Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "", composed by , with lyrics by , and performed by Kirka. The Finnish participating broadcaster, (Yle), selected its entry through a national final. Kirka won the Finnish Eurovision ticket at his eighth attempt.
Before Eurovision 21 entries were selected for the competition from 286 received submissions. The composers got to choose between Anneli Saaristo, Kirka, , Paula Koivuniemi, Sonja Lumme, and to perform their songs.
Radio semi-final All of the 21 songs were broadcast on the radio on 22 January 1984. An expert jury chose eleven songs to the final. The finalists were announced the next day.
+ Radio semi-final – 22 January 1984 Artist Song Songwriter(s) Result 1 Kirka "Hymy" 2 Sonja Lumme "Aidat kaatuu" 3 Paula Koivuniemi "Etsin juuriain" 4 Kirka "Laulu maailmalle" Pave Maijanen Qualified 5 "Macho man" Qualified 6 Anneli Saaristo "Elän hetkessä" 7 Kirka "Oo Marie" Qualified 8 "Sun silmät on satava salaisuus" Jukka Nurmela Qualified 9 Paula Koivuniemi "Pienen hymy" 10 Kirka "Nuoruus" 11 Sonja Lumme "Laulajan tie" Qualified 12 Tomas Ek "Barnet" 13 Kirka "Taivas ja maa" 14 Anneli Saaristo "Sä liian paljon vaadit" Qualified 15 Paula Koivuniemi "Tuultako tavoitan" Qualified 16 Kirka "Hengaillaan" Qualified 17 Sonja Lumme "Sut vain" Qualified 18 Leena Nilsson and Tomas Ek "Sol och vår" Qualified 19 Kirka "Päällä maan, alla taivaan" 20 Paula Koivuniemi "Via Dolorosa" 21 Sonja Lumme "Muistojen taulut" Qualified
National final (Yle) held the national final on 18 February 1984 at its television studios in Helsinki, hosted by . The winner was chosen by postcard voting. The voting ended on 21 February 1984, and the results were announced on 9 March 1984.
+ Final – 18 February 1984 Artist Song Votes Place 1 Sonja Lumme "Sut vain" 5,136 5 2 Kirka "Laulu maailmalle" 3,640 7 3 "Macho man" 1,976 9 4 "Sun silmät on satava salaisuus" 1,556 10 5 Kirka "Oo Marie" 5,291 4 6 Anneli Saaristo "Sä liian paljon vaadit"10,9613 7 Sonja Lumme "Muistojen taulut" 3,970 6 8 Leena Nilsson and Tomas Ek "Kevään saan" 2,823 8 9 Kirka "Hengaillaan"22,0401 10 Paula Koivuniemi "Tuultako tavoitan" 11,793 2 11 Sonja Lumme "Laulajan tie" 863 11
At Eurovision On the night of the final Kirka performed 16th in the running order, following and preceding . Kirka was accompanied by Kaija Kokkola, and Jokke Seppälä as backing vocalists. The costumes were designed by Arja Lehtimäki. At the close of voting "" had received 46 points, placing Finland 9th of the 19 entries, the country's highest finish since 1975. The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to .
Voting
+ Points awarded to Finland Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Finland Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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