Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994
Finland took part at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, held in Dublin, Ireland, represented by sisters Virpi and Katja Kätkä as "CatCat" with the song "Bye Bye Baby".
The Finnish entry was chosen through a national final, where 10 songs fought to represent Finland. The final was held on 5 March 1994, hosted by Jukka Laaksonen, Juha Laitila and Joonas Myllyveräjä.
National final
The Finnish national final was held at the Tampere-Talo in Tampere. The winner was chosen by regional televoting and from the votes of the studio audience.
Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place |
1 | Tarja Lunnas | Kuka tykkää suukoista | 25857 | 4th |
2 | Dario | Ateljee | 18567 | 9th |
3 | Sari Sakki | Jäisit mun luo | 18809 | 8th |
4 | Indiana | Hän lähtee tänään | 24445 | 6th |
5 | Rio | Rakkauden tiellä | 25633 | 5th |
6 | Janita | Enkeli | 26646 | 3rd |
7 | CatCat | Bye Bye Baby | 37834 | 1st |
8 | Susanne Sonntag | En dans på livets vågor | 29438 | 2nd |
9 | Tauski Peltonen | Seitsemänteen taivaaseen | 18009 | 10th |
10 | Marina Sigrids | Lyft mig upp | 19445 | 7th |
Voting
Song |
Audience |
Northern Finland |
Eastern Finland |
Central Finland |
Southwestern Finland |
Southern Finland |
Total |
Kuka tykkää suukoista | 63 | 6281 | 4497 | 4930 | 4675 | 5411 | 25857 |
Ateljee | 23 | 3501 | 4686 | 3481 | 3304 | 3572 | 18567 |
Jäisit mun luo | 80 | 3398 | 4730 | 3526 | 3275 | 3800 | 18809 |
Hän lähtee tänään | 213 | 5229 | 4260 | 5023 | 4538 | 5182 | 24445 |
Rakkauden tiellä | 112 | 5180 | 4452 | 5019 | 5537 | 5333 | 25633 |
Enkeli | 45 | 5621 | 5010 | 5223 | 4328 | 6419 | 26646 |
Bye Bye Baby | 140 | 10885 | 6697 | 7026 | 6343 | 6743 | 37834 |
En dans på livets vågor | 76 | 6054 | 5368 | 5649 | 5374 | 6917 | 29438 |
Seitsemänteen taivaaseen | 12 | 3583 | 3486 | 3670 | 3588 | 3670 | 18009 |
Lyft mig upp | 29 | 4213 | 3508 | 3575 | 3541 | 4579 | 19445 |
At Eurovision
Catcat performed 2nd, following Sweden and preceding Ireland. At the close of the voting, despite have high hopes from the Finns, they had received 11 points (10 from Greece and 1 from Bosnia-Herzegovina), placing 22nd of 25 and relegating Finland from the 1995 contest.
Points Awarded by Finland
Final
12 points | Hungary |
10 points | Cyprus |
8 points | Poland |
7 points | Ireland |
6 points | Malta |
5 points | Portugal |
4 points | Greece |
3 points | Germany |
2 points | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1 point | Iceland |
Points Awarded to Finland
Points Awarded to Finland (Final)
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