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| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1977 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Yleisradio (Yle) | |||
| Country |  Finland | |||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date | 22 February 1977 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Lapponia" | |||
| Artist | Monica Aspelund | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 10th, 50 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Finland was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1977 with the song "Lapponia", composed byAarno Raninen, with lyrics byMonica Aspelund, and performed by Aspelund herself. The Finnish participating broadcaster,Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.
Nine entries were selected for the competition from 182 received submissions.Yleisradio (Yle) held the Finnish national final on 22 January 1977 at its television studios inHelsinki, hosted byTutteli Mensonen [fi]. The winner was chosen by seven regional juries. Each jury group consisted of 15 members.[1][2][3][4]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Eeva Kiviharju [fi] | "Palokankaan Maikki" | Eeva Kiviharju | 291 | 5 |
| 2 | Lasse Mårtenson | "Kuusitoista hyvää vuotta" | Lasse Mårtenson | 232 | 7 |
| 3 | Monica Aspelund | "Lapponia" | Aarno Raninen, Monica Aspelund | 431 | 1 |
| 4 | Hortto Kaalo | "Kauan sitten" | Reino Markkula [fi],Juha Vainio | 346 | 2 |
| 5 | Seija Simola | "Yötön yö" | Erik Lindström [fi],Kari Tuomisaari [fi] | 190 | 9 |
| 6 | Viktor Klimenko | "Luonasi oon" | Alexander Klimenko, Viktor Klimenko,Pertti Reponen [fi] | 336 | 3 |
| 7 | Markku Blomqvist [fi] | "Liehuva liekinvarsi" | Jukka Siikavire [fi],Erkki Mäkinen [fi] | 206 | 8 |
| 8 | Finntrio [fi] | "Illalla sillalla" | Sakari Warsell [fi] | 296 | 4 |
| 9 | Mikko Alatalo andTabula Rasa | "Rokkilaulaja" | Harri Rinne [fi], Mikko Alatalo | 273 | 6 |
On the night of the final Aspelund performed 16th in the running order following Italy and preceding Belgium. Aspelund was accompanied by Aarno Raninen as a pianist and a backing vocalist, andKari Fall [fi],Reijo Karvonen [fi] andKari Kuusamo [fi] as backing vocalists. The Finnish entry was conducted byOssi Runne. At the close of voting "Lapponia" had picked up 50 points, placing Finland 10th of the 18 entries.[5]
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