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Eurovision Song Contest 1964
Country Finland
National selection
Selection processNational Final
Selection date(s)15 February 1964
Selected artist(s)Lasse Mårtenson
Selected song"Laiskotellen"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Lasse Mårtenson
  • Sauvo Puhtila
Finals performance
Final result7th, 9 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1963 • 1964 • 1965►

Finland was represented by Lasse Mårtenson, with the song "Laiskotellen", at the 1964 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 21 March in Copenhagen. "Laiskotellen" was chosen as the Finnish entry at the national final organised by broadcaster Yle and held on 15 February.

Before Eurovision

The Finnish national selection composed of a semi-final and a final.

Semi-final

Ten songs were chosen to the national semi-final. They were played on radio and television test cards in late January and six finalists were chosen by postcard voting. The winner of the postcard voting was "Rakkauden rikkaus" performed by Taisto Tammi.[1]

Songs eliminated in the semi-final
Artist Song Songwriter(s)
Erkki Liikanen [fi] "Pianonsoittaja" Erik Lindström [fi], Börje Sundgren
Iris Rautio [fi] "Tulen jälkeen" Eino Hurme, Reino Helismaa
Stig Fransman [fi] "Unen ihme" Jorma Panula[a]
Vieno Kekkonen [fi] "Tango keittiössä" Arvo Koskimaa [fi], Sauvo Puhtila [fi]

National final

The final was held at the Yle studios in Helsinki, hosted by Aarno Walli. Six songs took part, with the winner being chosen by voting from ten regional juries and an "expert" jury.[2]

Finnish National Final - 15 February 1964
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Kai Lind [fi] "Satelliitti kahdelle" Kaarlo Kaartinen [fi], Sauvo Puhtila [fi] 235 2
2 Irmeli Mäkelä [fi] "Kerran viel'" Börje Sundgren 120 3
3 Lasse Mårtenson "Laiskotellen" Lasse Mårtenson, Sauvo Puhtila 403 1
4 Heikki Aarva [fi] "Toisen kerran" Erkki Rahkola, Hillevi 13 6
5 Pirkko Mannola "Bzzz bzzz bzzz" Kari Tuomisaari [fi] 108 4
6 Taisto Tammi "Rakkauden rikkaus" Toivo Kärki, Reino Helismaa 21 5

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Mårtenson performed 5th in the running order, following Denmark and preceding Austria. Only an audio recording of Mårtenson's performance is known to survive as the video master of the 1964 contest is believed to have been destroyed in a fire at the Danish TV archive in the 1970s. Voting was by each national jury awarding 5-3-1 to their top three songs, and at the close "Laiskotellen" had received 9 points (3 each from Denmark, Norway and the United Kingdom), placing Finland 7th of the 16 entries. The Finnish jury awarded its 5 points to contest winners Italy.[3]

Voting

Notes

  1. ^ Lyricist unknown

References

  1. ^ Viisukuppila – Muistathan: Suomen karsinnat 1964
  2. ^ ESC National Finals database - Finland 1964
  3. ^ "ESC History - Finland 1964". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Copenhagen 1964". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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