Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 with the song "", composed by Aarno Raninen, with lyrics by Monica Aspelund, and performed by Aspelund herself. The Finnish participating broadcaster, (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.
Before Eurovision
National final Nine entries were selected for the competition from 182 received submissions. (Yle) held the Finnish national final on 22 January 1977 at its television studios in Helsinki, hosted by . The winner was chosen by seven regional juries. Each jury group consisted of 15 members.
+ Final – 22 January 1977 Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place 1 "Palokankaan Maikki" Eeva Kiviharju 291 5 2 Lasse Mårtenson "Kuusitoista hyvää vuotta" Lasse Mårtenson 232 7 3 Monica Aspelund "Lapponia" 431 1 4 Hortto Kaalo "Kauan sitten" 346 2 5 Seija Simola "Yötön yö" 190 9 6 Viktor Klimenko "Luonasi oon" 336 3 7 "Liehuva liekinvarsi" 206 8 8 "Illalla sillalla" 296 4 9 Mikko Alatalo and Tabula Rasa "Rokkilaulaja" 273 6
At Eurovision On the night of the final Aspelund performed 16th in the running order following Italy and preceding Belgium. Aspelund was accompanied by Aarno Raninen as a pianist and a backing vocalist, and , and as backing vocalists. The Finnish entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. At the close of voting "Lapponia" had picked up 50 points, placing Finland 10th of the 18 entries.
Voting
+ Points awarded to Finland Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Finland Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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