Finland was represented by

Carita Holmström Carita Elisabeth Holmström (born 10 February 1954, in Helsinki) is a Finnish pianist, singer and songwriter. She has written and played jazz and classical music during her career. She also had a duo, Carita & Marianne, with Marianne "Maru" Nyman. ...

, with the song "Keep Me Warm", at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 6 April in

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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

Second semi final

Final

The final was held on February 16 at

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. The winner was chosen by a professional jury consisting of 20 members. British singer-songwriter

Roger Whittaker Roger Henry Brough Whittaker (born 22 March 1936) is a British singer-songwriter and musician, who was born in Nairobi to English parents. His music is an eclectic mix of folk music and popular songs in addition to radio airplay hits. He is bes ...

performed as an interval act. 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 Frank Robson (born 27 April 1946, Bradford on Avon, United Kingdom) is a rock musician of English extraction who has achieved fame in Finland. He is known as a singer and a piano and organ player. He first came to Finland in 1967. Robson had me ...

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 Ossi Runne (23 April 1927 – 5 November 2020) was a Finnish trumpeter, bandleader, orchestra leader, composer, and record producer.

. At the close of voting, Finland picked up four points and placed 13th of the 17 entries.

Voting

Sources

Viisukuppila- Muistathan: Suomen karsinnat 1974

External links

Full national final on Yle Elävä Arkisto
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1974

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974

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