Eurovision Song Contest 1974
Country Finland
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)16 February 1974
Selected entrantCarita Holmström
Selected song"Keep Me Warm"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result13th, 4 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1973 • 1974 • 1975►

Finland was represented by Carita Holmström, with the song "Keep Me Warm", at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 6 April in Brighton.

Before Eurovision

The Finnish national selection consisted of two semi finals and a final. The shows were hosted by Matti Palosmaa.

Semi finals

It both semi finals eight songs competed and four songs qualified for the final. The finalists were chosen by regional juries.

First semi final

Semi-final 1 – 19 January
Place Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points
1. Pepe Willberg "Sinä ja minä" Markku Johansson (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.) 259
2. Jukka Kuoppamäki "Aurinkomaa" Jukka Kuoppamäki (m. & l.), Ture Ara (l.) 247
3. Danny "Jos maailmassa vain ois kahva" Jaakko Salo (m.), Jukka Virtanen (l.) 242
4. Markku Aro "Anna kaikkien kukkien kukkia" Toivo Kärki (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.) 237
5. Eero Raittinen & Jukka Tolonen "Shangri-la" Jukka Tolonen (m.), Hector (l.) 233
6. Eija Ahvo & Harri Saksala "Häät" Toni Edelmann (m.), Marja-Kaarina Mykkänen (l.) 228
7. Kisu "Kun sinä jäät" Heikki Sarmanto (m.), Chrisse Johansson (l.) 215
8. Irwin Goodman "Se on minimaalista" Irwin Goodman (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.) 195

Second semi final

Semi-final 2 – 26 January
Place Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points
1. Carita Holmström "Älä mene pois" Eero Koivistoinen (m.), Hector (l.) 256
2. Muska & Ykä "Senhän sanoo järkikin" Erik Lindström (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.) 254
3. Anneli Sari "Jäähyväiset" Kaj Chydenius (m.), Marja-Leena Mikkola (l.) 251
4. Ritva Oksanen "Musta tango" Jorma Panula (m.), M. A. Numminen (l.) 250
5. Kirka "Energia" Rauno Lehtinen (m. & l.) 244
6. Marion Rung "Icing" Kari Kuuva (m.), Juha Vainio (l.) 238
7. Marjo-Riitta Kervinen "Voin elää paremmin" Frank Robson (m.), lyricist unknown 176
8. Seija Simola & Lasse Mårtenson "Laulun kuulen" Lasse Mårtenson (m.), lyricist unknown 164

Final

The final was held on February 16 at Finlandia Hall in Helsinki. The winner was chosen by a professional jury consisting of 20 members. British singer-songwriter Roger Whittaker performed as an interval act.

Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Place Points
1 Muska & Ykä "Senhän sanoo järkikin" Erik Lindström (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.) 6th 42
2 Ritva Oksanen "Musta tango" Jorma Panula (m.), M. A. Numminen (l.) 2nd 70
3 Danny "Jos maailmassa vain ois kahva" Jaakko Salo (m.), Jukka Virtanen (l.) 7th 40
4 Pepe Willberg "Sinä ja minä" Markku Johansson (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.) 3rd 66
5 Jukka Kuoppamäki "Aurinkomaa" Jukka Kuoppamäki (m. & l.), Ture Ara (l.) 4th 64
6 Markku Aro "Anna kaikkien kukkien kukkia" Toivo Kärki (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.) 8th 37
7 Carita Holmström "Älä mene pois" Eero Koivistoinen (m.), Hector (l.) 1st 83
8 Anneli Sari "Jäähyväiset" Kaj Chydenius (m.), Marja-Leena Mikkola (l.) 5th 63

The winning song "Älä mene pois" was performed in Finnish in the national selection shows but it was translated into English for the international Song Contest as "Keep Me Warm". The English lyrics were written by Frank Robson.

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Carita Holmström performed first in the running order, preceding United Kingdom. The entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. At the close of voting, Finland picked up four points and placed 13th of the 17 entries.

Voting

Sources

  1. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Brighton 1974". Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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