Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977

Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977
Eurovision Song Contest 1977
Participating broadcaster	Yleisradio (Yle)
Country	Finland
Selection process	National final
Selection date	22 February 1977
Competing entry
Song	"Lapponia"
Artist	Monica Aspelund
Songwriters	Aarno Raninen Monica Aspelund
Placement
Final result	10th, 50 points
Participation chronology
◄1976 • 1977 • 1978►

Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 with the song "Lapponia", composed by Aarno Raninen, with lyrics by Monica Aspelund, and performed by Aspelund herself. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

National final

Nine entries were selected for the competition from 182 received submissions. Yleisradio (Yle) held the Finnish national final on 22 January 1977 at its television studios in Helsinki, hosted by Tutteli Mensonen  [ fi ]. The winner was chosen by seven regional juries. Each jury group consisted of 15 members. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Final – 22 January 1977

Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Points	Place
1	Eeva Kiviharju  [ fi ]	"Palokankaan Maikki"	Eeva Kiviharju	291	5
2	Lasse Mårtenson	"Kuusitoista hyvää vuotta"	Lasse Mårtenson	232	7
3	Monica Aspelund	"Lapponia"	Aarno Raninen, Monica Aspelund	431	1
4	Hortto Kaalo	"Kauan sitten"	Reino Markkula  [ fi ], Juha Vainio	346	2
5	Seija Simola	"Yötön yö"	Erik Lindström  [ fi ], Kari Tuomisaari  [ fi ]	190	9
6	Viktor Klimenko	"Luonasi oon"	Alexander Klimenko, Viktor Klimenko, Pertti Reponen  [ fi ]	336	3
7	Markku Blomqvist  [ fi ]	"Liehuva liekinvarsi"	Jukka Siikavire  [ fi ], Erkki Mäkinen  [ fi ]	206	8
8	Finntrio  [ fi ]	"Illalla sillalla"	Sakari Warsell  [ fi ]	296	4
9	Mikko Alatalo and Tabula Rasa	"Rokkilaulaja"	Harri Rinne  [ fi ], Mikko Alatalo	273	6

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Aspelund performed 16th in the running order following Italy and preceding Belgium. Aspelund was accompanied by Aarno Raninen as a pianist and a backing vocalist, and Kari Fall  [ fi ], Reijo Karvonen  [ fi ] and Kari Kuusamo  [ fi ] as backing vocalists. The Finnish entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. At the close of voting "Lapponia" had picked up 50 points, placing Finland 10th of the 18 entries. ^[5]

Voting

Points awarded to Finland [6] Score Country 12 points   Ireland 10 points 8 points   Norway 7 points   Israel 6 points   Austria 5 points    Switzerland 4 points   Netherlands   France 3 points 2 points   Greece   Sweden 1 point

Points awarded by Finland [6] Score Country 12 points   France 10 points    Switzerland 8 points   Luxembourg 7 points   Spain 6 points   Greece 5 points   Monaco 4 points   United Kingdom 3 points   Belgium 2 points   Italy 1 point   Austria

Sources

1. "1977 Lapin eksotiikkaa Eurooppaan" (in Finnish). Yle. Archived from the original on 7 January 2004. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
2. "Euroviisujen Suomen karsinta 1977" (in Finnish). Yle Areena. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
3. "Euroviisukarsinnoissa yhdistettiin maailmaa 1970-luvulla" [Eurovision selections united the world in the 1970s] (in Finnish). Yle Elävä arkisto  [ fi ]. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
4. Murtomäki, Asko (2007). Finland 12 points! Suomen Euroviisut (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Teos. pp. 94–95, 97. ISBN   978-951-851-106-2.
5. Murtomäki, Asko (2007). Finland 12 points! Suomen Euroviisut (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Teos. pp. 96–97. ISBN   978-951-851-106-2.
6. "Results of the Final of London 1977". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

External links

• "Euroviisukarsinnoissa yhdistettiin maailmaa 1970-luvulla" [Eurovision qualifiers united the world in the 1970s] (in Finnish). Yle Elävä arkisto  [ fi ]. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2025.