Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 explained

Year:1975
Country:Finland
Preselection:National final
Preselection Date:8 February 1975
Entrant:Pihasoittajat
Song:Old Man Fiddle
Final Result:7th, 74 points

Finland was represented by Pihasoittajat, with the song "Old Man Fiddle", at the 1975 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 22 March in Stockholm.

Before Eurovision

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.

Semi finals

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.

First semi final

Semi-final 1 – 4 January
DrawArtistSongSongwritersQualified
1Maarit"Mätämakee"Seppo Paakkunainen (m.), Ritva Paakkunainen (l.)Yes
2Dans"Hei lähde maailmaan"Esko Linnavalli (m.), Erkki Liikanen (l.)Yes
3M. A. Numminen"Voittolaulu"Jorma Panula (m.), M. A. Numminen (l.)No
4Ritva Oksanen"Suuri naapuri"Antti Hyvärinen (m.), Jukka Virtanen (l.)No

Second semi final

Semi-final 2 – 11 January
DrawArtistSongSongwritersQualified
1Pepe Willberg"Ovi elämään"Markku Johansson (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.)Yes
2Marjatta Leppänen"Naisen vuosi"Jaakko Salo (m.), Jukka Virtanen (l.)Yes
3Kari Fall"Maailman tie"Kaj Backlund (m.), Monica Aspelund (l.)No
4Heikki Kinnunen"Hyljätyn laulu"Kaj Chydenius (m.), lyricist unknownNo

Third semi final

Semi-final 3 – 18 January
DrawArtistSongSongwritersQualified
1Danny"Seikkailija"Kari Kuuva (m. & l.), Jyrki Hämäläinen (l.)Yes
2Pihasoittajat"Viulu-ukko"Kim Kuusi (m.), Hannu Karlsson (l.)Yes
3Mon-Ami"Fasten Seatbelts"Lasse Mårtenson (m.), Jukka Virtanen (l.)No
4Jukka Kuoppamäki"Hyvästi ystäväni"Jukka Kuoppamäki (m. & l.)No

Fourth semi final

Semi-final 4 – 25 January
DrawArtistSongSongwritersQualified
1Vesa-Matti Loiri &<br>Sivupersoonat"Laulu"Eero Koivistoinen (m.), Juha Vainio (l.)Yes
2Kirka & The Islanders"Oh New York rakkain"Carita Holmström (m.), Raul Reiman (l.)Yes
3Agit Prop"On jotain mikä yhdistää"Henrik Otto Donner (m.), Pentti Saaritsa (l.)As a wildcard
4Tapani Kansa"Luonnollisuus"Rauno Lehtinen (m. & l.)No

Final

The final took place on February 8 at the YLE TV Studios in Helsinki. It was hosted by Apeli Halinen. The winner was chosen by regional juries.

DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)PlacePoints
1Pihasoittajat"Viulu-ukko"Kim Kuusi (m.), Hannu Karlsson (l.)1st379
2 Marjatta Leppänen"Naisen vuosi"Jaakko Salo (m.), Jukka Virtanen (l.)9th196
3Agot Prop"On jotain mikä yhdistää"Henrik Otto Donner (m.), Pentti Saaritsa (l.)7th228
4 Maarit"Mätä make"Seppo Paakkunainen (m.), Ritva Paakkunainen (l.)8th205
5Dans"Hei lähde maailmaan"Esko Linnavalli (m.), Erkki Liikanen (l.)6th256
6Vesa-Matti Loiri and Sivupersoonat"Laulu"Eero Koivistoinen (m.), Juha Vainio (l.)3rd308
7Danny"Seikkailija"Kari Kuuva (m. & l.), Jyrki Hämäläinen (l.)2nd368
8Pepe Willberg"Ovi elämään"Markku Johansson (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.)4th279
9Kirka and the Islanders"Oh New York rakkain"Carita Holmström (m.), Raul Reiman (l.)5th265
Scoreboard
SongTurkuHelsinkiTampereMikkeliKuopioSeinäjokiRovaniemiTotal
Viulu-ukko48555446585761379
Naisen vuosi25252933302925196
On jotakin mikä yhdistää22413331382637228
Mätä makee34283032232929205
Hei lähde maailmaan42383238283840256
Laulu43493745414053308
Seikkailija54495560505347368
Ovi elämään30484243443933279
Oh, New York rakkain43453546262941265

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.[1]

Voting

Sources

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: How Did Eurovision Get the 12 Points System?. YouTube.
  2. Web site: Results of the Final of Stockholm 1975 . European Broadcasting Union . 27 November 2021 .