| Eurovision Song Contest 1974 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Finland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 16 February 1974 | |||
| Selected entrant | Carita Holmström | |||
| Selected song | "Keep Me Warm" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 13th, 4 points | |||
| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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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.
The Finnish national selection consisted of two semi finals and a final. The shows were hosted by Matti Palosmaa.
It both semi finals eight songs competed and four songs qualified for the final. The finalists were chosen by regional juries.
| 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 |
| 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 |
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.
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.
