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Eurovision Song Contest 1976 Country Finland Selection process National final Selection date(s) 31 January 1976 Selected artist(s) Fredi and the FriendsSelected song "Pump-Pump" Selected songwriter(s) Final result 11th, 44 points
Fredi and the Friends performing "Pump-Pump" on stage
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 .
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.
Scoreboard
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.
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.
Participation Artists Songs
"Aava "
"Addicted to You "
"Aina mun pitää "
"Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus "
"Aurinko laskee länteen "
"Blackbird"
"Bye Bye Baby"
"Cha Cha Cha "
"Da Da Dam"
"Dark Side "
"La dolce vita "
"Eläköön elämä "
"Fantasiaa "
"Fri? "
"Hard Rock Hallelujah "
"Hengaillaan "
"Huilumies "
"Hullu yö "
"Jezebel "
"Katson sineen taivaan "
"Keep Me Warm"
"Kuin silloin ennen "
"Kun kello käy "
"Laiskotellen "
"Lapponia "
"Leave Me Alone"
"A Little Bit"
"Look Away "
"Looking Back "
"Lose Control"
"Marry Me "
"Missä miehet ratsastaa "
"Monsters "
"Muistathan "
"Muistojeni laulu "
"När jag blundar "
"Nauravat silmät muistetaan "
"Never the End"
"Niin kaunis on taivas "
"No Rules! "
"Nuku pommiin "
"Old Man Fiddle"
"Playboy"
"Pump-Pump"
"Reggae OK"
"Sata salamaa "
"Sing It Away"
"Something Better"
"Takes 2 to Tango"
"Tie uuteen päivään "
"Tipi-tii"
"Tom Tom Tom"
"Tule luo "
"Työlki ellää "
"Valoa ikkunassa "
"Varjoon – suojaan "
"Why?"
"Yamma, yamma"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Finland did not compete
Countries Artists Songs
"Chansons pour ceux qui s'aiment "
"Djambo, Djambo"
"Emor Shalom "
"Uma flor de verde pinho "
"Judy et Cie "
"Mata Hari "
"My Little World"
"Ne mogu skriti svoju bol "
"Panagia mou, Panagia mou "
"The Party's Over"
"Pump-Pump"
"Save Your Kisses for Me "
"Sing Sang Song"
"Sobran las palabras "
"Toi, la musique et moi "
"Un, deux, trois "
"We'll Live It All Again "
"When"