Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982
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Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Nuku pommiin", composed by Jim Pembroke, with lyrics by Juice Leskinen, and performed by Kojo. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.
Finland| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1982 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Yleisradio (Yle) | |||
| Country | Finland | |||
| Selection process | Euroviisukarsinta 1982 | |||
| Selection date | 19 February 1982 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Nuku pommiin" | |||
| Artist | Kojo | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 18th, 0 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Euroviisukarsinta 1982
Yleisradio (Yle) invited ten composers for the competition. The composers got to choose between Ami Aspelund, Kojo, Opus 5, and Tapani Kansa to perform their songs. The national final was held on 19 February 1982 at the Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki, hosted by Heikki Kahila. The winner was chosen by an expert jury.[1][2][3]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Opus 5 | "Omenakuu" |
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63 | 4 |
| 2 | Tapani Kansa | "Palaan..." |
|
52 | 8 |
| 3 | Kojo | "Videovenus" |
|
64 | 3 |
| 4 | Ami Aspelund | "Mitt äppelträd" |
|
82 | 2 |
| 5 | Tapani Kansa | "Paista päivä" | 30 | 10 | |
| 6 | Ami Aspelund | "Isä" |
|
60 | 6 |
| 7 | Tapani Kansa | "Laulujen maa" |
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54 | 7 |
| 8 | Kojo | "Nuku pommiin" | 95 | 1 | |
| 9 | Ami Aspelund | "Sambanja" |
|
61 | 5 |
| 10 | Tapani Kansa | "Angela" |
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44 | 9 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Kojo performed 6th in the running order, following Turkey and preceding Switzerland. Kojo was accompanied by Juha Björninen and Pave Maijanen as guitarists and backing vocalists, Häkä Virtanen as a bassist and a backing vocalist, Jim Pembroke as a keyboardist, a backing vocalist and a bass drum player, and Keimo Hirvonen as a drummer. Originally, Opus 5 was supposed to accompany Kojo as backing vocalists.[4] At the close of voting "Nuku pommiin" received nul points, placing Finland 18th (last) of the 18 entries.[5] The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to the runner up song from Israel.[6]
Voting
Finland did not receive any points at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982.[6]
