Finland was represented by
Fredi and the Friends, with the song "Pump-Pump", at the
1976 Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 1976 was the 21st edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in The Hague, Netherlands, following the country's victory at the with the song "Ding-a-dong" by Teach-In (band), Teach-In. Organised by t ...
, which took place on 3 April in
The Hague.
Before Eurovision
National final
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.
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.
At Eurovision
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.
Voting
Sources
Viisukuppila- Muistathan: Suomen karsinnat 1976
External links
Full national final
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1976
1976
Events January
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* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976
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 ...