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Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967

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Eurovision Song Contest 1967
Participating broadcasterYleisradio (Yle)
Country Finland
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)11 February 1967
Selected artist(s)Fredi
Selected song"Varjoon – suojaan"
Selected songwriter(s)Lasse Mårtenson
Alvi Vuorinen
Finals performance
Final result12th, 3 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1966 1967 1968►

Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 with the song "Varjoon – suojaan", composed by Lasse Mårtenson, with lyrics by Alvi Vuorinen, and performed by Ann-Christine. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

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National final

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Yleisradio (Yle) held the national final on 11 February at its studios in Helsinki. The show was hosted by Jaakko Jahnukainen. The winner was chosen by a professional jury in two rounds of voting. In the first round top 3 songs were chosen and in the second round the winner was chosen.

Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points (first round) Points (second round) Place
1 Laila Kinnunen "Revontuli" Lasse Mårtenson (m.), Lilli Fougstedt (l.), Juha Vainio (l.) 8 6
2 Marion Rung "Kesän laulu" Börje Sundgren (m. & l.) 0 8
3 Danny "Keskiyöllä" Jorma Panula (m.), Sauvo Puhtila [fi] (l.) 17 4
4 Laila Kinnunen "Unohdusta ei ole" Valto Laitinen [fi] (m. & l.) 10 5
5 Marion Rung "Goodbye" Reino Markkula [fi] (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.) 5 7
6 Fredi "Oi tuntematon" Börje Sundgren (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.) 18 27 3
7 Danny "Sua kutsun, Maarit" Lasse Mårtenson (m.), Alvi Vuorinen (l.) 20 36 2
8 Fredi "Varjoon – suojaan" Lasse Mårtenson (m.), Alvi Vuorinen (l.) 30 45 1

At Eurovision

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On the night of the final Fredi performed eighth in the running order, following Sweden and preceding Germany. The Finnish entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. At the close of voting, Finland picked up three points and placed joint 12th with Portugal of the 17 entries.

Voting

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Sources

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  1. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Vienna 1967". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.