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Eurovision Song Contest 1975
Participating broadcasterYleisradio (Yle)
Country Finland
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)8 February 1975
Selected artist(s)Pihasoittajat
Selected song"Old Man Fiddle"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Kim Kuusi
  • Arthur Ridgway Spencer
  • Hannu Karlsson
Finals performance
Final result7th, 74 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1974 1975 1976►

Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 with the song "Old Man Fiddle", composed by Kim Kuusi, with lyrics by Arthur Ridgway Spencer, and performed by the band Pihasoittajat. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

The Finnish national selection consisted of four semi finals and a final. It was the first year the Finnish selection shows were broadcast in colour.

Semi finals

Four songs were performed in each semi-final and a professional jury chose two songs from each semi final to qualify for the final. After the semi-finals, a wildcard was also chosen for the final.

First semi final

Semi-final 1 – 4 January
Draw Artist Song Songwriters Qualified
1 Maarit "Mätämakee" Seppo Paakkunainen [fi] (m.), Ritva Paakkunainen (l.) Yes
2 Dans "Hei lähde maailmaan" Esko Linnavalli [fi] (m.), Erkki Liikanen (l.) Yes
3 M. A. Numminen "Voittolaulu" Jorma Panula (m.), M. A. Numminen (l.) No
4 Ritva Oksanen [fi] "Suuri naapuri" Antti Hyvärinen [fi] (m.), Jukka Virtanen (l.) No

Second semi final

Semi-final 2 – 11 January
Draw Artist Song Songwriters Qualified
1 Pepe Willberg "Ovi elämään" Markku Johansson [fi] (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.) Yes
2 Marjatta Leppänen [fi] "Naisen vuosi" Jaakko Salo [fi] (m.), Jukka Virtanen (l.) Yes
3 Kari Fall [fi] "Maailman tie" Kaj Backlund (m.), Monica Aspelund (l.) No
4 Heikki Kinnunen "Hyljätyn laulu" Kaj Chydenius (m.), lyricist unknown No

Third semi final

Semi-final 3 – 18 January
Draw Artist Song Songwriters Qualified
1 Danny "Seikkailija" Kari Kuuva [fi] (m. & l.), Jyrki Hämäläinen (l.) Yes
2 Pihasoittajat "Viulu-ukko" Kim Kuusi (m.), Hannu Karlsson (l.) Yes
3 Mon-Ami "Fasten Seatbelts" Lasse Mårtenson (m.), Jukka Virtanen (l.) No
4 Jukka Kuoppamäki "Hyvästi ystäväni" Jukka Kuoppamäki (m. & l.) No

Fourth semi final

Semi-final 4 – 25 January
Draw Artist Song Songwriters Qualified
1 Vesa-Matti Loiri and Sivupersoonat "Laulu" Eero Koivistoinen (m.), Juha Vainio (l.) Yes
2 Kirka and The Islanders [fi] "Oh, New York rakkain" Carita Holmström (m.), Raul Reiman [fi] (l.) Yes
3 Agit Prop "On jotain mikä yhdistää" Henrik Otto Donner (m.), Pentti Saaritsa [fi](l.) Wildcard
4 Tapani Kansa "Luonnollisuus" Rauno Lehtinen (m. & l.) No

Final

Yle held the national final on 8 February at its television studios in Helsinki. It was hosted by Apeli Halinen. The winner was chosen by regional juries.

Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Pihasoittajat "Viulu-ukko" Kim Kuusi (m.), Hannu Karlsson (l.) 379 1
2 Marjatta Leppänen [fi] "Naisen vuosi" Jaakko Salo [fi] (m.), Jukka Virtanen (l.) 196 9
3 Agit Prop "On jotain mikä yhdistää" Henrik Otto Donner (m.), Pentti Saaritsa [fi] (l.) 228 7
4 Maarit "Mätämakee" Seppo Paakkunainen [fi] (m.), Ritva Paakkunainen (l.) 205 8
5 Dans "Hei lähde maailmaan" Esko Linnavalli [fi] (m.), Erkki Liikanen (l.) 256 6
6 Vesa-Matti Loiri and Sivupersoonat "Laulu" Eero Koivistoinen (m.), Juha Vainio (l.) 308 3
7 Danny "Seikkailija" Kari Kuuva [fi] (m. & l.), Jyrki Hämäläinen (l.) 368 2
8 Pepe Willberg "Ovi elämään" Markku Johansson [fi] (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.) 279 4
9 Kirka and The Islanders [fi] "Oh, New York rakkain" Carita Holmström (m.), Raul Reiman [fi] (l.) 265 5
Scoreboard
Song Turku Helsinki Tampere Mikkeli Kuopio Seinäjoki Rovaniemi Total
"Viulu-ukko" 48 55 54 46 58 57 61 379
"Naisen vuosi" 25 25 29 33 30 29 25 196
"On jotakin mikä yhdistää" 22 41 33 31 38 26 37 228
"Mätämakee" 34 28 30 32 23 29 29 205
"Hei lähde maailmaan" 42 38 32 38 28 38 40 256
"Laulu" 43 49 37 45 41 40 53 308
"Seikkailija" 54 49 55 60 50 53 47 368
"Ovi elämään" 30 48 42 43 44 39 33 279
"Oh, New York rakkain" 43 45 35 46 26 29 41 265

The winning song "Viulu-ukko" was performed in Finnish in the national selection shows but it was translated into English for the international Song Contest as "Old Man Fiddle".

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Pihasoittajat performed 15th in the running order, following Monaco and preceding Portugal. The Finnish entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. At the close of voting, Finland picked up 74 points and placed 7th of the 19 entries.

Among the members of the Finnish jury were Tero Lehto, Merja Nyström, Ari Montonen and Hilkka Sokura.

Voting

Points awarded to Finland
Score Country
12 points
10 points  Norway
8 points
7 points
6 points  Luxembourg
5 points
4 points  United Kingdom
3 points  Sweden
2 points
1 point  Spain
Points awarded by Finland
Score Country
12 points  Italy
10 points  Netherlands
8 points  Spain
7 points  United Kingdom
6 points  Sweden
5 points  Luxembourg
4 points   Switzerland
3 points  Israel
2 points  Monaco
1 point  Ireland

Sources

  1. "How Did Eurovision Get the 12 Points System?". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Results of the Final of Stockholm 1975". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

External links

Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
National selection: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu
Participation
Artists
Songs
  • "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"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Finland did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.
Eurovision Song Contest 1975
Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "At Va'Ani"
  • "Une chanson c'est une lettre"
  • "Dan ljubezni"
  • "Ding-a-dong"
  • "Era"
  • "Et bonjour à toi l'artiste"
  • "Gelukkig zijn"
  • "Jennie, Jennie"
  • "Let Me Be the One"
  • "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein"
  • "Madrugada"
  • "Mikado"
  • "Old Man Fiddle"
  • "Seninle Bir Dakika"
  • "Singing This Song"
  • "That's What Friends Are For"
  • "Toi"
  • "Touch My Life (with Summer)"
  • "Tú volverás"
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