Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976

Eurovision Song Contest 1976
Participating broadcasterYleisradio (Yle)
Country Finland
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)31 January 1976
Selected artist(s)Fredi and the Friends
Selected song"Pump-Pump"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result11th, 44 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Fredi and the Friends performing "Pump-Pump" on stage

Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 with the song "Pump-Pump", composed by Matti Siitonen, with lyrics by Pertti Reponen, and performed by Fredi and the Friends. 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) held the Finnish national final on 31 January 1976 at its television studios in Helsinki. It was hosted by Matti Elo. The winner was chosen by regional juries.

Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Anneli Sari [fi] and Deszö Balogh "Mustalaiskaravaani" Deszö Balogh (m.), Tuula Valkama [fi] (l.) 353 2
2 Fredi and Ystävät "Pump-Pump" Matti Siitonen (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.) 380 1
3 Paula Koivuniemi and Finlandia-kvartetti [fi] "Posket hehkuu ja haitari soi" Matti Bergström [fi] (m. & l.), Pirjo Bergström [fi] (m. & l.) 182 9
4 Mikko Alatalo Band "Myyty mies" Matti Laakso (m. & l.) 306 5
5 Kirka "Neidonryöstö" Jukka Siikavire [fi] (m.), Erkki Mäkinen [fi] (l.) 314 4
6 Monica Aspelund "Joiku" Aarno Raninen (m.), Monica Aspelund (l.) 289 6
7 Markku Aro "Ruska" Martti Pohjalainen [fi] (m.), Juha Vainio (l.) 330 3
8 Jouko, Kusti and Paavo [fi] "Can-can" Paul Fagerlund [fi] (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.) 275 7
9 Inga Thomessen [fi] "Tillsammans med barn" Lasse Mirsch (m.), Inga Thommessen (l.) 191 8
Scoreboard
Song
Rovaniemi
 Total
"Mustalaiskaravaani" 49 51 43 27 87 37 59 353
"Pump pump" 52 46 63 38 90 46 45 380
"Posket hehkuu ja haitari soi" 23 25 23 16 41 23 31 182
"Myyty mies" 31 55 56 31 49 33 51 306
"Neidonryöstö" 50 36 35 29 66 48 50 314
"Joiku" 36 38 44 29 70 35 37 289
"Ruska" 40 49 49 40 68 35 49 330
"Can-can" 40 31 46 28 50 38 42 275
"Tillsammans med barn" 26 28 19 20 37 31 30 191

The winning song was performed in Finnish in the national final but translated into English for Eurovision. The lyrics in English were written by Pertti Reponen. However the song title didn't change.

At Eurovision

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On the night of the final Fredi and the Friends performed 11th in the running order following Greece and preceding Spain. The group Friends consisted of Titta Jokinen, Anneli Koivisto, Aimo Lehto, Irma Tapio and Antti Hyvärinen. The entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. At the close of voting "Pump-Pump" had picked up 44 points, placing Finland 11th of the 18 entries.

Voting

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Sources

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  1. ^ a b "Results of the Final of The Hague 1976". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
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