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Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978

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{{Infobox song contest national year

| Year = 1978

| Broadcaster = {{lang|fi|Yleisradio|i=no}} (Yle)

| Country = Finland

| Selection process = National final

| Selection date = 11 February 1978

| Song = {{lang|fi|Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus|i=no}}

| Artist = Seija Simola

| Writer = {{unbulleted list|Reijo Karvonen|Seija Simola}}

| Final result = 18th, 2 points

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Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 with the song "{{lang|fi|Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus|i=no}}", written by Reijo Karvonen and Seija Simola, and performed by Simola herself. The Finnish participating broadcaster, {{lang|fi|Yleisradio|i=no}} (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

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=National final=

{{lang|fi|Yleisradio|i=no}} (Yle) held the Finnish national final on 11 February 1978 at its television studios in Tampere. The final was hosted by Klaus Thomasson. For the first time since 1966 the conductor in the national final was not Ossi Runne but Risto Hiltunen instead. The winner was chosen by regional juries.

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! Draw

! Artist

! Song

! Songwriter(s)

! Points

! Place

style="background:gold; font-weight:bold;"

| 1

| align="left" | Seija Simola

| align="left" | "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus"

| align="left" | {{ill|Reijo Karvonen|fi}} (m. & l.), Seija Simola (l.)

| 271

| 1

2

| align="left" | {{ill|Mirumaru|fi}}

| align="left" | "ABC"

| align="left" | {{ill|Antti Hyvärinen (musician)|lt=Antti Hyvärinen|fi|Antti Hyvärinen (muusikko)}} (m.), {{ill|Pertti Reponen|fi}} (l.)

| 193

| 5

3

| align="left" | {{ill|Reijo Karvonen|fi}}

| align="left" | "Lemmenlaulu"

| align="left" | {{ill|Eero Lupari|fi}} (m. & l.)

| 193

| 5

4

| align="left" | {{ill|Martti Metsäketo|fi}}

| align="left" | "En viipyä voi"

| align="left" | {{ill|Eino Virtanen (musician)|lt=Eino Virtanen|fi|Antti Hyvärinen (muusikko)}} (m.), Krista Kari (l.)

| 88

| 7

5

| align="left" | Lea Laven

| align="left" | "Aamulla rakkaani näin"

| align="left" | {{ill|Raul Reiman|fi}} (m. & l.)

| 258

| 2

6

| align="left" | Anneli Saaristo

| align="left" | "Sinun kanssasi, sinua ilman"

| align="left" | Eero Tiikasalo (m.), {{ill|Erkki Mäkinen|fi}} (l.)

| 221

| 4

7

| align="left" | Katri Helena

| align="left" | "Ystävä"

| align="left" | {{ill|Timo Kalaoja|fi}} (m.), Katri Helena Kalaoja (l.)

| 258

| 2

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+ Scoreboard
scope="col" | Song

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Turku}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Oulu}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Helsinki}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Tampere}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Lappeenranta}}

! scope="col" | Total

align="left" |"Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus"

| 53

| 60

| 60

| 56

| 42

| 271

align="left" |"ABC"

| 40

| 43

| 33

| 39

| 38

| 193

align="left" |"Lemmenlaulu"

| 39

| 47

| 38

| 36

| 33

| 193

align="left" |"En viipyä voi"

| 21

| 16

| 18

| 16

| 17

| 88

align="left" |"Aamulla rakkaani näin"

| 49

| 53

| 55

| 58

| 43

| 258

align="left" |"Sinun kanssasi, sinua ilman"

| 47

| 37

| 53

| 37

| 47

| 221

align="left" |"Ystävä"

| 52

| 51

| 48

| 57

| 50

| 258

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Simola performed fourth in the running order following Italy and preceding Portugal. The Finnish entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. Finland received two points from Norway and placed joint 18th (with Turkey) of the 20 entries.

=Voting=

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+ Points awarded to Finland{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of Paris 1978 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/paris-1978/final/results/finland |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=27 November 2021 |archive-url= |archive-date= }}
scope="col" width="20%" | Score

! scope="col" | Country

scope="row" | 12 points

|

scope="row" | 10 points

|

scope="row" | 8 points

|

scope="row" | 7 points

|

scope="row" | 6 points

|

scope="row" | 5 points

|

scope="row" | 4 points

|

scope="row" | 3 points

|

scope="row" | 2 points

| {{Esc|Norway|y=1978}}

scope="row" | 1 point

|

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+ Points awarded by Finland
scope="col" width="20%" | Score

! scope="col" | Country

scope="row" style="background:gold" | 12 points

| {{Esc|Germany|y=1978}}

scope="row" style="background:silver" | 10 points

| {{Esc|Israel|y=1978}}

scope="row" style="background:#CC9966" | 8 points

| {{Esc|Monaco|y=1978}}

scope="row" | 7 points

| {{Esc|Spain|1977|y=1978}}

scope="row" | 6 points

| {{Esc|Belgium|y=1978}}

scope="row" | 5 points

| {{Esc|Greece|y=1978}}

scope="row" | 4 points

| {{Esc|Sweden|y=1978}}

scope="row" | 3 points

| {{Esc|Ireland|y=1978}}

scope="row" | 2 points

| {{Esc|France|y=1978}}

scope="row" | 1 point

| {{Esc|Switzerland|y=1978}}

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References

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External links

  • {{cite web |title=Euroviisukarsinnoissa yhdistettiin maailmaa 1970-luvulla |trans-title=Eurovision qualifiers united the world in the 1970s |url=https://yle.fi/a/20-121161 |publisher={{ill|Yle Elävä arkisto|fi}} |access-date=13 April 2025 |language=fi |date=21 April 2015}}

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