Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967

Eurovision Song Contest 1967
Country Finland
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)11 February 1967
Selected entrantFredi
Selected song"Varjoon – suojaan"
Selected songwriter(s)Lasse Mårtenson
Alvi Vuorinen
Finals performance
Final result12th, 3 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1966 • 1967 • 1968►

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.

Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Place Points (first round) Points (second round)
1 Laila Kinnunen "Revontuli" Lasse Mårtenson (m.), Lilli Fougstedt (l.), Juha Vainio (l.) 6 8 –
2 Marion Rung "Kesän laulu" Börje Sundgren (m. & l.) 8 0 –
3 Danny "Keskiyöllä" Jorma Panula (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.) 4 17 –
4 Laila Kinnunen "Unohdusta ei ole" Valto Laitinen (m. & l.) 5 10 –
5 Marion Rung "Goodbye" Reino Markkula (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.) 7 5 –
6 Fredi "Oi tuntematon" Börje Sundgren (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.) 3 18 27
7 Danny "Sua kutsun, Maarit" Lasse Mårtenson (m.), Alvi Vuorinen (l.) 2 20 36
8 Fredi "Varjoon – suojaan" Lasse Mårtenson (m.), Alvi Vuorinen (l.) 1 30 45

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

Points awarded to Finland[1]
Score Country
1 point
Points awarded by Finland[1]
Score Country
3 points  Belgium
2 points
1 point  Sweden

Sources

  • Viisukuppila, Muistathan: Suomen karsinnat 1967 (in Finnish)
  • Finnish national final 1967 on natfinals
  1. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Vienna 1967". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "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
Artists
Songs
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  • "Anouschka"
  • "Boum-Badaboum"
  • "Dukkemann"
  • "Hablemos del amor"
  • "If I Could Choose"
  • "Ik heb zorgen"
  • "Il doit faire beau là-bas"
  • "Non andare più lontano"
  • "Puppet on a String"
  • "Quel cœur vas-tu briser ?"
  • "Ring-dinge-ding"
  • "Som en dröm"
  • "Varjoon – suojaan"
  • "O vento mudou"
  • "Vse rože sveta"
  • "Warum es hunderttausend Sterne gibt"