Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 explained

Year:1992
Broadcaster:Finnish: [[Yle]]isradio|i=no (Yle)
Country:Finland
Preselection:National final
Preselection Date:29 February 1992
Entrant:Pave Maijanen
Song:Yamma, yamma
Final Result:23rd, 4 points

Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with the song "Yamma, yamma", composed by Pave Maijanen, with lyrics by Hector, and performed by Maijanen himself. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Finnish: [[Yle]]isradio|i=no (Yle), selected its entry in the contest through a national final.

Before Eurovision

National final

The Finnish broadcaster, Finnish: [[Yle]]isradio|i=no (Yle), held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, held in Malmö, Sweden. Yle held the national final at the Typhon Hall in Turku on 29 February, hosted by Kati Bergman. Ten songs competed, with the winner being decided through two rounds of jury voting, the first to select the top four songs, with the second selecting the winner.

The winner of the contest was Pave Maijanen with the song "Yamma, yamma", composed by Maijanen and written by Hector.

First Round – 29 February 1992
DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)Result
1Arja Koriseva"Huomiseen", HectorEliminated
2Pepe Willberg"Kaukaa kaipaan"Esa Juutilainen, Eliminated
3Sonja Lumme"Rakkauden bulevardi", Advanced
4Kirka"Antaa menneisyyden mennä",, Vexi SalmiEliminated
5"Lauluni sinulle"Tauski PeltonenEliminated
6"Soita kitaaraa",, Advanced
7 and Kaija Pohjola"Ruskaa näin sinun silmissäs"Rexi Kero, Hannele MiilumäkiEliminated
8Pave Maijanen"Yamma, yamma"Pave Maijanen, HectorAdvanced
9Riki Sorsa"Silmiisi sun"Kim Engblom, Janne Engblom, Pia Partanen Advanced
10Kikka"Parhaat puoleni",, Eliminated
+ Second Round – 29 February 1992
DrawArtistSongTotalPlace
1Sonja Lumme"Rakkauden bulevardi"42242211222243
2"Soita kitaaraa"11414444444352
3Pave Maijanen"Yamma, yamma"66666666666661
4Riki Sorsa"Silmiisi sun"24121122111184

At Eurovision

Maijanen performed 12th on the night of the contest, following and preceding . "Yamma, yamma" received 4 points, placing last of 23 countries competing.[1]

Among the members of the Finnish jury was Vicky Rosti, who represented Finland in the .[2]

Voting

+ Points awarded to Finland[3]
ScoreCountry
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points Yugoslavia
2 points
1 point
+ Points awarded by Finland
ScoreCountry
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points Yugoslavia
3 points
2 points
1 point

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Final of Malmö 1992 . European Broadcasting Union . 18 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210418073843/https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-1992/final . 18 April 2021 . live.
  2. Web site: ESC 2017: raadit . Viisukuppila . 2017-04-30.
  3. Web site: Results of the Final of Malmö 1992 . European Broadcasting Union . 18 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210418083659/https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-1992/final/results/finland . 18 April 2021 . live.