Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 explained

Year:1962
Broadcaster:Finnish: [[Yle|Yleisradio]]|i=no (Yle)
Country:Finland
Preselection:National Final
Preselection Date:15 February 1962
Entrant:Marion Rung
Song:Tipi-tii
Final Result:7th, 4 points

Finland was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 with the song "Finnish: Tipi-tii|i=no", written by Kari Tuomisaari and Jaakko Salo, and performed by Marion Rung. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Finnish: [[Yle|Yleisradio]]|i=no (Yle), selected its entry through a national final. Rung would represent Finland again in the 1973 contest.

Before Eurovision

National final

Finnish: [[Yle|Yleisradio]]|i=no (Yle) held the national final on 15 February at its studios in Helsinki, hosted by Aarno Walli. Four songs took part, having qualified from a radio-only semi-final. Each song was performed twice by different singers and the winner was chosen by voting from ten regional juries.[1]

Finnish National Final - 15 February 1962[2]
DrawArtist 1Artist 2SongSongwriter(s)PointsPlace
1Marion Rung"Tipi-tii"2341
2"Sateinen yö", 1273
3Matti HeinivahoVieno Kekkonen"On keskiyö", 1104
4Kai LindMarion Rung"Pikku rahastaja"Toivo Kärki, Reino Helismaa1292

Songs eliminated in the semi-final

ArtistSong
Laila Kinnunen"Lumineito"
"Anna Angelina"
"Tiketi tikke tak"
Pirkko Mannola"Sitä rakkaus on"

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Rung performed first in the running order, preceding . Voting was by each national jury awarding 3-2-1 to their top three songs, and at the close "Tipi-tii" had received 4 points (3 from the and 1 from), placing Finland joint 7th (with) of the 16 entries. The Finnish jury reciprocated the British liking for their song by awarding their 3 points to the United Kingdom.[3]

Voting

Notes and References

  1. http://natfinals.50webs.com/50s_60s/Finland1962.html ESC National Finals database - Finland 1962
  2. Web site: Finnish Semi-final 1962 .
  3. Web site: ESC History - Finland 1962 . 24 April 2010 . 3 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121003042717/http://www.esc-history.com/details.asp?key=79 . dead .
  4. Web site: Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1962 . Eurovision Song Contest . 30 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210330113443/https://eurovision.tv/event/luxembourg-1962/final/results/finland . 30 March 2021 . live.