Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

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Eurovision Song Contest 1982
CountryFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
National selection
Selection processEuroviisukarsinta 1982
Selection date(s)19 February 1982
Selected entrant Kojo
Selected song"Nuku pommiin"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result18th, 0 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄198119821983►

Finland was represented by Kojo, with the song "Nuku pommiin", at the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Harrogate on 24 April. Kojo was the winner of the Finnish national final for the contest, held on 19 February. The song was chosen through a national final organised by broadcaster Yle.

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Before Eurovision

Euroviisukarsinta 1982

The national final was held at the Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki, hosted by Heikki Kahila. The winner was chosen by an "expert" jury. [1]

Final – 19 February 1982
DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)PointsPlace
1Opus 5"Omenakuu"Upi Sorvali, Jukka Virtanen 634
2 Tapani Kansa "Palaan..."Toni Edelmann, Jussi Parviainen528
3 Kojo "Videovenus"Jukka Siikavire, Jussi Tuominen643
4 Ami Aspelund "Mitt äppelträd"Veikko Samuli, Marita Lindquist 822
5 Tapani Kansa "Paista päivä" Toivo Kärki, Vexi Salmi 3010
6 Ami Aspelund "Isä"Kari Kuusamo, Monica Aspelund 606
7 Tapani Kansa "Laulujen maa" Olli Ahvenlahti, Esko Salervo547
8 Kojo "Nuku pommiin" Jim Pembroke, Juice Leskinen 951
9 Ami Aspelund "Sambanja"Nono Söderberg, Impi Riimi 615
10 Tapani Kansa "Angela"Kassu Halonen, Pauli Puomi 449

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. [2] The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to the runner up song from Israel. [3]

Voting

Finland did not receive any points at the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest. [4]

Points awarded by Finland [4]
ScoreCountry
12 pointsFlag of Israel.svg  Israel
10 pointsFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
8 pointsFlag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus
7 pointsFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
6 pointsFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
5 pointsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
4 pointsFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
3 pointsFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
2 pointsFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
1 pointFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey

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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. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

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