This song was too advanced for ESC, Monica completely slayed the mega high note! I can see why its still popular today, I hope to visit Lapland in the future. Finland rocks.
What a beautiful song from the time when music sounded so real and people looked natural... I am glad to say that I was born exactly a week before 1977 Eurovision. Respect to the charming Finnish singer and - especially - to memory of the gentleman at the piano, the author of the song, Mr Aarno Raninen who passed away recently... Regards from Poland!
Monica was performing in high fever and said in an interview a while ago that she can't actually remember much of the performance, than the hysteric fear she wouldn't make it to the high notes... LOL
She's great and it was a hit overhere in Israel, although we call winter anithing below 20C and a few drops of rain. There were times when every country taking part of the ESC brought its own culture. Today they all sound the same...
Yes. In Argentina (where I was born), Laponia is a brand of ice cream (they used to have the best pistaccio and vanilla cream). Lapponia is a great tune!
I write this as a funny anecdote and do not mean to disparage her or this great performance. Monica Aspelund is a native Swedish-speaking Finn. She speaks almost perfect Finnish. The only thing that any Finnish speaker would recognize her as Swedish is the soft L. This soft L can be heard many times in this song.🙂
Such a great song, it made a difference. That amazing high pitch is legendary! I remember watching Eurovision in 1977, I was 12 then, when it still was a wonderful show. Cheers from Spain.
This is one of my very favourites of our entries ever! I also like the visual style in the set up in this performance. I suppose it´s probably trying to reflect the colours and atmosphere of Lapland. Monica´s dress is beautiful too and it has something in common in Abba-ladies stage costumes in their late 70´s tour. I remember watching this live back then.
On one hand - 1977 was a bloody well stacked year, I don't think I dislike anything in that contest. Pure gem after pure gem On the other hand - even in that field this song just wows me. At least top 3 for me.
I remember this from when I was a child; one of my favourite Eurovision songs, I think! I love her style too: fantastic dress and jewelry. Much better than the rubbish we get at Eurovision now -- or am I just an old fart.
I wish I could speak Finnish to write in Finnish how much I do love this song after so many years and what an amazing singer Monica Aspelund is. I think that she should have taken to Wembley the same earrings that she had in the Finnish national selection.
The chorus of this song has been ingrained in my head since I saw the performance on Eurovision '77. I remember being a bit disappointed it didn't win.
This is probably my MOST fave Eurovision song song... I don't know what it's about but, like Kantri Helena I love these Finish songs... Monica Aspelund... I know it's 30-odd years ago, but I have to tell you.. you are one beautiful Eurovision Finish LADY... :-)
To begin with it’s a G not a C, and there are more singers who can do that and higher. But it’s still impressing, especially considering the fact Monica was sick with a fever during the finals
That's the good side of ESC: it's given us great songs like this one and the chance to listen to other languages than just English. Well, that was far away in the time, sure!
Mahtava...samat sanat kun iituiitu: en voi lopettaa tän kuuntelemista...(ihan kun noituis tästä...) Great, can´t stop listening to this...when I now have started to listening...
Recordaba esta canción de aquél festival eurovisivo de 1977. Me ha hecho mucha ilusión volver a escucharlo. NiindelosTaivas gracias por compartirlo con nosotros. Un saludo desde España!!
Completely agree with jackal gb - I have NEVER forgotten this song since 1977 - 35 years ago! Listening to it now it all seems a bit overblown ... and the high note / scream at the end is just scary ... but it deserved to be a top three or four song. Classic Eurovision - they don't make them like this any more
Such a great song - although she looks like my earlier dentist! ;-) This, Greece and of course France, are my Top 3 from 1977! Oh my god how she can scream - It makes so much fun to watch this!
This must be a very catchy song because this is the one I remember from the 70s when everyone was glued to the TV. I think the language might have something to do with it not winning - it is very incomprehensible - and I mean that in a polite way!
Tämä Suomen kappale sijoittui itse asiassa kohtuullisen hyvin ja oli lopulta kymmenes. Irlantikin antoi täydet 12 pistettä. Monica on loistomimmi. Hartaana uskovaisena hän mieluummin nykyään laulaa tämän kappaleen vain englanniksi kun noissa suomenkielisissä sanoissa painottuu niin voimakkaasti tuo noituus. :D
lyrics Lapponia Manana... Mana nana mana na... Mana nana mana... Mananana nina nana... Lapponia, tämä on Lapponia Josta Pohjan kauniin neitosen kutsu kaikuu Tuo neito noita on Hän luo voimalla kohtalon Hän vailla on seuraa ja lohduttamaton Ja siksi loihtii hän noituen Hän luo voimalla loitsujen Hän tavalla Seidan näin miehen kutsua saa Hei... manana... Mana nana mana na... Mana nana mana... Mananana nina nana... Lapponia, tämä on Lapponia Josta Pohjan kauniin neitosen kutsu kaikuu Mies lähti Pohjolaan Tie käy kuunnellen vaistoaan Mies rakastuu noitaan Hän on ihminen maan Ja siksi on neidon mentävä Hän on noidista lentävä Käy tulella taivaan ja loitsut kaikuen soi Hei... manana... Mana nana mana na... Mana nana mana... Mananana nina nana... Lapponia, tämä on Lapponia Josta Pohjan kauniin neitosen kutsu kaikuu Noin noidan joiku kutsuen soi: Mananana... Ma... (Ma nanana nana nanana...) (Ma nananana nana nanana...) Ooh... (Ma nanana nana nanana...) (Ma nananana nana nanana...) (Lapponia, Lapponia, Lapponia, Lapponia) (Manana...) (Mana nana manana...) (Mana nana mana...) (Ma nana nanana...) Lapponia, tämä on Lapponia Josta Pohjan kauniin neitosen kutsu kaikuu Lapponia, tämä on Lapponia Josta Pohjan kauniin neitosen kutsu kaikuu (Manana...) (Mana nana manana...) (Mana nana ma...)
Cool song, I've never heard it before but its cool. To be honest that really high note was unespected lol, and another honesty, if you listen it was off pitch at a certain part, I laughed a little bit haha. BUT IT IS, a good song and I think I'll favorite it :)
Would have been better without that high G, or whatever that high pitch was. I remember hearing that Monica had angina during eurovision 1977. There were also English lyrics to this song and the decision to sing in Finnish was made in the last minute.
This must be the best Finnish entry ever. I can't believe Finland won with "Hard Rock Hallelujah", but didn't even make the top 5 with this. This entry's only flaw is Monica's terrible scream at the end. Maybe that was the reason why it only reached 10th place? I can forgive her for it though, if she was sick on the big evening. It would probably have sounded much better otherwise.
Det var en otroligt bra Lat Fran Finnland i 1977. Jag höra det Fran Tid till Tid. Tack, Monica Aspelund. 🎉🎉
This song was too advanced for ESC, Monica completely slayed the mega high note! I can see why its still popular today, I hope to visit Lapland in the future. Finland rocks.
One of the best songs in my life
The best 🥰
I don't think she hit that high note
@@mollareno Please, laitatko vielä saameksi, ruotsiksi, venäjäksi ja viroksi?
Älskar den..fortfarande! Ge oss orkestern tillbaka! Heja Finland!
My mother (r.i.p.) thought that this was Finland's best Eurovision song ever, even better as Lord and I have to agreed.
This should have finished top 5. I'm proud to be from Ireland, who gave this masterpiece 12 points
Not true
I am Finn and lived in Dundalk, Ireland. I always thank you Ireland. The best country in the world - Markku
I lived in Dundalk. Finns love Irish. Hearts, kisses from Finland !
I am from Finland and I have some Irish friends. I agree: the Irish have good taste. Bless you all.
I'm spanish and still remember this song. I was 14 when this contest. Even today i hum It sometimes.
She should have won...charming singer, good song and a lovely dress!
Lovely entry❤
This should have been Finland's first victory in ESC!! :)
Wonderfull!
Finnish is a terrific language.
So different and so many vowels. I love it!
Laponia is the Latin name for Lapland, the northern part of Finland. Monica Aspelund wrote the lyrics herself, and I think they're awesome; so poetic.
Great song and absolutely amazing perfomance!
I love it❤
How could this not be the winner???!!! this is an epic song (don't understand a word of it but I like it so much)
This song stuck in my head and I still love it
It finished 10th but with a great 12 points from Ireland.
The only points that counted at that time.
What a beautiful song from the time when music sounded so real and people looked natural... I am glad to say that I was born exactly a week before 1977 Eurovision. Respect to the charming Finnish singer and - especially - to memory of the gentleman at the piano, the author of the song, Mr Aarno Raninen who passed away recently... Regards from Poland!
+Marcin Grymuza R.I.P. Aarno Raninen. Sit sibi terra levis.
Marcin Grymuza wow that very cool
YES, and best song in my life after Katri Helena 1993 TULE LUO
Ihana Monica! She's so lovely! Kylmät väreet kertosäkeen kohdalla.
Juu🎉Tää laulu on mulle elämäni toiseksi tärkein ja olen tavannutkin Monican. Mahtava esitys🎉🎉🎉!
This is an absolute beauty! Such a great song in a year of pure Eurovision classics! 1977 was a brilliant, underrated year! Go Monica!!!
One of the best songs in the ESC.
Great song, fantastic singing voice! I love listening to the way she sings in Finnish.
I didn’t know this song until someone sang it a couple of months ago at a Finnish Eurovision karaoke. And now I absolutely love this song!
Monica was performing in high fever and said in an interview a while ago that she can't actually remember much of the performance, than the hysteric fear she wouldn't make it to the high notes... LOL
The best🥰🥰🥰Song.
You can't really tell. She performs so stunningly.
Oh my God! She sung sooo wonderful that it's hard to me lleve she was in such condition
She's great and it was a hit overhere in Israel, although we call winter anithing below 20C and a few drops of rain. There were times when every country taking part of the ESC brought its own culture. Today they all sound the same...
Yes. In Argentina (where I was born), Laponia is a brand of ice cream (they used to have the best pistaccio and vanilla cream). Lapponia is a great tune!
It's hot, but beleive me, when you live in this area of the world, weather is the least of your worries...
YES, and best song in my life after Katri Helena 1993 TULE LUO...tULE LUOOOO :)
@@danielbeller972 Are you alive still :DD
I think that the 1977 stage was the best ever. After 30 years it still looks fresh and modern.
I write this as a funny anecdote and do not mean to disparage her or this great performance. Monica Aspelund is a native Swedish-speaking Finn. She speaks almost perfect Finnish. The only thing that any Finnish speaker would recognize her as Swedish is the soft L. This soft L can be heard many times in this song.🙂
Such a great song, it made a difference. That amazing high pitch is legendary! I remember watching Eurovision in 1977, I was 12 then, when it still was a wonderful show. Cheers from
Spain.
Helllou from finland i was 6 years then .I' m so emotional to listen this nowadays.I remember this.Alltime favourite to me♡.
This is one of my very favourites of our entries ever! I also like the visual style in the set up in this performance. I suppose it´s probably trying to reflect the colours and atmosphere of Lapland. Monica´s dress is beautiful too and it has something in common in Abba-ladies stage costumes in their late 70´s tour. I remember watching this live back then.
So beautiful
On one hand - 1977 was a bloody well stacked year, I don't think I dislike anything in that contest. Pure gem after pure gem
On the other hand - even in that field this song just wows me. At least top 3 for me.
My number 1 of 1977. This song was used as a commercial song in the Netherlands with other Dutch ( Nederlands) lyrics but BUT SUNG BY MONICA
Thank you ! 1977
Wonderful
Love it!!!!!!!!!!!!! i never get enough of it. Greetings from Israel
2:11 Ladies and gentlemen: The singing kettle.
Just great Monica is a great singer. I remember watching this years ago in the Eurovision and it has stayed in my mind, thanks great to hear it again.
Just brilliant!
Love this..Sp glad we gave it 12..Kiitos Suomi!!
This song was a big shock for me in this year and turned me into a euro fan during years.
This song is actually legendary in all the north scandinavia/sweden/norway/Finland lapland :-) great song :-)
YES, and best song in my life after Katri Helena 1993 TULE LUO
I remember this from when I was a child; one of my favourite Eurovision songs, I think! I love her style too: fantastic dress and jewelry. Much better than the rubbish we get at Eurovision now -- or am I just an old fart.
Wow! I can understand how this song got one of Finland's few twelves in the contest. Amazing song from Finland! Bravo, first class!
I wish I could speak Finnish to write in Finnish how much I do love this song after so many years and what an amazing singer Monica Aspelund is.
I think that she should have taken to Wembley the same earrings that she had in the Finnish national selection.
The chorus of this song has been ingrained in my head since I saw the performance on Eurovision '77. I remember being a bit disappointed it didn't win.
2:10 that scream is the best thing that happened in esc 1977 for sure
Fantastisk låt! Finland är alltid bland dom som utmärker sej mest, då som nu :)
This is probably my MOST fave Eurovision song song...
I don't know what it's about but, like Kantri Helena I love these Finish songs...
Monica Aspelund... I know it's 30-odd years ago, but I have to tell you.. you are one beautiful Eurovision Finish LADY... :-)
At 2:10 she nails the High C note perfectly, it is the highest note that a human can produce!
It is extremely high, especially very impressive in 1977, but its not the highest note human can produce, i think the current record is around G10.
To begin with it’s a G not a C, and there are more singers who can do that and higher. But it’s still impressing, especially considering the fact Monica was sick with a fever during the finals
Laulettiin tätä Imatran musiikkiluokkalaisten joulukonsertissa ja lauloin ton ylä-äänen😂❤️
Love this song 🙂
I think that has to be the longest and loudest shriek in eurovision history!
Love the hand movements! :D ....
i think it's better than the winner!
It was better than the winner.. by miles!!
It is not a matter of opinion.
Mahtavaa!
BTW, her sister Ami Aspelund represented Finland in 1983.
That's the good side of ESC: it's given us great songs like this one and the chance to listen to other languages than just English. Well, that was far away in the time, sure!
I did not understand why this only came 10th. That place are same as nothing in my opinion. 12 points from Iceland
i love lapponia
Mahtava...samat sanat kun iituiitu: en voi lopettaa tän kuuntelemista...(ihan kun noituis tästä...) Great, can´t stop listening to this...when I now have started to listening...
Love it!
Recordaba esta canción de aquél festival eurovisivo de 1977. Me ha hecho mucha ilusión volver a escucharlo. NiindelosTaivas gracias por compartirlo con nosotros. Un saludo desde España!!
"Lapponia" became one of Finland's most successful Eurovision entries. So sad it didn't get least a top 5 placing.
Should have won. And I'm not saying this only as a Finn, but even more as a music lover.
Completely agree with jackal gb - I have NEVER forgotten this song since 1977 - 35 years ago! Listening to it now it all seems a bit overblown ... and the high note / scream at the end is just scary ... but it deserved to be a top three or four song. Classic Eurovision - they don't make them like this any more
Such a great song - although she looks like my earlier dentist! ;-)
This, Greece and of course France, are my Top 3 from 1977!
Oh my god how she can scream - It makes so much fun to watch this!
This must be a very catchy song because this is the one I remember from the 70s when everyone was glued to the TV.
I think the language might have something to do with it not winning - it is very incomprehensible - and I mean that in a polite way!
Yes, that's why we started sending entries in English (when we could)
Tämä Suomen kappale sijoittui itse asiassa kohtuullisen hyvin ja oli lopulta kymmenes. Irlantikin antoi täydet 12 pistettä.
Monica on loistomimmi. Hartaana uskovaisena hän mieluummin nykyään laulaa tämän kappaleen vain englanniksi kun noissa suomenkielisissä sanoissa painottuu niin voimakkaasti tuo noituus.
:D
Wikipedia are wrong on the part with the shriek... She actually sings the same top note in the live and the studio, but the middel note are "wrong"
RIP Arska Raninen
Karsee kuolema...
1 off the best eurovision entries ever!
I'm addicted to this song..
Jonathan Clements' Short History of Finland brought me here🙂
Thanks for your help, Soraani :-)))
@dodgydeco the man on the piano is Aarno Raninen, the original apeman from finland.
Моника Аспелунд замечательная певица. 🙂👍
2:11 G6 is shook.
I'm so proud of Monica !!!!!
It seems to me that the lyrics are echoing parts of "The Kalevala" the national epic poem from Finland.
Bra låt, kiitos Monica
I remember this song... and I was only 11 years in 1977
lyrics
Lapponia
Manana...
Mana nana mana na...
Mana nana mana...
Mananana nina nana...
Lapponia, tämä on Lapponia
Josta Pohjan kauniin neitosen kutsu kaikuu
Tuo neito noita on
Hän luo voimalla kohtalon
Hän vailla on seuraa ja lohduttamaton
Ja siksi loihtii hän noituen
Hän luo voimalla loitsujen
Hän tavalla Seidan näin miehen kutsua saa
Hei... manana...
Mana nana mana na...
Mana nana mana...
Mananana nina nana...
Lapponia, tämä on Lapponia
Josta Pohjan kauniin neitosen kutsu kaikuu
Mies lähti Pohjolaan
Tie käy kuunnellen vaistoaan
Mies rakastuu noitaan
Hän on ihminen maan
Ja siksi on neidon mentävä
Hän on noidista lentävä
Käy tulella taivaan ja loitsut kaikuen soi
Hei... manana...
Mana nana mana na...
Mana nana mana...
Mananana nina nana...
Lapponia, tämä on Lapponia
Josta Pohjan kauniin neitosen kutsu kaikuu
Noin noidan joiku kutsuen soi:
Mananana...
Ma... (Ma nanana nana nanana...)
(Ma nananana nana nanana...)
Ooh... (Ma nanana nana nanana...)
(Ma nananana nana nanana...)
(Lapponia, Lapponia, Lapponia, Lapponia)
(Manana...)
(Mana nana manana...)
(Mana nana mana...)
(Ma nana nanana...)
Lapponia, tämä on Lapponia
Josta Pohjan kauniin neitosen kutsu kaikuu
Lapponia, tämä on Lapponia
Josta Pohjan kauniin neitosen kutsu kaikuu
(Manana...)
(Mana nana manana...)
(Mana nana ma...)
Kauniit vaatteet. Nice dress.
Tampponia! Tämä on Tampponia! Aivan upee esitys! ❤
Is this beautiful song still popular in Finland ?
Yes!
Great song, just found out about it today, I love the fact that she's clapping
LOVE IT!~
Thanks. :)
"cushions from Ikea" LOL! :-D
Anyway, I agree with you - one of Finland's best and most original entries ever.
monica i love you!!!!!!!!
I have only heard this song sung by Northern Kings, so it was nice to hear this original one too.
Was a that a top G? Frroocky doodle! I like the way she gurns a bit during the orchestral bit before. Her backing singers are great.
I think she inspired Kaliopi, Croatia 1996 and some more XD
Dodgydeco, the man on the piano is Aarno Ranin, original apeman from finland.
2:11 me when i step on a lego
Cool song, I've never heard it before but its cool. To be honest that really high note was unespected lol, and another honesty, if you listen it was off pitch at a certain part, I laughed a little bit haha. BUT IT IS, a good song and I think I'll favorite it :)
Kylmät väreet menee läpi, kun kuuntelee!
Hieno kappale ja esitys. Tyylikäs asu. Ja Raninen on niin (ab)originaali!
Would have been better without that high G, or whatever that high pitch was. I remember hearing that Monica had angina during eurovision 1977. There were also English lyrics to this song and the decision to sing in Finnish was made in the last minute.
Молодец Моника, браво!
Hampaastani taisi lähteä paikka :(
Sheer madness
This must be the best Finnish entry ever. I can't believe Finland won with "Hard Rock Hallelujah", but didn't even make the top 5 with this. This entry's only flaw is Monica's terrible scream at the end. Maybe that was the reason why it only reached 10th place? I can forgive her for it though, if she was sick on the big evening. It would probably have sounded much better otherwise.
Interesting song! Supriced it came so low... Poor old Finland hehehe
It´s also the northern part of Sweden and Norway