Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1971 | ||||
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| Country |  Finland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 13 February 1971 | |||
| Selected entrant | Markku Aro and Koivistolaiset | |||
| Selected song | "Tie uuteen päivään" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Rauno Lehtinen | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 8th, 84 points | |||
| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Finland was represented by Markku Aro and Koivistolaiset (sisters Anja and Anneli Koivisto), with the song "Tie uuteen päivään", at the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 13 April in Dublin.
Before Eurovision[]
National final[]
The Finnish national final was held on 13th February at the YLE TV Studios in Helsinki, hosted by Eveliina Pokela and Reijo Salminen. The winner was chosen by a jury consisting of 30 people.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Place | Points |
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| 1 | Liisa Tuutti | "Uusi viikko" | Jim Pembroke (m. & l.) | 4 | 79 |
| 2 | Markku Aro and Koivistolaiset | "Tie uuteen päivään" | Rauno Lehtinen (m. & l.) | 1 | 123 |
| 3 | Pepe Willberg | "1:1 000 000 (Yksi Miljoonaan)" | Eero Koivistoinen (m.), Hector (l.) | 5 | 73 |
| 4 | Jukka Kuoppamäki | "Uinu poikani vain" | Jukka Kuoppamäki (m. & l.) | 2 | 111 |
| 5 | Cumulus | "Rajan takaa" | Esko Linnavalli (m.), Pertti Reponen (l.) | 3 | 99 |
| 6 | Aarno Raninen and Carola | "Ei koskaan" | Aarno Raninen (m. & l.) | 6 | 70 |
| 7 | Lasse Mårtenson | "Pilvilaulu" | Lasse Mårtenson (m. & l.) | 6 | 70 |
| 8 | Arja Saijonmaa | "Talvilintu" | Eero Ojanen (m.), Pentti Saaritsa (l.) | 8 | 68 |
At Eurovision[]
On the night of the final Markku Aro and Koivistolaiset performed 17th in the running order, following Yugoslavia and preceding Norway. The entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. At the close of voting, Finland picked up 84 points and placed 8th of the 18 entries.
Voting[]
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Sources[]
- Viisukuppila, Muistathan: Suomen karsinnat 1971 (in Finnish)
- Finnish national final 1971 on natfinals
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1971". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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