Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 with the song "Katson sineen taivaan", composed by Matti Siitonen, with lyrics by Vexi Salmi, and performed by Katri Helena. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final. This was the first of Katri Helena's two Eurovision appearances for Finland, after she had finished runner-up in three previous national finals (,, and ).

Before Eurovision

National final

Yleisradio (Yle) held the national final at the Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki, hosted by Marjatta Leppänen. Six songs took part, with the winner chosen by a 30-member jury containing a mix of music industry professionals and television viewers. Other participants included Finnish Eurovision representatives Markku Aro and Kirka.

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Katri Helena performed 5th in the running order, following and preceding. At the close of voting "Katson sineen taivaan" had picked up 38 points, placing Finland 14th of the 19 entries. The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners.

Voting