Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975
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Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 with the song "Old Man Fiddle", composed by Kim Kuusi, with lyrics by Arthur Ridgway Spencer, and performed by the band Pihasoittajat. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.
Finland| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1975 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Yleisradio (Yle) | |||
| Country | Finland | |||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date | 8 February 1975 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Old Man Fiddle" | |||
| Artist | Pihasoittajat | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 7th, 74 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Yleisradio (Yle) invited 16 composers for the competition. 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.[1]
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were held on 4, 11, 18 and 25 January. Four songs were performed in each semi-final and a professional jury consisting eleven members chose two songs from each semi final to qualify for the final. After the semi-finals, a wildcard was also chosen for the final.[1][2][3]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Place | Result |
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| 1 | M. A. Numminen | "Voittolaulu" |
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3 | N/a |
| 2 | Maarit | "Mätämakee" |
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1 | Qualified |
| 3 | Ritva Oksanen | "Suuri naapuri" |
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4 | N/a |
| 4 | Dans | "Hei lähde maailmaan" |
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2 | Qualified |
| R/O | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kari Fall | "Maailman tie" | 4 | N/a | |
| 2 | Heikki Kinnunen | "Hyljätyn laulu" | 3 | N/a | |
| 3 | Pepe Willberg | "Ovi elämään" |
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1 | Qualified |
| 4 | Marjatta Leppänen | "Naisen vuosi" |
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2 | Qualified |
| R/O | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon-Ami | "Fasten Seatbelts" | 4 | N/a | |
| 2 | Danny | "Seikkailija" |
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1[a] | Qualified |
| 3 | Pihasoittajat | "Viulu-ukko" |
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2[a] | Qualified |
| 4 | Jukka Kuoppamäki | "Hyvästi ystäväni" | Jukka Kuoppamäki | 3 | N/a |
| R/O | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agit Prop | "On jotain mikä yhdistää" |
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3 | Wildcard |
| 2 | Tapani Kansa | "Luonnollisuus" | Rauno Lehtinen | 4 | N/a |
| 3 | Vesa-Matti Loiri and Sivupersoonat | "Laulu" | 1 | Qualified | |
| 4 | Kirka and The Islanders | "Oh, New York rakkain" |
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2 | Qualified |
Final
Yle held the national final on 8 February at its television studios in Helsinki, hosted by Alpo "Apeli" Halinen. The winner was chosen by regional juries. Each jury group consisted of 15 members, and each juror distributed their points between 1–5 points for each song.[1][2][4][5]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pihasoittajat | "Viulu-ukko" | 379 | 1 |
| 2 | Marjatta Leppänen | "Naisen vuosi" | 196 | 9 |
| 3 | Agit Prop | "On jotain mikä yhdistää" | 228 | 7 |
| 4 | Maarit | "Mätämakee" | 205 | 8 |
| 5 | Dans | "Hei lähde maailmaan" | 256 | 6 |
| 6 | Vesa-Matti Loiri and Sivupersoonat | "Laulu" | 308 | 3 |
| 7 | Danny | "Seikkailija" | 368 | 2 |
| 8 | Pepe Willberg | "Ovi elämään" | 279 | 4 |
| 9 | Kirka and The Islanders | "Oh, New York rakkain" | 265 | 5 |
| R/O | Song | Total | |||||||
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| 1 | "Viulu-ukko" | 48 | 55 | 54 | 46 | 58 | 57 | 61 | 379 |
| 2 | "Naisen vuosi" | 25 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 196 |
| 3 | "On jotakin mikä yhdistää" | 22 | 41 | 33 | 31 | 38 | 26 | 37 | 228 |
| 4 | "Mätämakee" | 34 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 205 |
| 5 | "Hei lähde maailmaan" | 42 | 38 | 32 | 38 | 28 | 38 | 40 | 256 |
| 6 | "Laulu" | 43 | 49 | 37 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 53 | 308 |
| 7 | "Seikkailija" | 54 | 49 | 55 | 60 | 50 | 53 | 47 | 368 |
| 8 | "Ovi elämään" | 30 | 48 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 39 | 33 | 279 |
| 9 | "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.
Voting
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Notes
- Yle's old article mentions that Pihasoittajat won the semi, while Yle Elävä arkisto's article mentions that Danny won the semi