Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986
Finland was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, held in Bergen, Norway.
The Finnish national final to select their entry was held on 22 February at the Yle's Studios in Helsinki, and was hosted by journalist Kari Lumikero. The votes of an "expert jury" decided the winner.
The winning entry was "Päivä kahden ihmisen," performed and composed by Kari Kuivalainen. The voting was rather tight and Kuivalainen won by only one point over the second-placing entrant.
National final
| Draw | Artist | Song | Informal translation | Votes | Place |
| 1 | Kirka & Kim | Aitoa taikaa | True magic | 74 | 3rd |
| 2 | Tulip | Tanssin aurinkoon | Sun dance | 22 | 9th |
| 3 | Irina Milan and Eija Ahvo | Applause | Applause | 53 | 5th |
| 4 | Kirka | Uusiin taivaisiin | New skies | 88 | 2nd |
| 5 | Sonja Lumme | Tappavat kyyneleet | Killing tears | 48 | 6th |
| 6 | Gruppo Jokke | Kaamoksen maa | Land of dark winter | 37 | 7th |
| 7 | Kim Lönnholm | Rautataivas | Iron sky | 64 | 4th |
| 8 | Kari Kuivalainen | Päivä kahden ihmisen | Day of two people | 89 | 1st |
| 9 | Danny | Ninja | Ninja | 31 | 8th |
Jury votes
| Song |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
J |
K |
Total |
| Aitoa taikaa | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 74 |
| Tanssin aurinkoon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
| Applause | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 53 |
| Uusiin taivaisiin | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 88 |
| Tappavat kyyneleet | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 48 |
| Kaamoksen maa | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 37 |
| Rautataivas | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 64 |
| Päivä kahden ihmisen | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 89 |
| Ninja | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 31 |
A=Black Mike, B=Pontus Dammert, C=Markku Fagerlund, D=Pekka Helin, E=Raila Kinnunen, F=Kristina Klockars, G=Jari-Pekka Koikkalainen, H=Tero Liete, I=Kaisu Liuhala, J=Erkki Melakoski, K=Raija Sarmanto
At Eurovision
Kuivalainen performed nineteenth on the night of the contest, following Denmark and preceding Portugal. Before performing in Bergen, one line of the song was changed, and the title "Päivä kahden ihmisen" ("Day of two people") was changed to "Never the End." At the close of the voting it had received 22 points, placing 15th in a field of 20 competing countries.
Points Awarded by Finland
Final
| 12 points | .svg.png) Belgium |
| 10 points |  United Kingdom |
| 8 points |  Ireland |
| 7 points |  Switzerland |
| 6 points |  Austria |
| 5 points |  Sweden |
| 4 points |  Luxembourg |
| 3 points |  Netherlands |
| 2 points |  Germany |
| 1 point |  Spain |
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