Eurovision 1979 - Finland

Katri Helena performing "Katson Sineen Taivaan" ("I'm Looking at the Blue Sky"), the Finnish entry at the Eurovision Song Contest.

One of the most beloved Finnish entries, and rightly so! A simply wonderful melody that scales to soaring emotional heights, largely thanks to Katri Helena's pitch-perfect performance and an arrangement that's simply breathtaking. The fact that this small gem reached only 14th place at the voting makes me wonder if the juries have wax in her ears or something...

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[escmaniaque]

Efharisto ja ta evjenika su lojia, Taso :) I think too this is one of our best entries. Ossi Runne made almost every song to sound better live than studio. The part from 1:36 always gives me goosebumps.

[tasosk3]

Excellent use of Greek - hyvä! (hope I got this right) And, yes, indeed, I would also rank this among your best-ever entries, and also your most underrated.

[fishamaphone]

I don't understand the Ireland and Finland switching places comments. I think this entire year was incredibly strong. Finland has a good song here, but it seems to me that it's lyric-heavy, which is a problem when your language is Finnish. Look at the top 5: each one perfectly embodies one emotion for me. Appreciation of beauty, childhood innocence, sheer melodic power, unbridled energy, and a first love. I'm trying to put my finger on the Finnish song, and the most expressive part is the title.

[tasosk3]

A very interesting and well-expressed opinion, even if I don't agree 100% with you. But, yes, it was indeed at incredibly strong year, so sth was bound to fall through the cracks - and maybe you're right that Katri Helena's song wasn't so immediately likeable as the rest. Anyway, besides Ireland. I don't have a problem with the rest of the top-5. they were all quite deserving, each in its own way (my personal picks mey have been slightly different, but still).

[klarinetta]

One word "UNDERRATED"

[bowtown]

This is a great and very underated song by Finland. Great performance on the night by Katri Helena. Why did no one vote for it?

[Angelotube5000]

I am shocked this song did not win! 

[Anton17745]

Classic song from Finland...should have won!

[euromaitre]

@eurovision1981 Totally agree, Finland's best

[eurovision1981]

this song should won this eurovision!

[eurovision1981]

@alantuan you can find this words in diggiloo.net

[Jeremiemf]

i must confess this is definitely not a bad song, but juries, especially in the 70s, preferred happy songs rather than clever songs.

that's why the juries whose musical culture can be described as "clever" (Italy, France and Luxembourg) voted for this song.

[euromaitre]

@tasosk3 Surely a strong entry in a strong year, but the most underrated finish one was 1991 with Kaija Kärkinen and "Hullu Yö"

[Aslaug68]

it's still such a great great song by Katri Helena!

[simantov666]

finland alwayz had strong entrys - never getz pointz - eurovisin is politicallllllllllllll