Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971
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| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1971 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Yleisradio (Yle) | |||
| Country |  Finland | |||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date | 13 February 1971 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Tie uuteen päivään" | |||
| Artist | Markku Aro and Koivistolaiset | |||
| Songwriter | Rauno Lehtinen | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 8th, 84 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 with the song "Tie uuteen päivään", written by Rauno Lehtinen, and performed by Markku Aro and Koivistolaiset (sisters Anja and Anneli Koivisto). The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.
Before Eurovision
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National final
Yleisradio (Yle) held the Finnish national final on 13 February at its television studios in Helsinki, hosted by Eveliina Pokela and Reijo Salminen. The winner was chosen by a jury consisting of 30 people.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Liisa Tuutti | "Uusi viikko" | Jim Pembroke (m. & l.) | 79 | 4 |
| 2 | Markku Aro and Koivistolaiset | "Tie uuteen päivään" | Rauno Lehtinen (m. & l.) | 123 | 1 |
| 3 | Pepe Willberg | "1:1 000 000 (Yksi miljoonaan)" | Eero Koivistoinen (m.), Hector (l.) | 73 | 5 |
| 4 | Jukka Kuoppamäki | "Uinu poikani vain" | Jukka Kuoppamäki (m. & l.) | 111 | 2 |
| 5 | Cumulus | "Rajan takaa" | Esko Linnavalli (m.), Pertti Reponen (l.) | 99 | 3 |
| 6 | Aarno Raninen and Carola | "Ei koskaan" | Aarno Raninen (m. & l.) | 70 | 6 |
| 7 | Lasse Mårtenson | "Pilvilaulu" | Lasse Mårtenson (m. & l.) | 70 | 6 |
| 8 | Arja Saijonmaa | "Talvilintu" | Eero Ojanen (m.), Pentti Saaritsa (l.) | 68 | 8 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Markku Aro and Koivistolaiset performed 17th in the running order, following Yugoslavia and preceding Norway. The entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. At the close of voting, Finland picked up 84 points and placed 8th of the 18 entries.
Each country nominated two jury members, one below the age of 25 and the other above, who voted for their respective country by giving between one and five points to each song, except that representing their own country. All jury members were colocated at the venue in Dublin, and were brought on stage during the voting sequence to present their points.[1] The Finnish jury members were Markku Veijalainen and Vieno Kekkonen.[2]
Voting
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References
- ^ Roxburgh, Gordon (2014). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Two: The 1970s. Prestatyn, United Kingdom: Telos Publishing. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-84583-093-9.
- ^ "Euroviisut Dublinissa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 3 April 1971. p. 35. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1971". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.