Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971

Finland was represented by Markku Aro and Koivistolaiset (sisters Anja and Anneli Koivisto), with the song "Tie uuteen päivään", at the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 13 April in Dublin.

National final
The Finnish national final was held on 13th February at the YLE TV Studios in Helsinki, hosted by Eveliina Pokela and Reijo Salminen. The winner was chosen by a jury consisting of 30 people.

At Eurovision
On the night of the final Markku Aro and Koivistolaiset performed 17th in the running order, following Yugoslavia and preceding Norway. The entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. At the close of voting, Finland picked up 84 points and placed 8th of the 18 entries.

Each country nominated two jury members, one below the age of 25 and the other above, who voted for their respective country by giving between one and five points to each song, except that representing their own country. All jury members were colocated at the venue in Dublin, and were brought on stage during the voting sequence to present their points. The Finnish jury members were Markku Veijalainen and Vieno Kekkonen.