Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985
Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "Eläköön elämä", composed by, with lyrics by, and performed by Sonja Lumme. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio, selected its entry through a national final.
Before Eurovision
Twelve entries were selected for the competition from 149 received submissions. The composers got to choose between Ami Aspelund,, Pave Maijanen, Riki Sorsa, Sonja Lumme, and Tapani Kansa to perform their songs. Maijanen, however, withdrew due to a salary dispute, and was replaced by. The songs premiered on 3 February 1985 on the radio. The five rejected songs were also played.Euroviisut 1985
Yleisradio held the national final on 16 February 1985 at its television studios in Helsinki, hosted by. The winner was chosen by six regional juries. Each jury group consisted of ten members, and each juror distributed their points between 1–5 points for each song.| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter | Points | Place |
| 1 | Tapani Kansa | "Siksi lauluni soi" | , Tapani Kansa | 184 | 3 |
| 2 | "Ei aina svengaa" | Mika Siekkinen, | 105 | 12 | |
| 3 | Ami Aspelund and Riki Sorsa | "Lapset maailman" | , Ami Aspelund, Pasi Hiihtola | 180 | 4 |
| 4 | Sonja Lumme | "Mulle rakkauden kevät toi" | Matti Auranen, Sonja Lumme | 123 | 11 |
| 5 | "Jossain" | Pave Maijanen | 158 | 6 | |
| 6 | Ami Aspelund | "Sången om vårt hus" | Sven Sid, Bo Carpelan | 131 | 9 |
| 7 | Riki Sorsa | "Haaveissa vainko oot mun?" | Kari Kuivalainen | 221 | 2 |
| 8 | Bianca Morales | "Mennään vaan" | Esko M. Toivonen, | 155 | 7 |
| 9 | Tapani Kansa | "Onnellisuus" | Pepe Willberg, Kirsti Willberg | 128 | 10 |
| 10 | Ami Aspelund | "Mandy" | Jokke Seppälä, Siru Seppälä | 144 | 8 |
| 11 | Bianca Morales and Jokke Seppälä | "Huomenna" | ,, Timo Lehtiö | 179 | 5 |
| 12 | Sonja Lumme | "Eläköön elämä" | , | 255 | 1 |
At Eurovision
Lumme performed 2nd on the night of the contest, following and preceding. Lumme was accompanied by Kaija Kokkola,, and as backing vocalists. At the close of the voting it had received 58 points, placing 9th of 19.Voting
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| Score | Country |
| 12 points | |
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