Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978

  • Reijo Karvonen
  • Seija Simola
Finals performanceFinal result18th, 2 pointsFinland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1977 • 1978 • 1979►

Finland was represented by Seija Simola, with the song "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus", at the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 24 April in Paris.

Before Eurovision

National final

The Finnish national final was held on February 11 at the YLE TV 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.

Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Place Points
1 Seija Simola "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus" Reijo Karvonen (m. & l.), Seija Simola (l.) 1st 271
2 Mirumaru "ABC" Antti Hyvärinen (m.), Pertti Reponen (l.) 5th 193
3 Reijo Karvonen "Lemmenlaulu" Eero Lupari (m. & l.) 5th 193
4 Martti Metsäketo "En viipyä voi" Eino Virtanen (m.), Krista Kari (l.) 7th 88
5 Lea Laven "Aamulla rakkaani näin" Raul Reiman (m. & l.) 2nd 258
6 Anneli Saaristo "Sinun kanssasi, sinua ilman" Eero Tiikasalo (m.), Erkki Mäkinen (l.) 4th 221
7 Katri Helena "Ystävä" Timo Kalaoja (m.), Katri Helena Kalaoja (l.) 2nd 258
Scoreboard
Song Turku Oulu Helsinki Tampere Lappeenranta Total
Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus 53 60 60 56 42 271
ABC 40 43 33 39 38 193
Lemmenlaulu 39 47 38 36 33 193
En viipyä voi 21 16 18 16 17 88
Aamulla rakkaani näin 49 53 55 58 43 258
Sinun kanssasi, sinua ilman 47 37 53 37 47 221
Ystävä 52 51 48 57 50 258

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

Points awarded to Finland[1]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points  Norway
1 point
Points awarded by Finland[1]
Score Country
12 points  Germany
10 points  Israel
8 points  Monaco
7 points  Spain
6 points  Belgium
5 points  Greece
4 points  Sweden
3 points  Ireland
2 points  France
1 point   Switzerland

Sources

  • Viisukuppila- Muistathan: Suomen karsinnat 1978 (in Finnish)
  • Finnish national final 1978 on natfinals
  1. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Paris 1978". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

External links

  • Full national final on Yle Elävä Arkisto (in Finnish)
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "Aava"
  • "Addicted to You"
  • "Aina mun pitää"
  • "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus"
  • "Aurinko laskee länteen"
  • "Blackbird"
  • "Bye Bye Baby"
  • "Cha Cha Cha"
  • "Da Da Dam"
  • "Dark Side"
  • "La dolce vita"
  • "Eläköön elämä"
  • "Fantasiaa"
  • "Fri?"
  • "Hard Rock Hallelujah"
  • "Hengaillaan"
  • "Huilumies"
  • "Hullu yö"
  • "Jezebel"
  • "Katson sineen taivaan"
  • "Keep Me Warm"
  • "Kuin silloin ennen"
  • "Kun kello käy"
  • "Laiskotellen"
  • "Lapponia"
  • "Leave Me Alone"
  • "A Little Bit"
  • "Look Away"
  • "Looking Back"
  • "Lose Control"
  • "Marry Me"
  • "Missä miehet ratsastaa"
  • "Monsters"
  • "Muistathan"
  • "Muistojeni laulu"
  • "När jag blundar"
  • "Nauravat silmät muistetaan"
  • "Never the End"
  • "Niin kaunis on taivas"
  • "No Rules!"
  • "Nuku pommiin"
  • "Old Man Fiddle"
  • "Playboy"
  • "Pump-Pump"
  • "Reggae OK"
  • "Sata salamaa"
  • "Sing It Away"
  • "Something Better"
  • "Takes 2 to Tango"
  • "Tie uuteen päivään"
  • "Tipi-tii"
  • "Tom Tom Tom"
  • "Tule luo"
  • "Työlki ellää"
  • "Valoa ikkunassa"
  • "Varjoon – suojaan"
  • "Why?"
  • "Yamma, yamma"
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Finland did not compete
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Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "A-Ba-Ni-Bi"
  • "L'Amour ça fait chanter la vie"
  • "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus"
  • "The Bad Old Days"
  • "Bailemos un vals"
  • "Boom Boom"
  • "Born to Sing"
  • "Charlie Chaplin"
  • "Dai li dou"
  • "Det blir alltid värre framåt natten"
  • "Feuer"
  • "Il y aura toujours des violons"
  • "Les Jardins de Monaco"
  • "Mil etter mil"
  • "Mrs. Caroline Robinson"
  • "Parlez-vous français ?"
  • "Questo amore"
  • "Sevince"
  • "'t Is OK"
  • "Vivre"