| Year: | 1978 |
| Broadcaster: | Finnish: [[Yle|Yleisradio]]|i=no (Yle) |
| Country: | Finland |
| Preselection: | National final |
| Preselection Date: | 11 February 1978 |
| Entrant: | Seija Simola |
| Song: | Finnish: Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus|i=no |
| Final Result: | 18th, 2 points |
Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 with the song "Finnish: Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus|i=no", written by Reijo Karvonen and Seija Simola, and performed by Simola herself. 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 11 February 1978 at its television studios in Tampere. The final was hosted by Klaus Thomasson. For the first time since 1966 the conductor in the national final was not Ossi Runne but Risto Hiltunen instead. The winner was chosen by regional juries.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seija Simola | "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus" | (m. & l.), Seija Simola (l.) | 271 | 1 | |
| 2 | "ABC" | (m.), (l.) | 193 | 5 | ||
| 3 | "Lemmenlaulu" | (m. & l.) | 193 | 5 | ||
| 4 | "En viipyä voi" | (m.), Krista Kari (l.) | 88 | 7 | ||
| 5 | Lea Laven | "Aamulla rakkaani näin" | (m. & l.) | 258 | 2 | |
| 6 | Anneli Saaristo | "Sinun kanssasi, sinua ilman" | Eero Tiikasalo (m.), (l.) | 221 | 4 | |
| 7 | Katri Helena | "Ystävä" | (m.), Katri Helena Kalaoja (l.) | 258 | 2 |
| + Scoreboard | |||||||
| Song | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus" | 53 | 60 | 60 | 56 | 42 | 271 | |
| "ABC" | 40 | 43 | 33 | 39 | 38 | 193 | |
| "Lemmenlaulu" | 39 | 47 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 193 | |
| "En viipyä voi" | 21 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 88 | |
| "Aamulla rakkaani näin" | 49 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 43 | 258 | |
| "Sinun kanssasi, sinua ilman" | 47 | 37 | 53 | 37 | 47 | 221 | |
| "Ystävä" | 52 | 51 | 48 | 57 | 50 | 258 |
On the night of the final Simola performed fourth in the running order following Italy and preceding Portugal. The Finnish entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. Finland received two points from Norway and placed joint 18th (with Turkey) of the 20 entries.