Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 with the song "", composed by , with lyrics by , and performed by Anneli Saaristo. The Finnish participating broadcaster, (Yle), selected its entry in the contest through a national final.
For the first time (Yle) decided to combine inviting composers and open submissions. Ten entries were selected for the competition from 210 submissions received during a submission period as well as from seven composers directly invited by Yle. The national final was held on 4 February 1989 at the Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki, hosted by Tarja Koskela. The winner was chosen by an expert jury. Each juror distributed their points between 1âÂÂ8 and 10 for each song, and 12 for the best song. Other participants included former Finnish representatives Kirka () and Sonja Lumme ().
In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the show was opened by Sabrina performing "My Chico". Later, as an interval act, Sabrina performed "Like a Yo-Yo".
On the night of the final Saaristo performed 14th in the running order, following and preceding . Saaristo was accompanied by and as backing vocalists, and and as guitarists. At the close of voting it had received 76 points, placing Finland 7th of the 22 entries, the country's highest placement of the 1980s and best finish since 1975. The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to .