" Huilumies " ( English translation : " A Flute Man " ) was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 , performed in Finnish by Vesa-Matti Loiri . The song was composed by Aarno Raninen , who also had composed 1977 entry " Lapponia " . In turn , lyricist Veikko ' Vexi ' Salmi had also written the lyrics to 1979 entry " Katson sineen taivaan "
Eurovision Song Contest 1980
Eurovision Song Contest 1980
Huilumies