Finland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1971
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.
| 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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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
Each country nominated two jury members, one below the age of 25 and the other above, who voted for their respective country by giving between one and five points to each song, except that representing their own country. All jury members were colocated at the venue in Dublin, and were brought on stage during the voting sequence to present their points.[1] The Finnish jury members were Markku Veijalainen and Vieno Kekkonen.[2]
Voting
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- Viisukuppila, Muistathan: Suomen karsinnat 1971 (in Finnish)
- Finnish national final 1971 on natfinals
- Roxburgh, Gordon (2014). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Two: The 1970s. Prestatyn, United Kingdom: Telos Publishing. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-84583-093-9.
- "Euroviisut Dublinissa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 3 April 1971. p. 35. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- "Results of the Final of Dublin 1971". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.