Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983
Finland was represented by Ami Aspelund, with the song '"Fantasiaa", at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 23 April in Munich. "Fantasiaa" was chosen as the Finnish entry at the national final organised by broadcaster Yle and held on 28 January.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1983 | ||||
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| Country |  | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National Final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 28 January 1983 | |||
| Selected entrant | Ami Aspelund | |||
| Selected song | "Fantasiaa" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 11th=, 41 points | |||
| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
National final
The final was held at the Yle studios in Helsinki, hosted by Maria Valkama. Ten songs took part, with the winner chosen by postcard voting.[1]
| Final – 28 January 1983 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Kirka | "Täytyy uskaltaa" | Kisu Jernström, Kassu Halonen, Impi Riimi | 22,237 | 2 |
| 2 | Ami Aspelund & Opus 5 | "Hymni Äiti Teresalle" | Jaska Linkola | 2,306 | 10 |
| 3 | Tapani Kansa | "Kadonneen rakkauden unelma" | Jukka Koivisto, Chrisse Johansson | 19,247 | 3 |
| 4 | Kirka | "Kaksi vaan" | Olli Ahvenlahti, Asko Koskela | 3,057 | 8 |
| 5 | Ami Aspelund | "Fantasiaa" | Kari Kuusamo, Kaisu Liuhala | 44,131 | 1 |
| 6 | Opus 5 | "Muista mua musiikilla" | Markku Johansson, Juha Vainio | 3,474 | 6 |
| 7 | Tapani Kansa | "Kun kyynelilläni nuottini kastelen" | Markku Anttila, Jussi Asu | 12,205 | 4 |
| 8 | Meiju Suvas | "Laulujen laulu" | Aarno Raninen, Pertti Reponen | 3,101 | 7 |
| 9 | Kirka | "Tuhanteen aamuun laulun teen" | Jukka Siikavire, Jussi Tuominen | 8,703 | 5 |
| 10 | Meiju Suvas | "Rakastunut nainen" | Valto Laitinen, Raul Reiman | 2,401 | 9 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Aspelund performed 9th in the running order, following Switzerland and preceding Greece. At the close of voting "Fantasiaa" had picked up 41 points (the highest an 8 from Greece), placing Finland joint 11th of the 20 entries, the country's highest finish since 1977. The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to Yugoslavia.[2]
Points awarded by Finland
Final
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| 1 point |  |
Points awarded to Finland
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
