Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981

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Finals performanceFinal result16th, 27 pointsFinland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1980 • 1981 • 1982►

Finland was represented by Riki Sorsa and the song "Reggae OK" at the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 4 April in Dublin. Sorsa won the rights to represent Finland on the 21 February.

Before Eurovision

National final

The final was hosted by Finnish television producer and singer Erkki Pohjanheimo, at Yleisradio Studio 2 in Helsinki. Eight songs were selected from the semi-final which took place on January 28. The winning song was selected by a national jury, two of which included former Finnish Eurovision contestants Marion Rung and Lasse Mårtenson.

Final – 21 February 1981
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Tapani Kansa Sunnuntailapsi 5 6th
2 Paula Koivuniemi Ei tule toista kertaa 1 8th
3 Mikko Alatalo Leuhkat eväät 30 2nd
4 Frederik Titanic 3 7th
5 Taiska Hiroshima 27 3rd
6 Markku Aro and Nisa Soraya Mun suothan tulla vierees sun 13 5th
7 Riki Sorsa Reggae OK 66 1st
8 Juice Leskinen Ilomantsi 26 4th
Jury Votes
Song Åke Granholm Marion Rung John Wikström Arto Pajukallio Upi Sorvali Liisa Lääveri Jarmo Porola Kati Bergman Lasse Mårtenson Total
Sunnuntailapsi 2 1 1 1 5
Ei tule toista kertaa 1 1
Leuhkat eväät 3 3 5 3 3 3 3 2 5 30
Titanic 1 1 1 3
Hiroshima 2 3 2 2 2 5 8 3 27
Mun suothan tulla vierees sun 1 5 2 3 2 13
Reggae OK 8 8 8 5 8 8 8 5 8 66
Ilomantsi 5 2 8 5 5 1 26

At Eurovision

On the night Sorsa performed eighth (following Yugoslavia and preceding France). For the first time in 15 years regular Finnish conductor Ossi Runne did not conduct the Finnish entry (instead he was providing the YLE television commentary) and was instead conducted by Otto Donner. At the close of voting "Reggae OK" had picked up 27 points, placing Finland in 16th place out of 20.[1] The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to Switzerland.

Voting

Points awarded to Finland[2]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points  Sweden
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point
Points awarded by Finland[2]
Score Country
12 points   Switzerland
10 points  France
8 points  Yugoslavia
7 points  Germany
6 points  Israel
5 points  Turkey
4 points  Luxembourg
3 points  United Kingdom
2 points  Belgium
1 point  Sweden

References

  1. ^ "Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

External links

  • (in French) Finland's national final
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "Aava"
  • "Addicted to You"
  • "Aina mun pitää"
  • "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus"
  • "Aurinko laskee länteen"
  • "Blackbird"
  • "Bye Bye Baby"
  • "Cha Cha Cha"
  • "Da Da Dam"
  • "Dark Side"
  • "La dolce vita"
  • "Eläköön elämä"
  • "Fantasiaa"
  • "Fri?"
  • "Hard Rock Hallelujah"
  • "Hengaillaan"
  • "Huilumies"
  • "Hullu yö"
  • "Jezebel"
  • "Katson sineen taivaan"
  • "Keep Me Warm"
  • "Kuin silloin ennen"
  • "Kun kello käy"
  • "Laiskotellen"
  • "Lapponia"
  • "Leave Me Alone"
  • "A Little Bit"
  • "Look Away"
  • "Looking Back"
  • "Lose Control"
  • "Marry Me"
  • "Missä miehet ratsastaa"
  • "Monsters"
  • "Muistathan"
  • "Muistojeni laulu"
  • "När jag blundar"
  • "Nauravat silmät muistetaan"
  • "Never the End"
  • "Niin kaunis on taivas"
  • "No Rules!"
  • "Nuku pommiin"
  • "Old Man Fiddle"
  • "Playboy"
  • "Pump-Pump"
  • "Reggae OK"
  • "Sata salamaa"
  • "Sing It Away"
  • "Something Better"
  • "Takes 2 to Tango"
  • "Tie uuteen päivään"
  • "Tipi-tii"
  • "Tom Tom Tom"
  • "Tule luo"
  • "Työlki ellää"
  • "Valoa ikkunassa"
  • "Varjoon – suojaan"
  • "Why?"
  • "Yamma, yamma"
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Finland did not compete
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Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "Aldri i livet"
  • "C'est peut-être pas l'Amérique"
  • "Dönme Dolap"
  • "Fångad i en dröm"
  • "Feggari kalokerino"
  • "Halayla"
  • "Het is een wonder"
  • "Horoscopes"
  • "Humanahum"
  • "Io senza te"
  • "Johnny Blue"
  • "Krøller eller ej"
  • "Lejla"
  • "Making Your Mind Up"
  • "Monika"
  • "Playback"
  • "Reggae OK"
  • "Samson"
  • "Wenn du da bist"
  • "Y sólo tú"