Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971

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Finland in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1971
Eurovision Song Contest 1971
Participating broadcasterYleisradio (Yle)
Country Finland
Selection processNational final
Selection date13 February 1971
Competing entry
Song"Tie uuteen päivään"
ArtistMarkku Aro and Koivistolaiset [fi]
SongwriterRauno Lehtinen
Placement
Final result8th, 84 points
Participation chronology
◄1969 • 1971 • 1972►

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 [fi] (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

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Yleisradio (Yle) invited nine composers for the competition. One of them, Toivo Kärki declined the invitation. Yle had also planned to give invitations to Nacke Johansson [fi] Seppo Paakkunainen [fi] but for unknown reasons they eventually were not invited. The Finnish national final was held on 13 February 1971 at Yle's television studios in Helsinki, hosted by Eveliina Pokela [fi] and Reijo Salminen [fi]. The winner was chosen by a jury consisting of 30 people; 24 province representatives (two from each Finland's twelve provinces, one aged 18–25 and the other 25–60, with at least ten years' difference between their ages) and 6 music industry professionals. Each juror distributed their points between 1–5 points for each song.[1][2]

Final – 13 February 1971
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Liisa Tuutti [fi] "Uusi viikko" Jim Pembroke 79 4
2 Markku Aro and Koivistolaiset [fi] "Tie uuteen päivään" Rauno Lehtinen 123 1
3 Pepe Willberg "1:1 000 000 (Yksi miljoonaan)" Eero Koivistoinen, Hector 73 5
4 Jukka Kuoppamäki "Uinu poikani vain" Jukka Kuoppamäki 111 2
5 Cumulus [fi] "Rajan takaa" Esko Linnavalli [fi], Pertti Reponen [fi] 99 3
6 Aarno Raninen and Carola "Ei koskaan" Aarno Raninen 70 6
7 Lasse Mårtenson "Pilvilaulu" Lasse Mårtenson 70 6
8 Arja Saijonmaa "Talvilintu" Eero Ojanen [fi], Pentti Saaritsa [fi] 68 8

At Eurovision

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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.[3] The Finnish jury members were Markku Veijalainen [fi] and Vieno Kekkonen [fi].[4][5]

Voting

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References

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  1. ^ "1971 Tauon jälkeen kohti uutta päivää" (in Finnish). Yle. Archived from the original on 5 September 2003. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  2. ^ Murtomäki, Asko (2007). Finland 12 points! Suomen Euroviisut (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Teos. pp. 64–65, 67. ISBN 951-851-106-3.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Euroviisut Dublinissa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 3 April 1971. p. 35. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  5. ^ Murtomäki, Asko (2007). Finland 12 points! Suomen Euroviisut (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Teos. p. 66. ISBN 951-851-106-3.
  6. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1971". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.