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

Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 with the song "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus", written by Reijo Karvonen and Seija Simola, and performed by Simola herself. 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 11 February 1978 at its television 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) Points Place
1 Seija Simola "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus" Reijo Karvonen [fi] (m. & l.), Seija Simola (l.) 271 1
2 Mirumaru [fi] "ABC" Antti Hyvärinen [fi] (m.), Pertti Reponen [fi] (l.) 193 5
3 Reijo Karvonen [fi] "Lemmenlaulu" Eero Lupari [fi] (m. & l.) 193 5
4 Martti Metsäketo [fi] "En viipyä voi" Eino Virtanen [fi] (m.), Krista Kari (l.) 88 7
5 Lea Laven "Aamulla rakkaani näin" Raul Reiman [fi] (m. & l.) 258 2
6 Anneli Saaristo "Sinun kanssasi, sinua ilman" Eero Tiikasalo (m.), Erkki Mäkinen [fi] (l.) 221 4
7 Katri Helena "Ystävä" Timo Kalaoja [fi] (m.), Katri Helena Kalaoja (l.) 258 2
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

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

Points awarded to Finland
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points  Norway
1 point
Points awarded by Finland
Score Country
12 points  Germany
10 points  Israel
8 points  Monaco
7 points  Spain
6 points  Belgium
5 points  Greece
4 points  Sweden
3 points  Ireland
2 points  France
1 point   Switzerland

Sources

  1. ^ "Results of the Final of Paris 1978". 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 1978
Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "A-Ba-Ni-Bi"
  • "L'Amour ça fait chanter la vie"
  • "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus"
  • "The Bad Old Days"
  • "Bailemos un vals"
  • "Boom Boom"
  • "Born to Sing"
  • "Charlie Chaplin"
  • "Dai li dou"
  • "Det blir alltid värre framåt natten"
  • "Feuer"
  • "Il y aura toujours des violons"
  • "Les Jardins de Monaco"
  • "Mil etter mil"
  • "Mrs. Caroline Robinson"
  • "Parlez-vous français ?"
  • "Questo amore"
  • "Sevince"
  • "'t Is OK"
  • "Vivre"
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