Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976
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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.
Finland| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1976 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Yleisradio (Yle) | |||
| Country | Finland | |||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date | 31 January 1976 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Pump-Pump" | |||
| Artist | Fredi and the Friends | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 11th, 44 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Before Eurovision
National final
Nine entries were selected for the competition from 245 received submissions. Yleisradio (Yle) held the Finnish national final on 31 January 1976 at its television studios in Helsinki, hosted by Matti Elo. The winner was chosen by regional juries. Each juror distributed their points between 1–5 points for each song.[1][2][3][4]
Before the winner's performance, a protestor arrived on stage, criticising the winning entry and the commercialization of Eurovision.[3]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Anneli Sari and Deszö Balogh | "Mustalaiskaravaani" |
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353 | 2 |
| 2 | Fredi ja Ystävät | "Pump pump" | 380 | 1 | |
| 3 | Paula Koivuniemi and Finlandia-kvartetti | "Posket hehkuu ja haitari soi" |
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182 | 9 |
| 4 | Mikko Alatalo Band | "Myyty mies" | Matti Laakso | 306 | 5 |
| 5 | Kirka | "Neidonryöstö" |
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314 | 4 |
| 6 | Monica Aspelund | "Joiku" |
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289 | 6 |
| 7 | Markku Aro | "Ruska" |
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330 | 3 |
| 8 | Jouko, Kosti and Paavo | "Can-can" |
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275 | 7 |
| 9 | Inga Thommessen | "Tillsammans med barn" |
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191 | 8 |
| R/O | Song | Total | |||||||
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| 1 | "Mustalaiskaravaani" | 49 | 51 | 43 | 27 | 87 | 37 | 59 | 353 |
| 2 | "Pump pump" | 52 | 46 | 63 | 38 | 90 | 46 | 45 | 380 |
| 3 | "Posket hehkuu ja haitari soi" | 23 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 41 | 23 | 31 | 182 |
| 4 | "Myyty mies" | 31 | 55 | 56 | 31 | 49 | 33 | 51 | 306 |
| 5 | "Neidonryöstö" | 50 | 36 | 35 | 29 | 66 | 48 | 50 | 314 |
| 6 | "Joiku" | 36 | 38 | 44 | 29 | 70 | 35 | 37 | 289 |
| 7 | "Ruska" | 40 | 49 | 49 | 40 | 68 | 35 | 49 | 330 |
| 8 | "Can-can" | 40 | 31 | 46 | 28 | 50 | 38 | 42 | 275 |
| 9 | "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 Friends was formed by vocalists Titta Jokinen and Anneli Koivisto, backing vocalists Aimo Lehto and Irma Tapio, and a pianist and a backing vocalist Antti Hyvärinen. The performance's choreography was made by Aira Samulin. 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.[5]
Voting
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