Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song "", composed by Aarno Raninen, with lyrics by Vexi Salmi, and performed by Vesa-Matti Loiri. The Finnish participating broadcaster, (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.
(Yle) invited twelve composers for the competition. One of them, , declined the invitation. The Finnish national selection consisted of a semi final and a final.
The semi-final was held on 12 January 1980, and it was hosted by Heikki Harma. From the eleven entries the six finalists were chosen by an expert jury. The members of the jury were , Jussi Raittinen, , , Rauno Lehtinen, , , , and Markku Fagerlund. Each juror awarded 1 to 6 points for each song. The full results were not revealed.
Yle held the final on 8 March 1980 at its television studios in Tampere, hosted by Mikko Alatalo. After the Eurovision Preselection, this was proceeded by the Intervision preselection, where all six songs were sung by Marion. The winner was chosen by regional juries. Each jury group consisted of 15 members, and each juror distributed their points between 1âÂÂ6 points for each song.
On the night of the final Loiri performed 10th in the running order following Switzerland and preceding Norway. Loiri was accompanied by , , Maarit Hurmerinta, and as backing vocalists. The Finnish entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. Finland placed last in the contest with six points.