Finland was represented by Monica Aspelund, with the song "Lapponia", at the 1977 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 7 May in London.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1977 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Finland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 22 February 1977 | |||
| Selected entrant | Monica Aspelund | |||
| Selected song | "Lapponia" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 10th, 50 points | |||
| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
editNational final
editThe Finnish final was held on February 22 at the YLE TV Studios in Helsinki. It was hosted by Tutteli Mensonen. The winner was chosen by regional juries.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eeva Kiviharju | "Palokankaan Maikki" | Eeva Kiviharju (m. & l.) | 291 | 5 |
| 2 | Lasse Mårtenson | "Kuusitoista hyvää vuotta" | Lasse Mårtenson (m. & l.) | 232 | 7 |
| 3 | Monica Aspelund | "Lapponia" | Aarno Raninen (m.), Monica Aspelund (l.) | 431 | 1 |
| 4 | Hortto Kaalo | "Kauan sitten" | Reino Markkula (m.), Juha Vainio (l.) | 346 | 2 |
| 5 | Seija Simola | "Yötön yö" | Erik Lindström (m.), Kari Tuomisaari (l.) | 190 | 9 |
| 6 | Viktor Klimenko | "Luonasi oon" | Alexander Klimenko (m.), Viktor Klimenko (l.), Pertti Reponen (l.) | 336 | 3 |
| 7 | Markku Blomqvist | "Liehuva liekinvarsi" | Jukka Siikavire (m.), Erkki Mäkinen (l.) | 206 | 8 |
| 8 | Finntrio | "Illalla sillalla" | Sakari Warsell (m. & l.) | 296 | 4 |
| 9 | Mikko Alatalo and Tabula Rasa | "Rokkilaulaja" | Harri Rinne (m. & l.) | 273 | 6 |
At Eurovision
editOn the night of the final Aspelund performed 16th in the running order following Italy and preceding Belgium. 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.
Voting
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Sources
edit- Viisukuppila- Muistathan: Suomen karsinnat 1977 (in Finnish)
- Finnish national final 1977 on natfinals
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of London 1977". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
External links
edit- All national final performances on Yle Elävä Arkisto (in Finnish)