Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982
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Eurovision Song Contest 1982 | ||||
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Country | Finland | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Euroviisukarsinta 1982 | |||
Selection date(s) | 19 February 1982 | |||
Selected entrant | Kojo | |||
Selected song | "Nuku pommiin" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 18th, 0 points | |||
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Finland was represented by Kojo, with the song "Nuku pommiin", at the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Harrogate on 24 April. Kojo was the winner of the Finnish national final for the contest, held on 19 February. The song was chosen through a national final organised by broadcaster Yle.
Before Eurovision[]
Euroviisukarsinta 1982[]
The national final was held at the Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki, hosted by Heikki Kahila. The winner was chosen by an "expert" jury.[1]
Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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1 | Opus 5 | "Omenakuu" | 63 | 4 |
2 | Tapani Kansa | "Palaan..." | 52 | 8 |
3 | Kojo | "Videovenus" | 64 | 3 |
4 | Ami Aspelund | "Mitt äppelträd" | 82 | 2 |
5 | Tapani Kansa | "Paista päivä" | 30 | 10 |
6 | Ami Aspelund | "Isä" | 60 | 6 |
7 | Tapani Kansa | "Laulujen maa" | 54 | 7 |
8 | Kojo | "Nuku pommiin" | 95 | 1 |
9 | Ami Aspelund | "Sambanja" | 61 | 5 |
10 | Tapani Kansa | "Angela" | 44 | 9 |
At Eurovision[]
On the night of the final Kojo performed 6th in the running order, following Turkey and preceding Switzerland. At the close of voting "Nuku pommiin" received dreaded "nul points", placing Finland 18th (last) of the 18 entries.[2] The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to the runner up song from Israel.[3]
Voting[]
Finland did not receive any points at the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest.[4]
Score | Country |
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12 points | Israel |
10 points | Germany |
8 points | Cyprus |
7 points | Luxembourg |
6 points | Spain |
5 points | Belgium |
4 points | United Kingdom |
3 points | Sweden |
2 points | Portugal |
1 point | Turkey |
References[]
- ^ ESC National Finals database 1982
- ^ "Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ ESC History - Finland 1982
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
External links[]
(in Finnish) Parts of the national final on Yle Elävä Arkisto
- Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982
- 1982 in Finnish music
- 1982 in Finnish television