Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969

Eurovision Song Contest 1969
Eurovision Song Contest 1969
Participating broadcaster	Yleisradio (Yle)
Country	Finland
National selection
Selection process	National final
Selection date(s)	22 February 1969
Selected artist(s)	Jarkko and Laura
Selected song	"Kuin silloin ennen"
Selected songwriter(s)	Toivo Kärki; Juha Vainio;
Finals performance
Final result	12th, 6 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 with the song "Kuin silloin ennen", composed by Toivo Kärki, with lyrics by Juha Vainio, and performed by Jarkko and Laura. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

National final

Yleisradio (Yle) held the Finnish national final on 22 February at its television studios in Helsinki. It was hosted by Tauno Vainio. The winner was chosen by postcard voting and the results were announced on 4 March.^{[citation needed]}

Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Votes	Place
1	Marion Rung	"Tuntematon sydämeni"	Pentti Lehtonen (m.), Sauvo Puhtila [fi] (l.)	1,760	6
2	Viktor Klimenko	"Vaari sirkuksessa"	Risto Laitinen (m. & l.)	36,880	3
3	Laila Kinnunen	"Potkis"	Johannes Porvali (m.), Reino Palmroth [fi] (l.)	17,100	4
4	Markku Aro	"Sanoin"	Åke Granholm [fi] (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.)	5,260	5
5	Katri Helena	"Maailman pihamaat"	Åke Granholm (m. & l.)	42,160	2
6	Jarkko and Laura	"Kuin silloin ennen"	Toivo Kärki (m.), Juha Vainio (l.)	85,040	1

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Jarkko and Laura performed last in the running order, following Portugal. The entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. At the close of voting, Finland picked up 6 points and placed 12th of the 16 entries.

Voting

Points awarded to Finland^[1]
Score	Country
1 point	Ireland Germany Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Spain

Points awarded by Finland^[1]
Score	Country
3 points	Ireland Sweden
2 points	Switzerland
1 point	Italy United Kingdom

References

^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Madrid 1969". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

External links

Viisukuppila, Muistathan: Suomen karsinnat 1969 (in Finnish)
Finnish national final 1969 on natfinals^{[permanent dead link]}

[1969detailed-1] "Results of the Final of Madrid 1969". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

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Artists	Saara Aalto ~~Aksel~~ Markku Aro Ami Aspelund Monica Aspelund Nina Åström Beat Blind Channel Boulevard Carita CatCat Darude Edea Kim Floor Fredi Laila Halme Kristina Hautala Jarkko and Laura Jasmine Käärijä Kaija Katri Helena Laila Kinnunen Kirka Viktor Klimenko Koivisto Sisters Kojo Kari Kuivalainen Kuunkuiskaajat Laura Vesa-Matti Loiri Lordi Sonja Lumme Lasse Mårtenson Norma John Ann-Christine Nyström Hanna Pakarinen Päivi Paunu Paradise Oskar Pave Pernilla Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät Pihasoittajat The Rasmus Sebastian Rejman Geir Rönning Vicky Rosti Marion Rung Anneli Saaristo Sandhja Krista Siegfrids Jari Sillanpää Seija Simola Softengine Riki Sorsa Teräsbetoni Waldo's People Windows95man
Songs	"Aava" "Addicted to You" "Aina mun pitää" "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus" "Aurinko laskee länteen" "Blackbird" "Bye Bye Baby" "Cha Cha Cha" "Da Da Dam" "Dark Side" "La dolce vita" "Eläköön elämä" "Fantasiaa" "Fri?" "Hard Rock Hallelujah" "Hengaillaan" "Huilumies" "Hullu yö" "Jezebel" "Katson sineen taivaan" "Keep Me Warm" "Kuin silloin ennen" "Kun kello käy" "Laiskotellen" "Lapponia" "Leave Me Alone" "A Little Bit" "Look Away" ~~"Looking Back"~~ "Lose Control" "Marry Me" "Missä miehet ratsastaa" "Monsters" "Muistathan" "Muistojeni laulu" "När jag blundar" "Nauravat silmät muistetaan" "Never the End" "Niin kaunis on taivas" "No Rules!" "Nuku pommiin" "Old Man Fiddle" "Playboy" "Pump-Pump" "Reggae OK" "Sata salamaa" "Sing It Away" "Something Better" "Takes 2 to Tango" "Tie uuteen päivään" "Tipi-tii" "Tom Tom Tom" "Tule luo" "Työlki ellää" "Valoa ikkunassa" "Varjoon – suojaan" "Why?" "Yamma, yamma"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Finland did not compete

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Countries	Belgium Finland France Germany Ireland Italy Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Frida Boccara Muriel Day Paola del Medico Ivan and 4M Jarkko and Laura Jean Jacques Tommy Körberg Lenny Kuhr Lulu Siw Malmkvist Louis Neefs Simone de Oliveira Romuald Salomé Kirsti Sparboe Iva Zanicchi
Songs	"Bonjour, Bonjour" "Boom Bang-a-Bang" "Catherine" "Desfolhada portuguesa" "Due grosse lacrime bianche" "Jennifer Jennings" "Un jour, un enfant" "Judy, min vän" "Kuin silloin ennen" "Maman, maman" "Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli" "Pozdrav svijetu" "Primaballerina" "De troubadour" "Vivo cantando" "The Wages of Love"