| Year: | 1971 |
| Broadcaster: | Finnish: [[Yle|Yleisradio]]|i=no (Yle) |
| Country: | Finland |
| Preselection: | National final |
| Preselection Date: | 13 February 1971 |
| Entrant: | Markku Aro and Koivistolaiset |
| Song: | Finnish: Tie uuteen päivään|i=no |
| Final Result: | 8th, 84 points |
Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 with the song "Finnish: Tie uuteen päivään|i=no", written by Rauno Lehtinen, and performed by Markku Aro and Koivistolaiset (sisters Anja and Anneli Koivisto). The Finnish participating broadcaster, Finnish: [[Yle|Yleisradio]]|i=no (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.
Finnish: [[Yle|Yleisradio]]|i=no (Yle) held the Finnish national final on 13 February at its television studios in Helsinki, hosted by Eveliina Pokela and Reijo Salminen. The winner was chosen by a jury consisting of 30 people.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Uusi viikko" | Jim Pembroke (m. & l.) | 79 | 4 | ||
| 2 | Markku Aro and | "Tie uuteen päivään" | Rauno Lehtinen (m. & l.) | 123 | 1 | |
| 3 | "1:1 000 000 (Yksi miljoonaan)" | Eero Koivistoinen (m.), Hector (l.) | 73 | 5 | ||
| 4 | Jukka Kuoppamäki | "Uinu poikani vain" | Jukka Kuoppamäki (m. & l.) | 111 | 2 | |
| 5 | "Rajan takaa" | (m.), (l.) | 99 | 3 | ||
| 6 | Aarno Raninen and Carola | "Ei koskaan" | Aarno Raninen (m. & l.) | 70 | 6 | |
| 7 | Lasse Mårtenson | "Pilvilaulu" | Lasse Mårtenson (m. & l.) | 70 | 6 | |
| 8 | Arja Saijonmaa | "Talvilintu" | (m.), (l.) | 68 | 8 |
On the night of the final Markku Aro and Koivistolaiset performed 17th in the running order, following Yugoslavia and preceding Norway. The entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. At the close of voting, Finland picked up 84 points and placed 8th of the 18 entries.
Each country nominated two jury members, one below the age of 25 and the other above, who voted for their respective country by giving between one and five points to each song, except that representing their own country. All jury members were colocated at the venue in Dublin, and were brought on stage during the voting sequence to present their points.[1] The Finnish jury members were Markku Veijalainen and Vieno Kekkonen.[2]