Finland was represented by
Seija Simola, with the song "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus", at the
1978 Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 1978 was the 23rd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Paris, France, following the country's victory at the with the song " L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" by Marie Myriam. Organised by the European ...
, which took place on 24 April in
Paris.
Before Eurovision
National final
The Finnish national final was held on February 11th at the YLE TV 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.
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
Sources
Viisukuppila- Muistathan: Suomen karsinnat 1978
External links
Full national final on Yle Elävä Arkisto
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1978
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978
Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...