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Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980

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{{Infobox song contest national year

| Year = 1980

| Broadcaster = {{lang|fi|Yleisradio|i=no}} (Yle)

| Country = Finland

| Selection process = National final

| Selection date = 8 March 1980

| Song = {{lang|fi|Huilumies|i=no}}

| Artist = Vesa-Matti Loiri

| Writer = {{unbulleted list|Aarno Raninen|Vexi Salmi}}

| Final result = 19th, 6 points

}}

File:Eurovision Song Contest 1980 postcards - Vesa-Matti Loiri 11.png (1980)]]

Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song "{{lang|fi|Huilumies|i=no}}", composed by Aarno Raninen, with lyrics by Vexi Salmi, and performed by Vesa-Matti Loiri. The Finnish participating broadcaster, {{lang|fi|Yleisradio|i=no}} (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

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=National final=

The Finnish national selection consisted of a semi final and a final.

==Semi final==

The semi final was held on 12 January and it was hosted by Heikki Harma. The semi final had 11 competing songs and six finalists were chosen by an expert jury. The members of the jury were {{ill|Aarre Elo|fi}}, Jussi Raittinen, {{ill|Matti Rosvall|fi}}, {{ill|Erkki Pälli|fi}}, Rauno Lehtinen, {{ill|Liisa Lääveri|fi}}, {{ill|Erkki Melakoski|fi}}, {{ill|Kari Kyrönseppä|fi}}, and Markku Fagerlund. Each juror awarded 1 to 6 points for each song. The full results were not revealed.

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! Draw

! Artist

! Song

! Songwriter(s)

! Result

1

| align="left" | Paula Koivuniemi

| align="left" | "Romantiikkaa"

| align="left" | {{ill|Markku Johansson|fi}} (m.), Juha Vainio (l.)

| Eliminated

2

| align="left" | Tapani Kansa and {{ill|Satu Pentikäinen|fi}}

| align="left" | "Hyvä on"

| align="left" | {{ill|Jukka Siikavire|fi}} (m.), {{ill|Erkki Mäkinen|fi}} (l.)

| Eliminated

3

| align="left" | {{ill|Kisu Jernström|lt=Kisu|fi}}

| align="left" | "Oh la la"

| align="left" | {{ill|Kassu Halonen|fi}} (m.), {{ill|Raul Reiman|fi}} (l.)

| Eliminated

style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"

| 4

| align="left" | Kirka and {{ill|Silhuetit|fi}}

| align="left" | "Karthago"

| align="left" | {{ill|Antti Hyvärinen (musician)|lt=Antti Hyvärinen|fi|Antti Hyvärinen (muusikko)}} (m.), Juice Leskinen (l.)

| Advanced

style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"

| 5

| align="left" | Vesa-Matti Loiri

| align="left" | "Huilumies"

| align="left" | Aarno Raninen (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.)

| Advanced

style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"

| 6

| align="left" | {{ill|Sinikka Sokka|fi}}

| align="left" | "Eräs lapsi ei nuku"

| align="left" | Henrik Otto Donner (m.), {{ill|Pentti Saaritsa|fi}} (l.)

| Advanced

7

| align="left" | Tapani Kansa

| align="left" | "Kun ystävän mä sain"

| align="left" | Lasse Mirsch (m. & l.)

| Eliminated

style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"

| 8

| align="left" | {{ill|Eija Ahvo|fi}}

| align="left" | "Lady Day"

| align="left" | Jukka Linkola (m.), Arto Melleri (l.)

| Advanced

style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"

| 9

| align="left" | {{ill|Irina Milan|fi}}

| align="left" | "Päättymätön laulu"

| align="left" | Olli Ahvenlahti (m.), Jukka Virtanen (l.)

| Advanced

style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"

| 10

| align="left" | {{ill|Liisa Tavi|fi}} and Band

| align="left" | "Nopea talven valo"

| align="left" | {{ill|Pekka Tegelman|fi}} (m.), Jukka-Pekka Takala (l.)

| Advanced

11

| align="left" | {{ill|Reijo Karvonen|fi}} and Pepe Willberg

| align="left" | "Jos voimaa on"

| align="left" | Reijo Karvonen (m.), Matti Härkälä (l.)

| Eliminated

==Final==

Yle held the final on 8 March at its television studios in Tampere and hosted by Mikko Alatalo and the entries competing for Eurovision is conducted by Ossi Runne. After the Eurovision Preselection, this was proceeded by Intervision. The Intervision Preselection would be the last preselection, in which 6 songs are all sung by Marion. The winner was chosen by regional juries.

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! Draw

! Artist

! Song

! Points

! Place

style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;"

| 1

| align="left" | Vesa-Matti Loiri

| align="left" | "Huilumies"

| 386

| 1

2

| align="left" | {{ill|Liisa Tavi|fi}} and Band

| align="left" | "Nopea talven valo"

| 190

| 6

3

| align="left" | Kirka and {{ill|Silhuetit|fi}}

| align="left" | "Karthago"

| 315

| 2

4

| align="left" | {{ill|Eija Ahvo|fi}}

| align="left" | "Lady Day"

| 210

| 5

5

| align="left" | {{ill|Irina Milan|fi}}

| align="left" | "Päättymätön laulu"

| 240

| 3

6

| align="left" | {{ill|Sinikka Sokka|fi}}

| align="left" | "Eräs lapsi ei nuku"

| 234

| 4

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|+ Scoreboard

scope="col" | Song

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Turku}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Oulu}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Helsinki}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Tampere}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Lappeenranta}}

! scope="col" | Total

align="left" | "Huilumies"

| 75

| 75

| 78

| 85

| 73

| 386

align="left" | "Nopea talven valo"

| 38

| 41

| 39

| 34

| 38

| 190

align="left" | "Karthago"

| 66

| 64

| 59

| 67

| 59

| 315

align="left" | "Lady Day"

| 39

| 42

| 46

| 37

| 46

| 210

align="left" | "Päättymätön laulu"

| 47

| 31

| 51

| 53

| 58

| 240

align="left" | "Eräs lapsi ei nuku"

| 50

| 62

| 42

| 39

| 41

| 234

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Loiri performed 10th in the running order following Switzerland and preceding Norway. The Finnish entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. Finland placed last in the contest with six points.

=Voting=

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+ Points awarded to Finland{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of The Hague 1980 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/the-hague-1980/final/results/finland |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=27 November 2021}}
scope="col" width="20%" | Score

! scope="col" | Country

scope="row" | 12 points

|

scope="row" | 10 points

|

scope="row" | 8 points

|

scope="row" | 7 points

|

scope="row" | 6 points

|

scope="row" | 5 points

| {{Esc|Norway|y=1980}}

scope="row" | 4 points

|

scope="row" | 3 points

|

scope="row" | 2 points

|

scope="row" | 1 point

| {{Esc|France|y=1980}}

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable"
+ Points awarded by Finland
scope="col" width="20%" | Score

! scope="col" | Country

scope="row" style="background:gold" | 12 points

| {{Esc|Switzerland|y=1980}}

scope="row" style="background:silver" | 10 points

| {{Esc|Netherlands|y=1980}}

scope="row" style="background:#CC9966" | 8 points

| {{Esc|Ireland|y=1980}}

scope="row" | 7 points

| {{Esc|Denmark|y=1980}}

scope="row" | 6 points

| {{Esc|Italy|y=1980}}

scope="row" | 5 points

| {{Esc|Austria|y=1980}}

scope="row" | 4 points

| {{Esc|United Kingdom|y=1980}}

scope="row" | 3 points

| {{Esc|Luxembourg|y=1980}}

scope="row" | 2 points

| {{Esc|Germany|y=1980}}

scope="row" | 1 point

| {{Esc|Portugal|y=1980}}

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References

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External links

  • {{cite web |last=Säilynoja |first=Juhana |title=Viisukarsinnat muuttuivat joka vuosi 1980-luvulla |trans-title=The contest selections changed every year in the 1980s |url=https://yle.fi/a/20-121694 |publisher={{ill|Yle Elävä arkisto|fi}} |access-date=16 April 2025 |language=fi |date=21 April 2015}}

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