Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1998 | ||||
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| Country |  Finland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Euroviisut 1998 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 14 February 1998 | |||
| Selected entrant | Edea | |||
| Selected song | "Aava" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 15th, 22 points | |||
| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Finland was represented by the group Edea, with the song "Aava", at the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 9 May in Birmingham. "Aava" was chosen as the Finnish entry at the national final on 14 February and is noted for containing the fewest different words (six) of any Eurovision entry.
Before Eurovision[]
Euroviisut 1998[]
Euroviisut 1998 was the national final that selects Finland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1998. The competition took place on 14 February 1998, held at the Yle Studio 2 in Helsinki and hosted by Olga K and Sami Aaltonen.
Competing entries[]
189 submissions were received by Yle during a submission period. A panel of experts appointed by Yle selected two entries for the competition from the received submissions, with an additional seven entries being selected from submissions by composers directly invited by Yle to compete.[1]
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Edea | "Aava" | Tommy Mansikka-Aho, Alexi Ahoniemi |
| Elena Mady | "Honeymoon" | Vera, Maki Kolehmainen, Mika Mettälä |
| Jari Sillanpää | "Valkeaa unelmaa" | Mika Toivanen, Pekka Laaksonen |
| Kaija Kärkinen and Ile Kallio | "Maailman laitaan" | Kaija Kärkinen, Ile Kallio |
| Luka | "Tuun sun luo" | Kaari Haapala, Ville Vento |
| Nylon Beat | "Umm ma ma" | Risto Asikainen, Sipi Castren |
| Samuli and Sami | "Olen luonasi sun" | Maki Kolehmainen, Saija Aartela |
| Sari Kaasinen | "Mielessäni" | Sari Kaasinen |
| Ultra Bra | "Tyttöjen välisestä ystävyydestä" | Kerkko Koskinen, Anni Sinnemäki |
Final[]
The final took place on 14 February 1998 where nine entries competed. "Aava" performed by Edea was selected as the winner. The winner was selected by a combination of public votes, an international expert jury panel and a jury panel consisting of members from international OGAE fan clubs.[1] Each voting group distributed their points as follows: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 points.[2]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | OGAE | Televote | Total | Place | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | Votes | Points | Votes | Points | |||||
| 1 | Kaija Kärkinen and Ile Kallio | "Maailman laitaan" | 48 | 5 | 44 | 4 | 534 | 2 | 11 | 7 |
| 2 | Elena Mady | "Honeymoon" | 40 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 541 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
| 3 | Nylon Beat | "Umm ma ma" | 30 | 2 | 73 | 10 | 2,297 | 7 | 19 | 3 |
| 4 | Samuli and Sami | "Olen luonasi sun" | 64 | 8 | 32 | 2 | 1,053 | 4 | 14 | 6 |
| 5 | Sari Kaasinen | "Mielessäni" | 41 | 4 | 64 | 7 | 2,766 | 8 | 19 | 3 |
| 6 | Jari Sillanpää | "Valkeaa unelmaa" | 49 | 6 | 48 | 5 | 6,228 | 10 | 21 | 2 |
| 7 | Ultra Bra | "Tyttöjen välisestä ystävyydestä" | 52 | 7 | 52 | 6 | 1,607 | 6 | 19 | 3 |
| 8 | Luka | "Tuun sun luo" | 27 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 211 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | Edea | "Aava" | 69 | 10 | 65 | 8 | 1,471 | 5 | 23 | 1 |
At Eurovision[]
On the night of the final Edea performed 21st in the running order, following Belgium and preceding Norway. "Aava" had an ethnic new age-type sound which did not prove overly popular in the first year of full televoting as at the close it had received only 22 points, placing Finland 15th of the 25 entries, Finland's highest position in the 1990s.[3] The 12 points from the Finnish televote were likewise awarded in neighbourly fashion to Estonia (who finished 12th).[4] Having had to sit out the 1997 contest due to relegation, Finland were again demoted on the cumulative countback rule and would not take part in 1999.
Voting[]
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References[]
- ^ a b Latva, Tony (25 December 2010). "Muistathan: Suomen karsinnat 1998". viisukuppila.com (in Finnish).
- ^ ESC National Finals database - Finland 1998
- ^ "Final of Birmingham 1998". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ ESC History - Finland 1998
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Birmingham 1998". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
External links[]
(in Finnish) Full national final on Yle Elävä Arkisto
- Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998
- 1998 in Finnish television