Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 with the song "Varjoon – suojaan", composed by Lasse Mårtenson, with lyrics by Alvi Vuorinen, and performed by Ann-Christine. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1967 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participating broadcaster | Yleisradio (Yle) | |||
| Country |  Finland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 11 February 1967 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | 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
editNational final
editYleisradio (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.) | 17 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Laila Kinnunen | "Unohdusta ei ole" | Valto Laitinen (m. & l.) | 10 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Marion Rung | "Goodbye" | Reino Markkula (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 |
At Eurovision
editOn 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
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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.