Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990
| Eurovision Song Contest 1990 |
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 Finland |
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| National selection |
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| Selection process |
National Final |
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| Selection date(s) |
17 February 1990 |
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| Selected entrant |
Beat |
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| Selected song |
"Fri?" |
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| Finals performance |
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| Final result |
21st, 8 points |
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Finland participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 held in Zagreb, Yugoslavia.
The Finnish entry was Beat with the Swedish language song "Fri?", the first time the Finnish entry had been sung in Swedish. After that the only other time Finland has participated with a song in Swedish was in 2012 with Pernilla Karlsson singing När jag blundar.
The Finnish entry was chosen through a national final, where 11 songs took part. The final was held on 17 February 1990, hosted by Kati Bergman.
National final
The Finnish national final was held at the Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki. The winner was chosen by an expert jury.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 | Robinson & Apollo 16 | Yön poika | 60 | 6th |
| 2 | Susanne Sonntag | Jag tror på friheten | 92 | 2nd |
| 3 | Tarja Lunnas | Naurus sun katseesi sun | 74 | 5th |
| 4 | Anita Pajunen | Satujen mies | 32 | 10th |
| 5 | Arja Saijonmaa | Gabriela | 89 | 3rd |
| 6 | Leena Pirhonen | Sua haluan | 48 | 8th |
| 7 | Marjorie | Tuuli | 59 | 7th |
| 8 | Beat | Fri? | 95 | 1st |
| 9 | Jussi Halme | Katsot yötä tummaa | 38 | 9th |
| 10 | Jone | Jälkees sun | 24 | 11th |
| 11 | Tomas Ek | Du går så skyggt | 75 | 4th |
At Eurovision
Beat performed last of 22, following Cyprus. At the close of the voting they had received 8 points, placing joint last with Norway.
Points Awarded by Finland
Final
| 12 points |  France |
| 10 points |  Spain |
| 8 points |  Italy |
| 7 points |  Iceland |
| 6 points |  Cyprus |
| 5 points |  Israel |
| 4 points |  Ireland |
| 3 points |  Switzerland |
| 2 points |  Austria |
| 1 point |  Yugoslavia |
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Points Awarded to Finland
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Points Awarded to Finland (Final)
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10 points |
8 points |
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6 points |
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4 points |
3 points |
2 points |
1 point |
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- Israel
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