Reggae_OK
Finland was represented by Riki Sorsa and the song "Reggae OK" at the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 4 April in Dublin. Sorsa won the rights to represent Finland on the 21 February.
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1981 | ||||
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| Country |  Finland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 21 February 1981 | |||
| Selected entrant | Riki Sorsa | |||
| Selected song | "Reggae OK" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 16th, 27 points | |||
| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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National final
The final was hosted by Finnish television producer and singer Erkki Pohjanheimo, at Yleisradio Studio 2 in Helsinki. Eight songs were selected from the semi-final which took place on January 28. The winning song was selected by a national jury, two of which included former Finnish Eurovision contestants Marion Rung and Lasse Mårtenson.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tapani Kansa | Sunnuntailapsi | 5 | 6th |
| 2 | Paula Koivuniemi | Ei tule toista kertaa | 1 | 8th |
| 3 | Mikko Alatalo | Leuhkat eväät | 30 | 2nd |
| 4 | Frederik | Titanic | 3 | 7th |
| 5 | Taiska | Hiroshima | 27 | 3rd |
| 6 | Markku Aro and Nisa Soraya | Mun suothan tulla vierees sun | 13 | 5th |
| 7 | Riki Sorsa | Reggae OK | 66 | 1st |
| 8 | Juice Leskinen | Ilomantsi | 26 | 4th |
| Song | Åke Granholm | Marion Rung | John Wikström | Arto Pajukallio | Upi Sorvali | Liisa Lääveri | Jarmo Porola | Kati Bergman | Lasse Mårtenson | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnuntailapsi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Ei tule toista kertaa | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Leuhkat eväät | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 30 |
| Titanic | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Hiroshima | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 27 | |
| Mun suothan tulla vierees sun | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | ||||
| Reggae OK | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 66 |
| Ilomantsi | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 26 |
On the night Sorsa performed eighth (following Yugoslavia and preceding France). For the first time in 15 years regular Finnish conductor Ossi Runne did not conduct the Finnish entry (instead he was providing the YLE television commentary) and was instead conducted by Otto Donner. At the close of voting "Reggae OK" had picked up 27 points, placing Finland in 16th place out of 20.[1] The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to Switzerland.
Voting
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- "Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- "Results of the Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- (in French) Finland's national final