| Eurovision Song Contest 1968 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Finland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 10 February 1968 | |||
| Selected entrant | Kristina Hautala | |||
| Selected song | "Kun kello käy" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
| |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 16th, 1 point | |||
| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
| ||||
Finland was represented by Kristina Hautala, with the song "Kun kello käy", at the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 6 April in London.
Before Eurovision
National final
The Finnish Final was held on February 10 at the YLE TV Studios in Helsinki. It was hosted by Liisa Horelli. The winner was chosen by postcard voting where each voter awarded 5, 3 and 1 points to his three favorite songs. The results were announced on 2nd March.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inga Sulin | "Niin kuin jokainen" | Åke Granholm (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.) | 5 | 30,500 |
| 2 | Aarno Raninen | "On hetki" | Rauno Lehtinen (m. & l.) | 3 | 60,279 |
| 3 | Anki Lindqvist | "Sanoja kuulemaan jään" | Åke Granholm (säv. & san.) | 6 | 19,990 |
| 4 | Kristina Hautala | "Kun kello käy" | Esko Linnavalli (m.), Juha Vainio (l.) | 1 | 159,667 |
| 5 | Johnny | "Kissankellojen aikaan" | Åke Granholm (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.) | 2 | 113,067 |
| 6 | Irina Milan | "Pois kuihtuu ruusu kaunein" | Aarno Raninen (m.), Paavo Raittinen (l.) | 4 | 51,697 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Kristina Hautala performed ninth in the running order, following Sweden and preceding France. The entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. At the close of voting, Finland picked up one point from Norway and placed joint last with the Netherlands of the 17 entries.
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
Sources
- Viisukuppila, Muistathan: Suomen karsinnat 1968 (in Finnish)
- Finnish national final 1968 on natfinals
- 1 2 "Results of the Final of London 1968". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.