Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993
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| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1993 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | YleisradioCategory:Articles containing Finnish-language text (Yle) | |||
| Country |  Finland | |||
| Selection process | EuroviisutCategory:Articles containing Finnish-language text 1993 | |||
| Selection date | 6 March 1993 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Tule luoCategory:Articles containing Finnish-language text" | |||
| Artist | Katri Helena | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 17th, 20 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "Tule luoCategory:Articles containing Finnish-language text", composed by Matti Puurtinen, with lyrics by Jukka Saarinen, and performed by Katri Helena. The Finnish participating broadcaster, YleisradioCategory:Articles containing Finnish-language text (Yle), selected its entry in the contest through a national final. This was Katri Helena's second Eurovision appearance, 14 years after represent Finland in 1979.
Before Eurovision
EuroviisutCategory:Articles containing Finnish-language text 1993
Due to the early 1990s depression in Finland, the competition was held as small-scale as possible. YleisradioCategory:Articles containing Finnish-language text (Yle) invited eight composers for the competition, and invited four singers (Arja Koriseva, Katri Helena, Marjorie, and Paula Koivuniemi) to perform the songs, each with two songs. Yle held the national final, EuroviisutCategory:Articles containing Finnish-language text 1993, at its television studios in Helsinki, hosted by Ari Korvola. The winner was chosen by voting from eleven regional juries. Each jury group distributed their points as follows: 1–6, 8 and 10 points.[1][2]
In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the interval acts featured Helen Hoffner performing "Summer of Love" and "Holy River", and Niklas Strömstedt performing "I hennes rum" and "När vindarna vill".[3]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paula Koivuniemi | "Päivä kerrallaan" | Erik Lindström, VeePee Lehto | 37 | 6 |
| 2 | Katri Helena | "Tule luo" | Matti Puurtinen, Jukka Saarinen | 96 | 1 |
| 3 | Arja Koriseva | "Vain taivas yksin tietää" | Kisu Jernström, Kassu Halonen, Vexi Salmi | 65 | 3 |
| 4 | Marjorie | "Legenda" | Cris Owen, Pia Partanen | 52 | 4 |
| 5 | Paula Koivuniemi | "Sammunut rakkaus" | Esa Nieminen, Kaisu Liuhala | 21 | 8 |
| 6 | Katri Helena | "Viesti" | Jukka Kuoppamäki | 48 | 5 |
| 7 | Arja Koriseva | "Sulta laulun sain" | Olli Ahvenlahti, Hector | 77 | 2 |
| 8 | Marjorie | "Aika eteenpäin vain kulkee" | Pepe Willberg, Kirsti Willberg | 33 | 7 |
| R/O | Song | Rovaniemi |
Kajaani |
Vaasa |
Jyväskylä |
Joensuu |
Lappeenranta |
Pori |
Tampere |
Lahti |
Turku |
Helsinki |
Total |
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| 1 | "Päivä kerrallaan" | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 37 |
| 2 | "Tule luo" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 96 |
| 3 | "Vain taivas yksin tietää" | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 65 |
| 4 | "Legenda" | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 52 |
| 5 | "Sammunut rakkaus" | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| 6 | "Viesti" | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 48 |
| 7 | "Sulta laulun sain" | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 77 |
| 8 | "Aika eteenpäin vain kulkee" | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 33 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Katri Helena performed 17th in the running order, following Slovenia and preceding Bosnia and Herzegovina. Katri Helena was accompanied by Pave Maijanen and Pepe Willberg as backing vocalists and accordionists, and Anita Pajunen as backing vocalist. Katri Helena's costume was designed by Jukka Rintala.[4] At the close of voting "Tule luoCategory:Articles containing Finnish-language text" had received 20 points (the highest an 8 from Greece), placing Finland 17th of the 25 entries.[5] The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to Norway.[6]
Voting
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References
- ↑ "1993 Lamaviisujen viritys tyttöjen kesken" (in Finnish). Yle. Archived from the original on 5 October 2003. Retrieved 28 July 2025.Category:CS1 Finnish-language sources (fi)
- ↑ Murtomäki, Asko (2007). Finland 12 points! Suomen Euroviisut (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Teos. pp. 170–171, 173. ISBN 978-951-851-106-2.Category:CS1 Finnish-language sources (fi)
- ↑ "Euroviisut 1993 Suomen karsinta" (in Finnish). Yle Areena. Retrieved 28 July 2025.Category:CS1 Finnish-language sources (fi)
- ↑ Murtomäki, Asko (2007). Finland 12 points! Suomen Euroviisut (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Teos. pp. 172–173. ISBN 978-951-851-106-2.Category:CS1 Finnish-language sources (fi)
- ↑ "Final of Millstreet 1993". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Results of the Final of Millstreet 1993". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
External links
- Säilynoja, Juhana (21 April 2015). "Euroviisukarsinnat kehittyivät kansanjuhlasta lama-ajan säästöviisuihin 1990-luvulla" [Eurovision qualifiers evolved from a folk festival to a recession-era austerity measure in the 1990s] (in Finnish). Yle Elävä arkisto. Retrieved 28 April 2025.Category:CS1 Finnish-language sources (fi)