Finland was represented by Fredi, with the song "Varjoon – suojaan", at the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 8 April in Vienna.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1967 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Finland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 11 February 1967 | |||
| Selected entrant | Fredi | |||
| Selected song | "Varjoon – suojaan" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Lasse Mårtenson Alvi Vuorinen | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 12th, 3 points | |||
| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision edit
National final edit
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 edit
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 edit
Sources edit
- Viisukuppila, Muistathan: Suomen karsinnat 1967 (in Finnish)
- Finnish national final 1967 on natfinals
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Vienna 1967". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.