Finland was represented by Fredi and the Friends, with the song "Pump-Pump", at the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 3 April in The Hague.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1976 | ||||
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| Country |  Finland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 31 January 1976 | |||
| Selected entrant | Fredi and the Friends | |||
| Selected song | "Pump-Pump" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 11th, 44 points | |||
| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
National final
The Finnish national final was held on January 31 at the YLE TV Studios in Helsinki. It was hosted by Matti Elo. The winner was chosen by regional juries.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anneli Sari and Deszö Balogh | "Mustalaiskaravaani" | Deszö Balogh (m.), Tuula Valkama (l.) | 2nd | 353 |
| 2 | Fredi and Ystävät | "Pump-Pump" | Matti Siitonen (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.) | 1st | 380 |
| 3 | Paula Koivuniemi and Finlandia-Kvartetti | "Posket hehkuu ja haitari soi" | Matti Bergström (m. & l.), Pirjo Bergström (m. & l.) | 9th | 182 |
| 4 | Mikko Alatalo Band | "Myyty mies" | Matti Laakso (m. & l.) | 5th | 306 |
| 5 | Kirka | "Neidonryöstö" | Jukka Siikavire (m.), Erkki Mäkinen (l.) | 4th | 314 |
| 6 | Monica Aspelund | "Joiku" | Aarno Raninen (m.), Monica Aspelund (l.) | 6th | 289 |
| 7 | Markku Aro | "Ruska" | Martti Pohjalainen (m.), Juha Vainio (l.) | 3rd | 330 |
| 8 | Jouko, Kosti and Paavo | "Can-can" | Paul Fagerlund (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.) | 7th | 275 |
| 9 | Inga Thommessen | "Tillsammans med barn" | Lasse Mirsch (m.), Inga Thommessen (l.) | 8th | 191 |
| Song | Rovaniemi | Seinäjoki | Tampere | Joensuu | Helsinki | Kouvola | Turku | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Mustalaiskaravaani" | 49 | 51 | 43 | 27 | 87 | 37 | 59 | 353 |
| "Pump pump" | 52 | 46 | 63 | 38 | 90 | 46 | 45 | 380 |
| "Posket hehkuu ja haitari soi" | 23 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 41 | 23 | 31 | 182 |
| "Myyty mies" | 31 | 55 | 56 | 31 | 49 | 33 | 51 | 306 |
| "Neidonryöstö" | 50 | 36 | 35 | 29 | 66 | 48 | 50 | 314 |
| "Joiku" | 36 | 38 | 44 | 29 | 70 | 35 | 37 | 289 |
| "Ruska" | 40 | 49 | 49 | 40 | 68 | 35 | 49 | 330 |
| "Can-can" | 40 | 31 | 46 | 28 | 50 | 38 | 42 | 275 |
| "Tillsammans med barn" | 26 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 37 | 31 | 30 | 191 |
The winning song was performed in Finnish in the national final but translated into English for the international Song Contest. The lyrics in English were written by Pertti Reponen. However the song title didn't change.
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Fredi and the Friends performed 11th in the running order following Greece and preceding Spain. The group Friends consisted of Titta Jokinen, Anneli Koivisto, Aimo Lehto, Irma Tapio and Antti Hyvärinen. The entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. At the close of voting "Pump-Pump" had picked up 44 points, placing Finland 11th of the 18 entries.
Voting
Sources
External links
- Full national final (in Finnish)