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Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "Tule luo", composed by Matti Puurtinen, with lyrics by Jukka Saarinen, and performed by Katri Helena. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (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.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1993 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Yleisradio (Yle) | |||
| Country |  Finland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 6 March 1993 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Katri Helena | |||
| Selected song | "Tule luo" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 17th, 20 points | |||
| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
editNational final
editYleisradio (Yle) held the national final at its television studios in Helsinki, hosted by Ari Korvola. Four performers took part, each singing two songs, with the winner chosen by voting from eleven regional juries.[1]
| Draw | 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 |
| Draw | Song | Rovaniemi
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Kajaani
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Vaasa
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Jyväskylä
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Joensuu
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Lappeenranta
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Pori
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Tampere
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Lahti
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Turku
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Helsinki
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editOn the night of the final Katri Helena performed 17th in the running order, following Slovenia and preceding Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the close of voting "Tule luo" had received 20 points (the highest an 8 from Greece), placing Finland 17th of the 25 entries.[2] The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to Norway.[3]
Voting
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References
edit- ^ ESC National Finals database - Finland 1993
- ^ "Final of Millstreet 1993". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ ESC History - Finland 1993
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Millstreet 1993". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
External links
edit(in Finnish) Full national final on Yle Elävä Arkisto