Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982
Eurovision Song Contest 1982
Participating broadcaster	Yleisradio (Yle)
Country	Finland
Selection process	Euroviisukarsinta1982
Selection date	19 February 1982
Competing entry
Song	"Nuku pommiin"
Artist	Kojo
Songwriters	Jim Pembroke Juice Leskinen
Placement
Final result	18th, 0 points
Participation chronology
◄1981 • 1982 • 1983►

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

Euroviisukarsinta1982

Yleisradio (Yle) invited ten composers for the competition. The composers got to choose between Ami Aspelund, Kojo, Opus 5, and Tapani Kansa to perform their songs. The national final was held on 19 February 1982 at the Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki, hosted by Heikki Kahila  [ fi ]. The winner was chosen by an expert jury. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

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. Kojo was accompanied by Juha Björninen  [ fi ] and Pave Maijanen as guitarists and backing vocalists, Häkä Virtanen  [ fi ] as a bassist and a backing vocalist, Jim Pembroke as a keyboardist, a backing vocalist and a bass drum player, and Keimo Hirvonen  [ fi ] as a drummer. Originally, Opus 5 was supposed to accompany Kojo as backing vocalists. ^[4] At the close of voting "Nuku pommiin" received nul points, placing Finland 18th (last) of the 18 entries. ^[5] The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to the runner up song from Israel. ^[6]

Voting

Finland did not receive any points at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982. ^[6]

Points awarded by Finland ^[6]

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. "1982 Kaikkien aikojen huonoin euroviisu?" (in Finnish). Yle. Archived from the original on 5 October 2003. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
2. Säilynoja, Juhana (21 April 2015). "Viisukarsinnat muuttuivat joka vuosi 1980-luvulla" [The contest selections changed every year in the 1980s] (in Finnish). Yle Elävä arkisto  [ fi ]. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
3. Murtomäki, Asko (2007). Finland 12 points! Suomen Euroviisut (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Teos. pp. 120–121, 123. ISBN   978-951-851-106-2.
4. Murtomäki, Asko (2007). Finland 12 points! Suomen Euroviisut (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Teos. p. 122. ISBN   978-951-851-106-2.
5. "Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
6. "Results of the Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

External links

• Säilynoja, Juhana (21 April 2015). "Viisukarsinnat muuttuivat joka vuosi 1980-luvulla" [The contest selections changed every year in the 1980s] (in Finnish). Yle Elävä arkisto  [ fi ]. Retrieved 16 April 2025.