Finland was represented by
Vesa-Matti Loiri and the song "
Huilumies" at the
1980 Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 1980 was the 25th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in The Hague, Netherlands, and was organised by host broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) – which agreed to stage the event a ...
, which took place on 19 April in
The Hague.
Before Eurovision
The Finnish national selection consisted of a semi final and a final.
Semi final
The semi final was held on 12 January. The semi final had 11 competing songs and six finalists were chosen by an expert jury. The semi final was hosted by
Heikki Harma.
Final
The final was held on 8 May at the YLE TV Studios in
Tampere and hosted by
Mikko Alatalo
Mikko Tapio Alatalo (born 1 May 1951) is a Finnish musician and politician.
Career
Alatalo was born in Kuivaniemi, now a part of Ii, Finland. He is mostly known for his long and successful musical career. His style is primarily seen as chi ...
and the entries competing for Eurovision is conducted by Ossi Runne. After the Eurovision Preselection, this was proceeded by Intervision. The Intervision Preselection would be the last preselection, in which 6 songs are all sung by
Marion. The winner was chosen by regional juries.
Scoreboard
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Loiri performed 10th in the running order following Switzerland and preceding Norway. The Finnish entry was conducted by
Ossi Runne. Finland placed last in the contest with six points.
Voting
Sources
Viisukuppila - Muistathan: Suomen karsinnat 1980
External links
Full national semi final and final on Yle Elävä Arkisto
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1980
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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980