| Year: | 1976 |
| Broadcaster: | Finnish: [[Yle|Yleisradio]]|i=no (Yle) |
| 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 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, 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 31 January 1976 at its television studios in Helsinki. It was hosted by Matti Elo. The winner was chosen by regional juries.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | and Deszö Balogh | "Mustalaiskaravaani" | Deszö Balogh (m.), (l.) | 353 | 2 | |
| 2 | Fredi and Ystävät | "Pump-Pump" | Matti Siitonen (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.) | 380 | 1 | |
| 3 | Paula Koivuniemi and | "Posket hehkuu ja haitari soi" | (m. & l.), (m. & l.) | 182 | 9 | |
| 4 | Mikko Alatalo Band | "Myyty mies" | Matti Laakso (m. & l.) | 306 | 5 | |
| 5 | Kirka | "Neidonryöstö" | (m.), (l.) | 314 | 4 | |
| 6 | Monica Aspelund | "Joiku" | Aarno Raninen (m.), Monica Aspelund (l.) | 289 | 6 | |
| 7 | Markku Aro | "Ruska" | (m.), Juha Vainio (l.) | 330 | 3 | |
| 8 | "Can-can" | (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.) | 275 | 7 | ||
| 9 | "Tillsammans med barn" | Lasse Mirsch (m.), Inga Thommessen (l.) | 191 | 8 |
| + Scoreboard | |||||||||
| Song | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Mustalaiskaravaani" | 49 | 51 | 43 | 27 | 87 | 37 | 59 | 353 | |
| "Pump pump" | 52 | 46 | 63 | 38 | 90 | 46 | 45 | 380 | |
| "Posket hehkuu ja haitari soi" | 23 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 41 | 23 | 31 | 182 | |
| "Myyty mies" | 31 | 55 | 56 | 31 | 49 | 33 | 51 | 306 | |
| "Neidonryöstö" | 50 | 36 | 35 | 29 | 66 | 48 | 50 | 314 | |
| "Joiku" | 36 | 38 | 44 | 29 | 70 | 35 | 37 | 289 | |
| "Ruska" | 40 | 49 | 49 | 40 | 68 | 35 | 49 | 330 | |
| "Can-can" | 40 | 31 | 46 | 28 | 50 | 38 | 42 | 275 | |
| "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.
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.