Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 with the song "", composed by , with lyrics by , and performed by Ami Aspelund. The Finnish participating broadcaster, (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.
Ten entries were selected for the competition from around 300 received submissions. The members of the selection jury were Harri Wessman, Kimmo Salminen, , Markku Fagerlund, Heljä Kaste, Janne Riilas, Veijo Miettinen, , , Ossi Runne, Erkki Pohjanheimo, and . The composers got to choose between Ami Aspelund, Kirka, Meiju Suvas, Opus 5, and Tapani Kansa to perform their songs. (Yle) held the national final on 28 January 1983. at its studios in Helsinki, hosted by . The winner was chosen by postcard voting that lasted two days. The results were announced on 11 February 1983.
On the night of the final Aspelund performed 9th in the running order, following and preceding . Aspelund was accompanied by , Pave Maijanen and as backing vocalists, and as a pianist and a backing vocalist. The costumes were designed by , and the choreography was made by a dance group Jazz Girls. At the close of voting "" had picked up 41 points, placing Finland joint 11th of the 20 entries, the country's highest finish since 1977. The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to .