Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992
Finland entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with "Yamma, yamma", sung by Pave Maijanen after they won the Finnish national final.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1992 | ||||
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| Country |  | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 29 February 1992 | |||
| Selected entrant | Pave Maijanen | |||
| Selected song | "Yamma, yamma" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 23rd, 4 points | |||
| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
National final
The Finnish broadcaster, Yleisradio Oy (YLE), held a national final to select the Finnish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, held in Malmö, Sweden. The contest was held at the Typhon Hall in Turku on 29 February, hosted by Kati Bergman. 10 songs competed, with the winner being decided through two round of jury voting, the first to select the top 4 songs, with the second selecting the winner.
The winner of the contest was Pave Maijanen with the song "Yamma, yamma", composed by Maijanen and written by Hector.
| First Round – 29 February 1992 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Result |
| 1 | Arja Koriseva | "Huomiseen" | Cris Owen, Hector | Eliminated |
| 2 | Pepe Willberg | "Kaukaa kaipaan" | Esa Juutilainen, Petter Ohls | Eliminated |
| 3 | Sonja Lumme | "Rakkauden bulevardi" | Matti Puurtinen, Turkka Mali | Advanced |
| 4 | Kirka | "Antaa menneisyyden mennä" | Kisu Jernström, Kassu Halonen, Vexi Salmi | Eliminated |
| 5 | Tauski Peltonen | "Lauluni sinulle" | Tauski Peltonen | Eliminated |
| 6 | Leena Nilsson | "Soita kitaaraa" | Jarmo Nikku, Jokke Seppälä, Jukka Välimaa | Advanced |
| 7 | Raimo Kero and Kaija Pohjola | "Ruskaa näin sinun silmissäs" | Rexi Kero, Hannele Miilumäki | Eliminated |
| 8 | Pave Maijanen | "Yamma, yamma" | Pave Maijanen, Hector | Advanced |
| 9 | Riki Sorsa | "Silmiisi sun" | Kim Engblom, Janne Engblom, Pia Partanen | Advanced |
| 10 | Kikka | "Parhaat puoleni" | Veikko Samuli, Ilkka Vainio, Aappo I. Piippo | Eliminated |
| Second Round – 29 February 1992 | |||||||||||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | B. Törnroos | A. Holma | M. Ollikainen | A. Alaspää | E. Lehtola | K. Lunden-Welden | I. Milan | E. Nieminen | M. Timell | S. Matintalo | K. Laurikainen | Total | Place |
| 1 | Sonja Lumme | "Rakkauden bulevardi" | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 3 |
| 2 | Leena Nilsson | "Soita kitaaraa" | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 2 |
| 3 | Pave Maijanen | "Yamma, yamma" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 66 | 1 |
| 4 | Riki Sorsa | "Silmiisi sun" | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 |
At Eurovision
Maijanen performed 12th on the night of the contest, following Iceland and preceding Switzerland. "Yamma, yamma" received 4 points, 3 points from Yugoslavia and 1 point from Israel, placing last of 23 countries competing.
Points awarded by Finland
Final
| 12 points |  |
| 10 points |  |
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| 7 points |  |
| 6 points |  |
| 5 points |  |
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| 3 points |  |
| 2 points |  |
| 1 point |  |
Points awarded to Finland
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
