasting Union . 18 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210418083659/https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-1992/final/results/finland . 18 April 2021 . live.