- Kim Kuusi
- Arthur Ridgway Spencer
- Hannu Karlsson
Finals performance |
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Final result | 7th, 74 points |
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Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest |
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Finland was represented by Pihasoittajat, with the song "Old Man Fiddle", at the 1975 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 22 March in Stockholm.
Before Eurovision
The Finnish national selection consisted of four semi finals and a final. It was the first year the Finnish selection shows were broadcast in colour.
Semi finals
Four songs were performed in each semi-final and a professional jury chose two songs from each semi final to qualify for the final. After the semi-finals, a wildcard was also chosen for the final.
First semi final
Semi-final 1 – 4 January |
Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Qualified |
1 | Maarit | "Mätämakee" | Seppo Paakkunainen (m.), Ritva Paakkunainen (l.) | Yes |
2 | Dans | "Hei lähde maailmaan" | Esko Linnavalli (m.), Erkki Liikanen (l.) | Yes |
3 | M. A. Numminen | "Voittolaulu" | Jorma Panula (m.), M. A. Numminen (l.) | No |
4 | Ritva Oksanen | "Suuri naapuri" | Antti Hyvärinen (m.), Jukka Virtanen (l.) | No |
Second semi final
Semi-final 2 – 11 January |
Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Qualified |
1 | Pepe Willberg | "Ovi elämään" | Markku Johansson (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.) | Yes |
2 | Marjatta Leppänen | "Naisen vuosi" | Jaakko Salo (m.), Jukka Virtanen (l.) | Yes |
3 | Kari Fall | "Maailman tie" | Kaj Backlund (m.), Monica Aspelund (l.) | No |
4 | Heikki Kinnunen | "Hyljätyn laulu" | Kaj Chydenius (m.), lyricist unknown | No |
Third semi final
Semi-final 3 – 18 January |
Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Qualified |
1 | Danny | "Seikkailija" | Kari Kuuva (m. & l.), Jyrki Hämäläinen (l.) | Yes |
2 | Pihasoittajat | "Viulu-ukko" | Kim Kuusi (m.), Hannu Karlsson (l.) | Yes |
3 | Mon-Ami | "Fasten Seatbelts" | Lasse Mårtenson (m.), Jukka Virtanen (l.) | No |
4 | Jukka Kuoppamäki | "Hyvästi ystäväni" | Jukka Kuoppamäki (m. & l.) | No |
Fourth semi final
Final
The final took place on February 8 at the YLE TV Studios in Helsinki. It was hosted by Apeli Halinen. The winner was chosen by regional juries.
Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Place | Points |
1 | Pihasoittajat | "Viulu-ukko" | Kim Kuusi (m.), Hannu Karlsson (l.) | 1st | 379 |
2 | Marjatta Leppänen | "Naisen vuosi" | Jaakko Salo (m.), Jukka Virtanen (l.) | 9th | 196 |
3 | Agot Prop | "On jotain mikä yhdistää" | Henrik Otto Donner (m.), Pentti Saaritsa (l.) | 7th | 228 |
4 | Maarit | "Mätä make" | Seppo Paakkunainen (m.), Ritva Paakkunainen (l.) | 8th | 205 |
5 | Dans | "Hei lähde maailmaan" | Esko Linnavalli (m.), Erkki Liikanen (l.) | 6th | 256 |
6 | Vesa-Matti Loiri and Sivupersoonat | "Laulu" | Eero Koivistoinen (m.), Juha Vainio (l.) | 3rd | 308 |
7 | Danny | "Seikkailija" | Kari Kuuva (m. & l.), Jyrki Hämäläinen (l.) | 2nd | 368 |
8 | Pepe Willberg | "Ovi elämään" | Markku Johansson (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.) | 4th | 279 |
9 | Kirka and the Islanders | "Oh New York rakkain" | Carita Holmström (m.), Raul Reiman (l.) | 5th | 265 |
Scoreboard Song | Turku | Helsinki | Tampere | Mikkeli | Kuopio | Seinäjoki | Rovaniemi | Total |
Viulu-ukko | 48 | 55 | 54 | 46 | 58 | 57 | 61 | 379 |
Naisen vuosi | 25 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 196 |
On jotakin mikä yhdistää | 22 | 41 | 33 | 31 | 38 | 26 | 37 | 228 |
Mätä makee | 34 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 205 |
Hei lähde maailmaan | 42 | 38 | 32 | 38 | 28 | 38 | 40 | 256 |
Laulu | 43 | 49 | 37 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 53 | 308 |
Seikkailija | 54 | 49 | 55 | 60 | 50 | 53 | 47 | 368 |
Ovi elämään | 30 | 48 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 39 | 33 | 279 |
Oh, New York rakkain | 43 | 45 | 35 | 46 | 26 | 29 | 41 | 265 |
The winning song "Viulu-ukko" was performed in Finnish in the national selection shows but it was translated into English for the international Song Contest as "Old Man Fiddle".
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Pihasoittajat performed 15th in the running order, following Monaco and preceding Portugal. The Finnish entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. At the close of voting, Finland picked up 74 points and placed 7th of the 19 entries.
Among the members of the Finnish jury were Tero Lehto, Merja Nyström, Ari Montonen and Hilkka Sokura.[1]
Voting
Sources
- Viisukuppila- Muistathan: Suomen karsinnat 1975 (in Finnish)
- Finnish national final 1975 on natfinals
- ^ "How Did Eurovision Get the 12 Points System?". YouTube.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Stockholm 1975". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
External links
- Full national final (in Finnish)
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Songs | - "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"
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- Note: Entries scored out signify where Finland did not compete
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Songs | - "At Va'Ani"
- "Une chanson c'est une lettre"
- "Dan ljubezni"
- "Ding-a-dong"
- "Era"
- "Et bonjour à toi l'artiste"
- "Gelukkig zijn"
- "Jennie, Jennie"
- "Let Me Be the One"
- "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein"
- "Madrugada"
- "Mikado"
- "Old Man Fiddle"
- "Seninle Bir Dakika"
- "Singing This Song"
- "That's What Friends Are For"
- "Toi"
- "Touch My Life (with Summer)"
- "Tú volverás"
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