eurovision 1971
Koivistolaiset
Koivistolaiset represented Finland at Eurovision 1971 in Dublin with “Tie uuteen päivään”, finishing 8th of 18.
- what
- Finnish band
- contest
- 1971
- best result
- 8th, 1971
- members
- Anneli Koivisto, Anja Koivisto past and present
- sang for
- Finland
Biography
Koivistolaiset is a Finnish song-and-dance duo, the siblings Anja and Anneli Koivisto, who appeared in several television programmes around 1970. With Markku Aro, the two sang “Tie uuteen päivään” in Dublin in 1971 and finished eighth; in 1973 they were back in the Finnish selection, with Sammy Babitzin.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (Finnish), “Koivistolaiset”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1971 Dublin
“Tie uuteen päivään”
8th of 18 Finished 8th of 18, with 84 points.
- With
- Markku Aro
- Sung in
- Finnish
- Written by
- Rauno Lehtinen
- Conductor
- Ossi Runne
- Running order
- 17th of 18
- Won that year
- Monaco: Séverine, “Un banc, un arbre, une rue”
The story of Eurovision 1971: Pickets outside, jurors on the stage
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