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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.
Eurovision Song Contest 1982 | ||||
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Country | ||||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Euroviisukarsinta 1982 | |||
Selection date(s) | 19 February 1982 | |||
Selected entrant | Kojo | |||
Selected song | "Nuku pommiin" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 18th, 0 points | |||
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
editEuroviisukarsinta 1982
editThe 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 | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
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1 | Opus 5 | "Omenakuu" | Upi Sorvali, Jukka Virtanen | 63 | 4 |
2 | Tapani Kansa | "Palaan..." | Toni Edelmann, Jussi Parviainen | 52 | 8 |
3 | Kojo | "Videovenus" | Jukka Siikavire, Jussi Tuominen | 64 | 3 |
4 | Ami Aspelund | "Mitt äppelträd" | Veikko Samuli, Marita Lindquist | 82 | 2 |
5 | Tapani Kansa | "Paista päivä" | Toivo Kärki, Vexi Salmi | 30 | 10 |
6 | Ami Aspelund | "Isä" | Kari Kuusamo, Monica Aspelund | 60 | 6 |
7 | Tapani Kansa | "Laulujen maa" | Olli Ahvenlahti, Esko Salervo | 54 | 7 |
8 | Kojo | "Nuku pommiin" | Jim Pembroke, Juice Leskinen | 95 | 1 |
9 | Ami Aspelund | "Sambanja" | Nono Söderberg, Impi Riimi | 61 | 5 |
10 | Tapani Kansa | "Angela" | Kassu Halonen, Pauli Puomi | 44 | 9 |
At Eurovision
editOn 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 "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
editFinland did not receive any points at the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest.[4]
Score | Country |
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12 points | |
10 points | |
8 points | |
7 points | |
6 points | |
5 points | |
4 points | |
3 points | |
2 points | |
1 point |
References
edit- ^ 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
edit(in Finnish) Parts of the national final on Yle Elävä Arkisto