FINLAND |
"Varjoon-suojaan" - Fredi
The Finnish Final was held on February 11th at the YLE TV Studios in Helsinki, hosted by Jaakko Jahnukainen. The winning song was chosen by a panel of "experts" in two rounds of voting. In the first round all 8 of the songs were voted on, and in the second round the top 3 songs were re-voted on.
1 | Revontuli | Northern lights | Laila Kinnunen | 8 | - |
6th |
2 | Kesän laulu | Summer song | Marion Rung | 0 | - |
8th |
3 | Keskiyölla | At midnight | Danny | 17 | - |
4th |
4 | Unohdusta ei ole | I can't forget | Laila Kinnunen | 10 | - |
5th |
5 | Goodbye | Goodbye | Marion Rung | 5 | - |
7th |
6 | Oi tuntematon | Oh unknown | Fredi | 18 | 27 | 3rd |
7 | Sua kutsun Maarit | I call you Maarit | Danny | 20 | 36 | 2nd |
8 | Varjoon-suojaan | To shadow - to protect | Fredi | 30 | 45 | 1st |
Fredi came 12th equal at the Eurovision. Laila Kinnunen represented Finland in 1961, while Marion Rung did the same in 1962.