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Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

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Eurovision Song Contest 1982
Participating broadcasterYleisradio (Yle)
Country Finland
National selection
Selection processEuroviisukarsinta 1982
Selection date(s)19 February 1982
Selected artist(s)Kojo
Selected song"Nuku pommiin"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result18th, 0 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Nuku pommiin", composed by Juice Leskinen, with lyrics by Jim Pembroke, and performed by Kojo. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

Euroviisukarsinta 1982

Yleisradio (Yle) held the national final at the Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki, hosted by Heikki Kahila. The winner was chosen by an "expert" jury.

Final – 19 February 1982
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Opus 5 "Omenakuu" Upi Sorvali [fi], Jukka Virtanen 63 4
2 Tapani Kansa "Palaan..." Toni Edelmann [fi], Jussi Parviainen [fi] 52 8
3 Kojo "Videovenus" Jukka Siikavire [fi], Jussi Tuominen [fi] 64 3
4 Ami Aspelund "Mitt äppelträd" Veikko Samuli [fi], Marita Lindquist 82 2
5 Tapani Kansa "Paista päivä" Toivo Kärki, Vexi Salmi 30 10
6 Ami Aspelund "Isä" Kari Kuusamo [fi], Monica Aspelund 60 6
7 Tapani Kansa "Laulujen maa" Olli Ahvenlahti, Esko Salervo [fi] 54 7
8 Kojo "Nuku pommiin" Jim Pembroke, Juice Leskinen 95 1
9 Ami Aspelund "Sambanja" Nono Söderberg [fi], Impi Riimi 61 5
10 Tapani Kansa "Angela" Kassu Halonen [fi], Pauli Puomi 44 9

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Kojo performed 6th in the running order, following Turkey and preceding Switzerland. At the close of voting "Nuku pommiin" received nul points, placing Finland 18th (last) of the 18 entries. The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to the runner up song from Israel.

Voting

Finland did not receive any points at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982.

Points awarded by Finland
Score Country
12 points  Israel
10 points  Germany
8 points  Cyprus
7 points  Luxembourg
6 points  Spain
5 points  Belgium
4 points  United Kingdom
3 points  Sweden
2 points  Portugal
1 point  Turkey

References

  1. ESC National Finals database 1982
  2. "Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. ESC History - Finland 1982
  4. ^ "Results of the Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

External links

(in Finnish) Parts of the national final on Yle Elävä Arkisto

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 1982
Countries
Final
Disqualified
  • Greece
Artists
Final
Disqualified
Songs
Final
  • "Adieu"
  • "Amour on t'aime"
  • "Bem bom"
  • "Ein bißchen Frieden"
  • "Cours après le temps"
  • "Dag efter dag"
  • "Él"
  • "Halo, halo"
  • "Hani?"
  • "Here Today Gone Tomorrow"
  • "Hora"
  • "Jij en ik"
  • "Mono i agapi"
  • "Nuku pommiin"
  • "One Step Further"
  • "Si tu aimes ma musique"
  • "Sonntag"
  • "Video-video"
Disqualified
  • "Sarantapente kopelies"
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