Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992

Finland entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with "Yamma, yamma", sung by Pave Maijanen after they won the Finnish national final.

Eurovision Song Contest 1992
Country Finland
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)29 February 1992
Selected entrantPave Maijanen
Selected song"Yamma, yamma"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result23rd, 4 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

National final

The Finnish broadcaster, Yleisradio Oy (YLE), held a national final to select the Finnish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, held in Malmö, Sweden. The contest was held at the Typhon Hall in Turku on 29 February, hosted by Kati Bergman. 10 songs competed, with the winner being decided through two rounds of jury voting, the first to select the top 4 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
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 Raimo 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
Second Round – 29 February 1992
Draw Artist Song Benny Törnroos Antti Holma Markus Ollikainen Arto Alaspää Erkki Lehtola Kaj Lunden-Welden Irina Milan Esa Nieminen Martin Timell Seppo Matintalo Kata Laurikainen 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

Maijanen 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

References
  1. "Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. "ESC 2017: raadit". Viisukuppila. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  3. "Results of the Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
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