Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 explained

Year:1967
Broadcaster:Finnish: [[Yle|Yleisradio]]|i=no (Yle)
Country:Finland
Preselection:National final
Preselection Date:11 February 1967
Entrant:Fredi
Song:Finnish: Varjoon – suojaan|i=no
Final Result:12th, 3 points

Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 with the song "Finnish: Varjoon – suojaan|i=no", composed by Lasse Mårtenson, with lyrics by Alvi Vuorinen, and performed by Ann-Christine. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Finnish: [[Yle|Yleisradio]]|i=no (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

National final

Finnish: [[Yle|Yleisradio]]|i=no (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.

DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)Points (first round)Points (second round)Place
1Laila Kinnunen"Revontuli"Lasse Mårtenson (m.), Lilli Fougstedt (l.), Juha Vainio (l.)86
2Marion Rung"Kesän laulu"Börje Sundgren (m. & l.)08
3Danny"Keskiyöllä"Jorma Panula (m.), (l.)174
4Laila Kinnunen "Unohdusta ei ole" (m. & l.)105
5Marion Rung"Goodbye" (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.)57
6Fredi"Oi tuntematon"Börje Sundgren (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.)18273
7Danny"Sua kutsun, Maarit"Lasse Mårtenson (m.), Alvi Vuorinen (l.)20362
8Fredi"Varjoon – suojaan"Lasse Mårtenson (m.), Alvi Vuorinen (l.)30451

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.