Finland was represented at the
Eurovision Song Contest 1985
The Eurovision Song Contest 1985 was the 30th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 4 May 1985 in the in Gothenburg, Sweden. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (SVT), it was presented by Lill Li ...
with the song "", composed by Petri Laaksonen, with lyrics by Veli-Pekka Lehto, and performed by
Sonja Lumme. The Finnish participating broadcaster, (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.
Before Eurovision
Euroviisut 1985
(Yle) held the national final at its television studios in
Helsinki
Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...
, hosted by Seppo Hovi. The votes of 6 regional juries decided the winner.
At Eurovision
Lumme performed 2nd on the night of the contest, following and preceding . At the close of the voting it had received 58 points, placing 9th of 19.
Voting
References
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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985
Eurovision
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