| Year: | 1975 |
| Broadcaster: | Finnish: [[Yle|Yleisradio]]|i=no (Yle) |
| Country: | Finland |
| Preselection: | National final |
| Preselection Date: | 8 February 1975 |
| Entrant: | Pihasoittajat |
| Song: | Old Man Fiddle |
| Final Result: | 7th, 74 points |
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, Finnish: [[Yle|Yleisradio]]|i=no (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.
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.
Four songs were performed in each semi-final and a professional jury chose two songs from each semi final to qualify for the final. After the semi-finals, a wildcard was also chosen for the final.
| Semi-final 1 – 4 January | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Qualified | |
| 1 | Maarit | "Mätämakee" | (m.), Ritva Paakkunainen (l.) | Yes | |
| 2 | Dans | "Hei lähde maailmaan" | (m.), Erkki Liikanen (l.) | Yes | |
| 3 | M. A. Numminen | "Voittolaulu" | Jorma Panula (m.), M. A. Numminen (l.) | No | |
| 4 | "Suuri naapuri" | (m.), Jukka Virtanen (l.) | No | ||
| Semi-final 2 – 11 January | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Qualified | |
| 1 | Pepe Willberg | "Ovi elämään" | (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.) | Yes | |
| 2 | "Naisen vuosi" | (m.), Jukka Virtanen (l.) | Yes | ||
| 3 | "Maailman tie" | Kaj Backlund (m.), Monica Aspelund (l.) | No | ||
| 4 | Heikki Kinnunen | "Hyljätyn laulu" | Kaj Chydenius (m.), lyricist unknown | No | |
| Semi-final 3 – 18 January | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Qualified | |
| 1 | Danny | "Seikkailija" | (m. & l.), Jyrki Hämäläinen (l.) | Yes | |
| 2 | Pihasoittajat | "Viulu-ukko" | Kim Kuusi (m.), Hannu Karlsson (l.) | Yes | |
| 3 | Mon-Ami | "Fasten Seatbelts" | Lasse Mårtenson (m.), Jukka Virtanen (l.) | No | |
| 4 | Jukka Kuoppamäki | "Hyvästi ystäväni" | Jukka Kuoppamäki (m. & l.) | No | |
| Semi-final 4 – 25 January | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Qualified | |
| 1 | Vesa-Matti Loiri and Sivupersoonat | "Laulu" | Eero Koivistoinen (m.), Juha Vainio (l.) | Yes | |
| 2 | Kirka and | "Oh, New York rakkain" | Carita Holmström (m.), (l.) | Yes | |
| 3 | Agit Prop | "On jotain mikä yhdistää" | Henrik Otto Donner (m.), (l.) | Wildcard | |
| 4 | Tapani Kansa | "Luonnollisuus" | Rauno Lehtinen (m. & l.) | No | |
Yle held the national final on 8 February at its television studios in Helsinki. It was hosted by Apeli Halinen. The winner was chosen by regional juries.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pihasoittajat | "Viulu-ukko" | Kim Kuusi (m.), Hannu Karlsson (l.) | 379 | 1 | |
| 2 | "Naisen vuosi" | (m.), Jukka Virtanen (l.) | 196 | 9 | ||
| 3 | Agit Prop | "On jotain mikä yhdistää" | Henrik Otto Donner (m.), (l.) | 228 | 7 | |
| 4 | Maarit | "Mätämakee" | (m.), Ritva Paakkunainen (l.) | 205 | 8 | |
| 5 | Dans | "Hei lähde maailmaan" | (m.), Erkki Liikanen (l.) | 256 | 6 | |
| 6 | Vesa-Matti Loiri and Sivupersoonat | "Laulu" | Eero Koivistoinen (m.), Juha Vainio (l.) | 308 | 3 | |
| 7 | Danny | "Seikkailija" | (m. & l.), Jyrki Hämäläinen (l.) | 368 | 2 | |
| 8 | Pepe Willberg | "Ovi elämään" | (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.) | 279 | 4 | |
| 9 | Kirka and | "Oh, New York rakkain" | Carita Holmström (m.), (l.) | 265 | 5 |
| + Scoreboard | |||||||||
| Song | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Viulu-ukko" | 48 | 55 | 54 | 46 | 58 | 57 | 61 | 379 | |
| "Naisen vuosi" | 25 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 196 | |
| "On jotakin mikä yhdistää" | 22 | 41 | 33 | 31 | 38 | 26 | 37 | 228 | |
| "Mätämakee" | 34 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 205 | |
| "Hei lähde maailmaan" | 42 | 38 | 32 | 38 | 28 | 38 | 40 | 256 | |
| "Laulu" | 43 | 49 | 37 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 53 | 308 | |
| "Seikkailija" | 54 | 49 | 55 | 60 | 50 | 53 | 47 | 368 | |
| "Ovi elämään" | 30 | 48 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 39 | 33 | 279 | |
| "Oh, New York rakkain" | 43 | 45 | 35 | 46 | 26 | 29 | 41 | 265 |
The winning song "Finnish: Viulu-ukko|i=no" was performed in Finnish in the national selection shows but it was translated into English for the international Song Contest as "Old Man Fiddle".
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.[1]