Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 explained

Year:1976
Country:Finland
Preselection:National final
Preselection Date:31 January 1976
Entrant:Fredi and the Friends
Song:Pump-Pump
Final Result:11th, 44 points

Finland was represented by Fredi and the Friends, with the song "Pump-Pump", at the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 3 April in The Hague.

Before Eurovision

National final

The Finnish national final was held on January 31 at the YLE TV Studios in Helsinki. It was hosted by Matti Elo. The winner was chosen by regional juries.

DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)PlacePoints
1Anneli Sari and Deszö Balogh"Mustalaiskaravaani"Deszö Balogh (m.), Tuula Valkama (l.)2nd353
2Fredi and Ystävät"Pump-Pump"Matti Siitonen (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.)1st380
3Paula Koivuniemi and Finlandia-Kvartetti"Posket hehkuu ja haitari soi"Matti Bergström (m. & l.), Pirjo Bergström (m. & l.)9th182
4Mikko Alatalo Band"Myyty mies"Matti Laakso (m. & l.)5th306
5Kirka"Neidonryöstö"Jukka Siikavire (m.), Erkki Mäkinen (l.)4th314
6Monica Aspelund"Joiku"Aarno Raninen (m.), Monica Aspelund (l.)6th289
7Markku Aro"Ruska"Martti Pohjalainen (m.), Juha Vainio (l.)3rd330
8Jouko, Kosti and Paavo"Can-can"Paul Fagerlund (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.)7th275
9 Inga Thommessen"Tillsammans med barn"Lasse Mirsch (m.), Inga Thommessen (l.)8th191
Scoreboard
SongRovaniemiSeinäjokiTampereJoensuuHelsinkiKouvolaTurkuTotal
"Mustalaiskaravaani"49514327873759353
"Pump pump"52466338904645380
"Posket hehkuu ja haitari soi"23252316412331182
"Myyty mies"31555631493351306
"Neidonryöstö"50363529664850314
"Joiku"36384429703537289
"Ruska"40494940683549330
"Can-can"40314628503842275
"Tillsammans med barn"26281920373130191

The winning song was performed in Finnish in the national final but translated into English for the international Song Contest. The lyrics in English were written by Pertti Reponen. However the song title didn't change.

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Fredi and the Friends performed 11th in the running order following Greece and preceding Spain. The group Friends consisted of Titta Jokinen, Anneli Koivisto, Aimo Lehto, Irma Tapio and Antti Hyvärinen. 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.

Voting

Sources

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the Final of The Hague 1976 . European Broadcasting Union . 27 November 2021 .