| Year: | 1989 |
| Broadcaster: | Finnish: [[Yle]]isradio|i=no (Yle) |
| Country: | Finland |
| Preselection: | National final |
| Preselection Date: | 4 February 1989 |
| Entrant: | Anneli Saaristo |
| Song: | Italian: La dolce vita|i=no |
| Final Result: | 7th, 76 points |
Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 with the song "Italian: La dolce vita|i=no", composed by Matti Puurtinen, with lyrics by Turkka Mali, and performed by Anneli Saaristo. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Finnish: [[Yle]]isradio|i=no (Yle), selected its entry in the contest through a national final.
Finnish: [[Yle]]isradio|i=no (Yle) held the national final on 4 February 1989 at the Kultturitalo in Helsinki, hosted by Tarja Koskela. Ten songs took part with the winner chosen by an "expert" jury. Other participants included former Finnish representatives Kirka and Sonja Lumme .[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anneli Saaristo | "Oi äiti maa" | , | 74 | 3 | |
| 2 | "Kan det vara kärlek" | Harri Koivuniemi, Claire Witick-Mäkelä | 72 | 4 | ||
| 3 | Kirka | "Hiljaisuutta" | ,, Vexi Salmi | 62 | 5 | |
| 4 | Meiju Suvas | "Rauhaton sydän" | Risto Asikainen, Meiju Suvas | 24 | 10 | |
| 5 | "Huominen Eurooppa" | Gösta Sundqvist | 39 | 8 | ||
| 6 | Anneli Saaristo | "La dolce vita" | , | 110 | 1 | |
| 7 | "Minä olen muistanut" | 52 | 7 | |||
| 8 | Sonja Lumme | "Rakkauden laulut" | Pepe Willberg, Kirsti Willberg | 62 | 5 | |
| 9 | "Vad finns kvar" | Cris Owen, Marita Lindquist | 103 | 2 | ||
| 10 | "Kahden juhla" | , | 31 | 9 |
| + Detailed Jury Votes | ||||||||||||||
| Draw | Song | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Oi äiti maa" | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 74 | |
| 2 | "Kan det vara kärlek" | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 72 | |
| 3 | "Hiljaisuutta" | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 62 | |
| 4 | "Rauhaton sydän" | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 24 | |
| 5 | "Huominen Eurooppa" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 39 | |
| 6 | "La dolce vita" | 12 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 110 | |
| 7 | "Minä olen muistanut" | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 52 | |
| 8 | "Rakkauden laulut" | 4 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 62 | |
| 9 | "Vad finns kvar" | 5 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 103 | |
| 10 | "Kahden juhla" | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 31 |
On the night of the final Saaristo performed 14th in the running order, following and preceding . As the title suggests, "Italian: La dolce vita|i=no" was a song with strong Mediterranean influences and proved more appealing to international juries than most Finnish entries to this point. At the close of voting it had received 76 points, placing Finland 7th of the 22 entries, the country's highest placement of the 1980s and best finish since 1975.[2] The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to .[3]
Full national final on Yle Elävä Arkisto