Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985

Eurovision Song Contest 1985
Country	Finland
National selection
Selection process	National Final
Selection date(s)	16 February 1985
Selected entrant	Sonja Lumme
Selected song	"Eläköön elämä"
Finals performance
Final result	9th, 58 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1984 • 1985 • 1986►

Finland was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, held in Gothenburg, Sweden. The Finnish national final to select their entry was held on 16 February, hosted by Seppo Hovi. The votes of 6 regional juries decided the winner.

The Finnish entry was "Eläköön elämä", performed by Sonja Lumme and composed by Petri Laaksonen and Veli-Pekka Lehto.

National final

The Finnish national final was held at the YLE TV studios in Helsinki.

Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Tapani Kansa	Siksi lauluni soi	184	3rd
2	Bianca Morales	Ei aina svengaa	105	12th
3	Ami Aspelund and Riki Sorsa	Lapset maailman	180	4th
4	Sonja Lumme	Mulle rakkauden kevät toi	123	11th
5	Jokke Seppälä	Jossain	158	6th
6	Ami Aspelund	Sången om vårt hus	131	9th
7	Riki Sorsa	Haaveissa vainko oot mun?	221	2nd
8	Bianca Morales	Mennään vaan	155	7th
9	Tapani Kansa	Onnellisuus	128	10th
10	Ami Aspelund	Mandy	144	8th
11	Bianca Morales and Jokke Seppälä	Huomenna	179	5th
12	Sonja Lumme	Eläköön elämä	255	1st

At Eurovision

Lumme performed 2nd on the night of the contest, following Ireland and preceding Cyprus. At the close of the voting it had received 56 points, placing 9th of 19.

Points Awarded by Finland

Final

12 points	Sweden
10 points	Germany
8 points	Spain
7 points	United Kingdom
6 points	Italy
5 points	France
4 points	Norway
3 points	Switzerland
2 points	Turkey
1 point	Ireland

Points Awarded to Finland

Points Awarded to Finland (Final)

12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
	Sweden  Greece		Italy  United Kingdom	Ireland  Cyprus  Spain
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
		Turkey	Switzerland	Israel

External links

• Finnish National Final 1985