Finland was represented by

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, with the song "Old Man Fiddle", at the

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, which took place on 22 March in

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Before Eurovision

The Finnish national selection consisted of four semi finals and a final. It was the first year the Finnish selection shows were broadcast in colour.

Semi finals

Four songs were performed in each semi-final and a professional jury chose two songs from each semi final to qualify for the final. After the semi-finals, a wildcard was also chosen for the final.

First semi final

Second semi final

Third semi final

Fourth semi final

Final

The final took place on February 8 at the YLE TV Studios in

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. It was hosted by Apeli Halinen. The winner was chosen by regional juries. The winning song "Viulu-ukko" was performed in Finnish in the national selection shows but it was translated into English for the international Song Contest as "Old Man Fiddle".

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Pihasoittajat performed 15th in the running order, following Monaco and preceding Portugal. The Finnish entry was conducted by

Ossi Runne Ossi Runne (23 April 1927 – 5 November 2020) was a Finnish trumpeter, bandleader, orchestra leader, composer, and record producer.

. At the close of voting, Finland picked up 74 points and placed 7th of the 19 entries. Among the members of the Finnish jury were Tero Lehto, Merja Nyström, Ari Montonen and Hilkka Sokura.

Voting

Sources

Viisukuppila- Muistathan: Suomen karsinnat 1975

External links

Full national final
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1975

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975

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