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.
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]
Finnish National Final - 28 January 1983
| Draw |
Artist |
Song |
Votes |
Place |
| 1 |
Kirka |
"Täytyy uskaltaa" |
22237 |
2 |
| 2 |
Ami Aspelund & Opus 5 |
"Hymni Äiti Teresalle" |
2306 |
10 |
| 3 |
Tapani Kansa |
"Kadonneen rakkauden unelma" |
19247 |
3 |
| 4 |
Kirka |
"Kaksi vaan" |
3057 |
8 |
| 5 |
Ami Aspelund |
"Fantasiaa" |
44131 |
1 |
| 6 |
Opus 5 |
"Muista mua musiikilla" |
3474 |
6 |
| 7 |
Tapani Kansa |
"Kun kyynelilläni nuottini kastelen" |
12205 |
4 |
| 8 |
Meiju Suvas |
"Laulujen laulu" |
3101 |
7 |
| 9 |
Kirka |
"Tuhanteen aamuun laulun teen" |
8703 |
5 |
| 10 |
Meiju Suvas |
"Rakastunut nainen" |
2401 |
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
| 12 points |  Yugoslavia |
| 10 points |  Sweden |
| 8 points |  Luxembourg |
| 7 points |  Israel |
| 6 points |  France |
| 5 points |  Greece |
| 4 points |  Germany |
| 3 points |  Netherlands |
| 2 points |  Portugal |
| 1 point |  Italy |
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Points Awarded to Finland
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Points Awarded to Finland (Final)
| 12 points |
10 points |
8 points |
7 points |
6 points |
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- Greece
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- Germany
- Israel
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 United Kingdom
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| 5 points |
4 points |
3 points |
2 points |
1 point |
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 Switzerland
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 Turkey
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 Norway
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 Austria
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- France
- Luxembourg
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See also
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