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"Reggae OK" - Riki Sorsa
"The rhythm will entrance you, its sound is like a bomb, reggae OK"
The Finnish Final was held on February 21st at the YLE TV Studios in Helsinki, hosted by Erkki Pohjanheimo. Before the final there was a Semi-Final on January 29th - the finalists were chosen by postcard voting. For details of the eliminated songs click here: FINNISH SEMI-FINAL 1981 In the final, the winning song was chosen by the votes of an "expert" jury which included Marion Rung who represented Finland in ESC 1962 & 1973 and Lasse Mårtenson who represented Finland in 1964.
| 1 | Sunnuntailapsi | A lucky child | Tapani Kansa | 5 |
6th |
| 2 | Ei tule toista kertaa | There will not be another time | Paula Koivuniemi | 1 |
8th |
| 3 | Leuhkat eväät | A picnic with lots of food | Mikko Alatalo | 30 | 2nd |
| 4 | Titanic | Titanic | Frederik | 3 |
7th |
| 5 | Hiroshima | Hiroshima | Taiska | 27 | 3rd |
| 6 | Mun suothan tulla vierees sun | You let me come near you | Markku Aro & Nisa Soraya | 13 | 5th |
| 7 | Reggae OK | Reggae OK | Riki Sorsa | 66 | 1st |
| 8 | Ilomantsi | Ilomantsi | Juice Leskinen | 26 | 4th |
Riki Sorsa came 16th at the ESC. Markku Aro represented Finland in 1971.