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| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest 1982 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Yleisradio (Yle) | |||
| Country |  Finland | |||
| Selection process | Euroviisukarsinta1982 | |||
| Selection date | 19 February 1982 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Nuku pommiin" | |||
| Artist | Kojo | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 18th, 0 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Finland was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Nuku pommiin", composed byJuice Leskinen, with lyrics byJim Pembroke, and performed byKojo. The Finnish participating broadcaster,Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.
Yleisradio (Yle) invited ten composers for the competition. The composers got to choose betweenAmi Aspelund,Kojo, Opus 5, andTapani Kansa to perform their songs. The national final was held on 19 February 1982 at the Kulttuuritalo inHelsinki, hosted byHeikki Kahila [fi]. The winner was chosen by an expert jury.[1][2][3]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Opus 5 | "Omenakuu" | Upi Sorvali [fi],Jukka Virtanen | 63 | 4 |
| 2 | Tapani Kansa | "Palaan..." | Toni Edelmann [fi],Jussi Parviainen [fi] | 52 | 8 |
| 3 | Kojo | "Videovenus" | Jukka Siikavire [fi],Jussi Tuominen [fi] | 64 | 3 |
| 4 | Ami Aspelund | "Mitt äppelträd" | Veikko Samuli [fi],Marita Lindquist | 82 | 2 |
| 5 | Tapani Kansa | "Paista päivä" | Toivo Kärki,Vexi Salmi | 30 | 10 |
| 6 | Ami Aspelund | "Isä" | Kari Kuusamo [fi],Monica Aspelund | 60 | 6 |
| 7 | Tapani Kansa | "Laulujen maa" | Olli Ahvenlahti,Esko Salervo [fi] | 54 | 7 |
| 8 | Kojo | "Nuku pommiin" | Jim Pembroke,Juice Leskinen | 95 | 1 |
| 9 | Ami Aspelund | "Sambanja" | Nono Söderberg [fi],Impi Riimi | 61 | 5 |
| 10 | Tapani Kansa | "Angela" | Kassu Halonen [fi],Pauli Puomi | 44 | 9 |
On the night of the final Kojo performed 6th in the running order, followingTurkey and precedingSwitzerland. Kojo was accompanied byJuha Björninen [fi] andPave Maijanen as guitarists and backing vocalists,Häkä Virtanen [fi] as a bassist and a backing vocalist,Jim Pembroke as a keyboardist, a backing vocalist and a bass drum player, andKeimo Hirvonen [fi] as a drummer. Originally, Opus 5 was supposed to accompany Kojo as backing vocalists.[4] At the close of voting "Nuku pommiin" receivednul points, placing Finland 18th (last) of the 18 entries.[5] The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to the runner up song fromIsrael.[6]
Finland did not receive any points at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982.[6]
| Score | Country |
|---|---|
| 12 points |  Israel |
| 10 points |  Germany |
| 8 points |  Cyprus |
| 7 points |  Luxembourg |
| 6 points |  Spain |
| 5 points |  Belgium |
| 4 points |  United Kingdom |
| 3 points |  Sweden |
| 2 points |  Portugal |
| 1 point |  Turkey |