Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 with the song "Old Man Fiddle", composed by Kim Kuusi, with lyrics by Arthur Ridgway Spencer, and performed by the band Pihasoittajat. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1975 |
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| Participating broadcaster | Yleisradio (Yle) |
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Selection process | National final |
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| Selection date(s) | 8 February 1975 |
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| Selected artist(s) | Pihasoittajat |
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| Selected song | "Old Man Fiddle" |
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| Selected songwriter(s) | - Kim Kuusi
- Arthur Ridgway Spencer
- Hannu Karlsson
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| Final result | 7th, 74 points |
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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.
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.
Yle held the national final on 8 February at its television studios in Helsinki. It was hosted by Apeli Halinen. The winner was chosen by regional juries.
| Draw
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Artist
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Song
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Songwriter(s)
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Points
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Place
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| 1
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Pihasoittajat
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"Viulu-ukko"
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Kim Kuusi (m.), Hannu Karlsson (l.)
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379
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1
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| 2
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Marjatta Leppänen [fi]
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"Naisen vuosi"
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Jaakko Salo [fi] (m.), Jukka Virtanen (l.)
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196
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9
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| 3
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Agit Prop
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"On jotain mikä yhdistää"
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Henrik Otto Donner (m.), Pentti Saaritsa [fi] (l.)
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228
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7
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| 4
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Maarit
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"Mätämakee"
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Seppo Paakkunainen [fi] (m.), Ritva Paakkunainen (l.)
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205
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8
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| 5
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Dans
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"Hei lähde maailmaan"
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Esko Linnavalli [fi] (m.), Erkki Liikanen (l.)
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256
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6
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| 6
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Vesa-Matti Loiri and Sivupersoonat
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"Laulu"
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Eero Koivistoinen (m.), Juha Vainio (l.)
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308
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3
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| 7
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Danny
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"Seikkailija"
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Kari Kuuva [fi] (m. & l.), Jyrki Hämäläinen (l.)
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368
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2
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| 8
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Pepe Willberg
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"Ovi elämään"
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Markku Johansson [fi] (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.)
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279
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4
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| 9
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Kirka and The Islanders [fi]
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"Oh, New York rakkain"
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Carita Holmström (m.), Raul Reiman [fi] (l.)
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265
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5
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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".
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. 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.[1]
