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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, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry in the contest through a national final.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1992 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Yleisradio (Yle) | |||
| Country |  Finland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 29 February 1992 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Pave Maijanen | |||
| Selected song | "Yamma, yamma" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 23rd, 4 points | |||
| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
editNational final
editThe Finnish broadcaster, Yleisradio (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.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arja Koriseva | "Huomiseen" | Cris Owen, Hector | Eliminated |
| 2 | Pepe Willberg | "Kaukaa kaipaan" | Esa Juutilainen, Petter Ohls | Eliminated |
| 3 | Sonja Lumme | "Rakkauden bulevardi" | Matti Puurtinen, Turkka Mali | Advanced |
| 4 | Kirka | "Antaa menneisyyden mennä" | Kisu Jernström, Kassu Halonen, Vexi Salmi | Eliminated |
| 5 | Tauski Peltonen | "Lauluni sinulle" | Tauski Peltonen | Eliminated |
| 6 | Leena Nilsson | "Soita kitaaraa" | Jarmo Nikku, Jokke Seppälä, Jukka Välimaa | Advanced |
| 7 | Rexi Kero and Kaija Pohjola | "Ruskaa näin sinun silmissäs" | Rexi Kero, Hannele Miilumäki | Eliminated |
| 8 | Pave Maijanen | "Yamma, yamma" | Pave Maijanen, Hector | Advanced |
| 9 | Riki Sorsa | "Silmiisi sun" | Kim Engblom, Janne Engblom, Pia Partanen | Advanced |
| 10 | Kikka | "Parhaat puoleni" | Veikko Samuli, Ilkka Vainio, Aappo I. Piippo | Eliminated |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Benny Törnroos
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Antti Holma
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Markus Ollikainen
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Arto Alaspää
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Erkki Lehtola
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Kaj Lunden-Welden
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Irina Milan
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Esa Nieminen
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Martin Timell
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Seppo Matintalo
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Kata Laurikainen
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Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonja Lumme | "Rakkauden bulevardi" | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 3 |
| 2 | Leena Nilsson | "Soita kitaaraa" | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 2 |
| 3 | Pave Maijanen | "Yamma, yamma" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 66 | 1 |
| 4 | Riki Sorsa | "Silmiisi sun" | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 |
At Eurovision
editMaijanen performed 12th on the night of the contest, following Iceland and preceding Switzerland. "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 1987 contest.[2]
Voting
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References
edit- ^ "Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "ESC 2017: raadit". Viisukuppila. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.