Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 explained

Year:1967
Country:Finland
Preselection:National final
Preselection Date:11 February 1967
Entrant:Fredi
Song:Varjoon – suojaan
Final Result:12th, 3 points

Finland was represented by Fredi, with the song "Varjoon – suojaan", at the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 8 April in Vienna.

Before Eurovision

National final

The Finnish national final took place on February 11 at the YLE TV 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.

DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)PlacePoints (first round)Points (second round)
1Laila Kinnunen"Revontuli"Lasse Mårtenson (m.), Lilli Fougstedt (l.), Juha Vainio (l.)68
2Marion Rung"Kesän laulu"Börje Sundgren (m. & l.)80
3Danny"Keskiyöllä"Jorma Panula (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.)417
4"Unohdusta ei ole"Valto Laitinen (m. & l.)510
5Marion Rung"Goodbye"Reino Markkula (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.)75
6Fredi"Oi tuntematon"Börje Sundgren (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.)31827
7Danny"Sua kutsun, Maarit"Lasse Mårtenson (m.), Alvi Vuorinen (l.)22036
8Fredi"Varjoon – suojaan"Lasse Mårtenson (m.), Alvi Vuorinen (l.)13045

At Eurovision

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

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the Final of Vienna 1967 . Eurovision Song Contest . 30 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210407173619/https://eurovision.tv/event/vienna-1967/final/results/finland . 7 April 2021 . live.