Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971

Eurovision Song Contest 1971
Country Finland
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)13 February 1971
Selected entrantMarkku Aro and Koivistolaiset
Selected song"Tie uuteen päivään"
Selected songwriter(s)Rauno Lehtinen
Finals performance
Final result8th, 84 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1969 • 1971 • 1972►

Finland was represented by Markku Aro and Koivistolaiset (sisters Anja and Anneli Koivisto), with the song "Tie uuteen päivään", at the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 13 April in Dublin.

Before Eurovision

National final

The Finnish national final was held on 13th February at the YLE TV Studios in Helsinki, hosted by Eveliina Pokela and Reijo Salminen. The winner was chosen by a jury consisting of 30 people.

Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Place Points
1 Liisa Tuutti "Uusi viikko" Jim Pembroke (m. & l.) 4 79
2 Markku Aro and Koivistolaiset "Tie uuteen päivään" Rauno Lehtinen (m. & l.) 1 123
3 Pepe Willberg "1:1 000 000 (Yksi Miljoonaan)" Eero Koivistoinen (m.), Hector (l.) 5 73
4 Jukka Kuoppamäki "Uinu poikani vain" Jukka Kuoppamäki (m. & l.) 2 111
5 Cumulus "Rajan takaa" Esko Linnavalli (m.), Pertti Reponen (l.) 3 99
6 Aarno Raninen and Carola "Ei koskaan" Aarno Raninen (m. & l.) 6 70
7 Lasse Mårtenson "Pilvilaulu" Lasse Mårtenson (m. & l.) 6 70
8 Arja Saijonmaa "Talvilintu" Eero Ojanen (m.), Pentti Saaritsa (l.) 8 68

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Markku Aro and Koivistolaiset performed 17th in the running order, following Yugoslavia and preceding Norway. The entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. At the close of voting, Finland picked up 84 points and placed 8th of the 18 entries.

Each country nominated two jury members, one below the age of 25 and the other above, who voted for their respective country by giving between one and five points to each song, except that representing their own country. All jury members were colocated at the venue in Dublin, and were brought on stage during the voting sequence to present their points.[1] The Finnish jury members were Markku Veijalainen and Vieno Kekkonen.[2]

Voting

Points awarded to Finland[3]
Score Country
10 points
9 points
8 points  Portugal
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
Points awarded by Finland[3]
Score Country
10 points
9 points  Spain
8 points
7 points  Monaco
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points  Italy

Sources

  • Viisukuppila, Muistathan: Suomen karsinnat 1971 (in Finnish)
  • Finnish national final 1971 on natfinals
  1. ^ Roxburgh, Gordon (2014). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Two: The 1970s. Prestatyn, United Kingdom: Telos Publishing. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-84583-093-9.
  2. ^ "Euroviisut Dublinissa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 3 April 1971. p. 35. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1971". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "Aava"
  • "Addicted to You"
  • "Aina mun pitää"
  • "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus"
  • "Aurinko laskee länteen"
  • "Blackbird"
  • "Bye Bye Baby"
  • "Cha Cha Cha"
  • "Da Da Dam"
  • "Dark Side"
  • "La dolce vita"
  • "Eläköön elämä"
  • "Fantasiaa"
  • "Fri?"
  • "Hard Rock Hallelujah"
  • "Hengaillaan"
  • "Huilumies"
  • "Hullu yö"
  • "Jezebel"
  • "Katson sineen taivaan"
  • "Keep Me Warm"
  • "Kuin silloin ennen"
  • "Kun kello käy"
  • "Laiskotellen"
  • "Lapponia"
  • "Leave Me Alone"
  • "A Little Bit"
  • "Look Away"
  • "Looking Back"
  • "Lose Control"
  • "Marry Me"
  • "Missä miehet ratsastaa"
  • "Monsters"
  • "Muistathan"
  • "Muistojeni laulu"
  • "När jag blundar"
  • "Nauravat silmät muistetaan"
  • "Never the End"
  • "Niin kaunis on taivas"
  • "No Rules!"
  • "Nuku pommiin"
  • "Old Man Fiddle"
  • "Playboy"
  • "Pump-Pump"
  • "Reggae OK"
  • "Sata salamaa"
  • "Sing It Away"
  • "Something Better"
  • "Takes 2 to Tango"
  • "Tie uuteen päivään"
  • "Tipi-tii"
  • "Tom Tom Tom"
  • "Tule luo"
  • "Työlki ellää"
  • "Valoa ikkunassa"
  • "Varjoon – suojaan"
  • "Why?"
  • "Yamma, yamma"
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Songs
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  • "Les Illusions de nos vingt ans"
  • "Jack in the Box"
  • "Un jardin sur la terre"
  • "Lykken er"
  • "Marija l-Maltija"
  • "Menina do alto da serra"
  • "Musik"
  • "One Day Love"
  • "Pomme, pomme, pomme"
  • "Tie uuteen päivään"
  • "Tijd"
  • "Tvoj dječak je tužan"
  • "Vita vidder"