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Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967
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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 Fredi. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.
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Before Eurovision
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National final
Eight entries were selected for the competition from 240 received submissions. The selection jury also chose four singers (Danny, Fredi, Laila Kinnunen, and Marion Rung) to perform the songs, each with two songs. Yleisradio (Yle) held the national final on 11 February 1967 at its studios in Helsinki, hosted by Jaakko Jahnukainen. The final was not broadcast live since it had been recorded earlier in the afternoon. The winner was chosen by a professional jury consisting of twelve members. Each juror distributed their points as follows: either 1, 3 and 5 points for three songs, or 3 and 6 points for two songs. Since the first round did not end up in an absolute win, the second round was held between the top 3.[1][2]
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At Eurovision
The contest was broadcast on TV-ohjelma 1 and on radio stations Yleisohjelma (both with commentary by Aarno Walli) and Ruotsinkielinen ulaohjelma.[3][4]
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.
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