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.
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.
Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points (first round) | Points (second round) | Place | |
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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.), (l.) | 17 | 4 | ||
4 | Laila Kinnunen | "Unohdusta ei ole" | (m. & l.) | 10 | 5 | ||
5 | Marion Rung | "Goodbye" | (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 |
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.