Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977
- Aarno Raninen
- Monica Aspelund
| ◄1976 • | 1977 | • 1978► |
Finland was represented by Monica Aspelund, with the song "Lapponia", at the 1977 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 7 May in London.
Before Eurovision
National final
The 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) | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eeva Kiviharju | "Palokankaan Maikki" | Eeva Kiviharju (m. & l.) | 5th | 291 |
| 2 | Lasse Mårtenson | "Kuusitoista hyvää vuotta" | Lasse Mårtenson (m. & l.) | 7th | 232 |
| 3 | Monica Aspelund | "Lapponia" | Aarno Raninen (m.), Monica Aspelund (l.) | 1st | 431 |
| 4 | Hortto Kaalo | "Kauan sitten" | Reino Markkula (m.), Juha Vainio (l.) | 2nd | 346 |
| 5 | Seija Simola | "Yötön yö" | Erik Lindström (m.), Kari Tuomisaari (l.) | 9th | 190 |
| 6 | Viktor Klimenko | "Luonasi oon" | Alexander Klimenko (m.), Viktor Klimenko (l.), Pertti Reponen (l.) | 3rd | 336 |
| 7 | Markku Blomqvist | "Liehuva liekinvarsi" | Jukka Siikavire (m.), Erkki Mäkinen (l.) | 8th | 206 |
| 8 | Finntrio | "Illalla sillalla" | Sakari Warsell (m. & l.) | 4th | 296 |
| 9 | Mikko Alatalo and Tabula Rasa | "Rokkilaulaja" | Harri Rinne (m. & l.) | 6th | 273 |
At Eurovision
On 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
- 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
- All national final performances on Yle Elävä Arkisto (in Finnish)
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- "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"
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- "Hard Rock Hallelujah"
- "Hengaillaan"
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- "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"
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- "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
