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Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978

Finland was represented by Seija Simola, with the song "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus", at the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 24 April in Paris.

Eurovision Song Contest 1978
Country Finland
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)11 February 1978
Selected entrantSeija Simola
Selected song"Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result18th, 2 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1977 1978 1979►

Before Eurovision edit

National final edit

The Finnish national final was held on February 11 at the YLE TV Studios in Tampere. The final was hosted by Klaus Thomasson. For the first time since 1966 the conductor in the national final was not Ossi Runne but Risto Hiltunen instead. The winner was chosen by regional juries.

Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Place Points
1 Seija Simola "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus" Reijo Karvonen (m. & l.), Seija Simola (l.) 1st 271
2 Mirumaru "ABC" Antti Hyvärinen (m.), Pertti Reponen (l.) 5th 193
3 Reijo Karvonen "Lemmenlaulu" Eero Lupari (m. & l.) 5th 193
4 Martti Metsäketo "En viipyä voi" Eino Virtanen (m.), Krista Kari (l.) 7th 88
5 Lea Laven "Aamulla rakkaani näin" Raul Reiman (m. & l.) 2nd 258
6 Anneli Saaristo "Sinun kanssasi, sinua ilman" Eero Tiikasalo (m.), Erkki Mäkinen (l.) 4th 221
7 Katri Helena "Ystävä" Timo Kalaoja (m.), Katri Helena Kalaoja (l.) 2nd 258
Scoreboard
Song Turku Oulu Helsinki Tampere Lappeenranta Total
Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus 53 60 60 56 42 271
ABC 40 43 33 39 38 193
Lemmenlaulu 39 47 38 36 33 193
En viipyä voi 21 16 18 16 17 88
Aamulla rakkaani näin 49 53 55 58 43 258
Sinun kanssasi, sinua ilman 47 37 53 37 47 221
Ystävä 52 51 48 57 50 258

At Eurovision edit

On the night of the final Simola performed fourth in the running order following Italy and preceding Portugal. The Finnish entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. Finland received two points from Norway and placed joint 18th (with Turkey) of the 20 entries.

Voting edit

Sources edit

  • Viisukuppila- Muistathan: Suomen karsinnat 1978 (in Finnish)
  • Finnish national final 1978 on natfinals
  1. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Paris 1978". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

External links edit

  • Full national final on Yle Elävä Arkisto (in Finnish)

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