Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978

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Eurovision Song Contest 1978
Participating broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle)
CountryFlag of Finland.svg  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
◄197719781979►

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.

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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.

DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)PointsPlace
1 Seija Simola "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus" Reijo Karvonen  [ fi ] (m. & l.), Seija Simola (l.)2711
2 Mirumaru  [ fi ]"ABC" Antti Hyvärinen  [ fi ] (m.), Pertti Reponen  [ fi ] (l.)1935
3 Reijo Karvonen  [ fi ]"Lemmenlaulu" Eero Lupari  [ fi ] (m. & l.)1935
4 Martti Metsäketo  [ fi ]"En viipyä voi" Eino Virtanen  [ fi ] (m.), Krista Kari (l.)887
5 Lea Laven "Aamulla rakkaani näin" Raul Reiman  [ fi ] (m. & l.)2582
6 Anneli Saaristo "Sinun kanssasi, sinua ilman"Eero Tiikasalo (m.), Erkki Mäkinen  [ fi ] (l.)2214
7 Katri Helena "Ystävä" Timo Kalaoja  [ fi ] (m.), Katri Helena Kalaoja (l.)2582
Scoreboard
Song
Turku
Total
"Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus"5360605642271
"ABC"4043333938193
"Lemmenlaulu"3947383633193
"En viipyä voi"211618161788
"Aamulla rakkaani näin"4953555843258
"Sinun kanssasi, sinua ilman"4737533747221
"Ystävä"5251485750258

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

Sources

  1. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Paris 1978". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

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