Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976

Eurovision Song Contest 1976
Eurovision Song Contest 1976
Participating broadcaster	Yleisradio (Yle)
Country	Finland
National selection
Selection process	National final
Selection date(s)	31 January 1976
Selected artist(s)	Fredi and the Friends
Selected song	"Pump-Pump"
Selected songwriter(s)	Matti Siitonen; Pertti Reponen;
Finals performance
Final result	11th, 44 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 with the song "Pump-Pump", composed by Matti Siitonen, with lyrics by Pertti Reponen, and performed by Fredi and the Friends. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

National final

Yleisradio (Yle) held the Finnish national final on 31 January 1976 at its television studios in Helsinki. It was hosted by Matti Elo. The winner was chosen by regional juries.

Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Points	Place
1	Anneli Sari [fi] and Deszö Balogh	"Mustalaiskaravaani"	Deszö Balogh (m.), Tuula Valkama [fi] (l.)	353	2
2	Fredi and Ystävät	"Pump-Pump"	Matti Siitonen (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.)	380	1
3	Paula Koivuniemi and Finlandia-kvartetti [fi]	"Posket hehkuu ja haitari soi"	Matti Bergström [fi] (m. & l.), Pirjo Bergström [fi] (m. & l.)	182	9
4	Mikko Alatalo Band	"Myyty mies"	Matti Laakso (m. & l.)	306	5
5	Kirka	"Neidonryöstö"	Jukka Siikavire [fi] (m.), Erkki Mäkinen [fi] (l.)	314	4
6	Monica Aspelund	"Joiku"	Aarno Raninen (m.), Monica Aspelund (l.)	289	6
7	Markku Aro	"Ruska"	Martti Pohjalainen [fi] (m.), Juha Vainio (l.)	330	3
8	Jouko, Kusti and Paavo [fi]	"Can-can"	Paul Fagerlund [fi] (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.)	275	7
9	Inga Thomessen [fi]	"Tillsammans med barn"	Lasse Mirsch (m.), Inga Thommessen (l.)	191	8

Scoreboard
Song	Rovaniemi	Seinäjoki	Tampere	Joensuu	Helsinki	Kouvola	Turku	Total
"Mustalaiskaravaani"	49	51	43	27	87	37	59	353
"Pump pump"	52	46	63	38	90	46	45	380
"Posket hehkuu ja haitari soi"	23	25	23	16	41	23	31	182
"Myyty mies"	31	55	56	31	49	33	51	306
"Neidonryöstö"	50	36	35	29	66	48	50	314
"Joiku"	36	38	44	29	70	35	37	289
"Ruska"	40	49	49	40	68	35	49	330
"Can-can"	40	31	46	28	50	38	42	275
"Tillsammans med barn"	26	28	19	20	37	31	30	191

The winning song was performed in Finnish in the national final but translated into English for Eurovision. The lyrics in English were written by Pertti Reponen. However the song title didn't change.

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Fredi and the Friends performed 11th in the running order following Greece and preceding Spain. The group Friends consisted of Titta Jokinen, Anneli Koivisto, Aimo Lehto, Irma Tapio and Antti Hyvärinen. The entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. At the close of voting "Pump-Pump" had picked up 44 points, placing Finland 11th of the 18 entries.

Voting

Points awarded to Finland^[1]
Score	Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points	Monaco Austria
6 points	Spain Germany Israel
5 points	Ireland
4 points	Norway
3 points
2 points	United Kingdom
1 point	Netherlands

Points awarded by Finland^[1]
Score	Country
12 points	Belgium
10 points	United Kingdom
8 points	Israel
7 points	Switzerland
6 points	Italy
5 points	Austria
4 points	Greece
3 points	France
2 points	Monaco
1 point	Portugal

Sources

^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of The Hague 1976". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

External links

Full national final (in Finnish)

[1976detailed-1] "Results of the Final of The Hague 1976". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

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Note: Entries scored out signify where Finland did not compete

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Countries	Austria Belgium Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Israel Italy Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Switzerland United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Al Bano and Romina Power Ambasadori Braulio Brotherhood of Man Carlos do Carmo Chocolate, Menta, Mastik Mary Christy Catherine Ferry Fredi and the Friends Les Humphries Singers Red Hurley Mariza Koch Jürgen Marcus Peter, Sue and Marc Pierre Rapsat Sandra Reemer Anne-Karine Strøm Waterloo and Robinson
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