Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 explained

Year:1977
Broadcaster:Finnish: [[Yle|Yleisradio]]|i=no (Yle)
Country:Finland
Preselection:National final
Preselection Date:22 February 1977
Entrant:Monica Aspelund
Song:Lapponia
Final Result:10th, 50 points

Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 with the song "Finnish: Lapponia|i=no", composed by Aarno Raninen, with lyrics by Monica Aspelund, and performed by Aspelund herself. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Finnish: [[Yle|Yleisradio]]|i=no (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

National final

Finnish: [[Yle|Yleisradio]]|i=no (Yle) held the Finnish final on 22 February 1977 at its television studios in Helsinki. It was hosted by Tutteli Mensonen. The winner was chosen by regional juries.

DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)PointsPlace
1"Palokankaan Maikki"Eeva Kiviharju (m. & l.)2915
2Lasse Mårtenson"Kuusitoista hyvää vuotta"Lasse Mårtenson (m. & l.)2327
3Monica Aspelund"Lapponia"Aarno Raninen (m.), Monica Aspelund (l.)4311
4Hortto Kaalo"Kauan sitten" (m.), Juha Vainio (l.)3462
5Seija Simola"Yötön yö" (m.), (l.)1909
6Viktor Klimenko"Luonasi oon"Alexander Klimenko (m.), Viktor Klimenko (l.), (l.)3363
7"Liehuva liekinvarsi" (m.), (l.)2068
8"Illalla sillalla" (m. & l.)2964
9Mikko Alatalo and Tabula Rasa"Rokkilaulaja" (m. & l.)2736

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Aspelund performed 16th in the running order following Italy and preceding Belgium. The Finnish entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. At the close of voting "Lapponia" had picked up 50 points, placing Finland 10th of the 18 entries.

Voting

Sources

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the Final of London 1977 . European Broadcasting Union . 27 November 2021 .