Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962

Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Participating broadcaster	Yleisradio (Yle)
Country	Finland
Selection process	National final
Selection date	15 February 1962
Competing entry
Song	"Tipi-tii"
Artist	Marion Rung
Songwriters	Kari Tuomisaari Jaakko Salo
Placement
Final result	7th, 4 points
Participation chronology
◄1961 • 1962 • 1963►

Marion Rung performing "Tipi-tii" on stage

Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 with the song "Tipi-tii", written by Kari Tuomisaari and Jaakko Salo, and performed by Marion Rung. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final. Rung would represent Finland again in the 1973 contest.

Before Eurovision

National final

Yleisradio (Yle) held the national final on 15 February at its studios in Helsinki, hosted by Aarno Walli. Four songs took part, having qualified from a radio-only semi-final. Each song was performed twice by different singers and the winner was chosen by voting from ten regional juries.

Final - 15 February 1962

Draw	Artist 1	Artist 2	Song	Songwriter(s)	Points	Place
1	Kai Lind  [ fi ]	Marion Rung	"Tipi-tii"	Kari Tuomisaari  [ fi ]	234	1
2	Matti Heinivaho  [ fi ]	Vieno Kekkonen  [ fi ]	"Sateinen yö"	Arvo Koskimaa  [ fi ], Lauri Jauhiainen  [ fi ]	127	3
3	Matti Heinivaho	Vieno Kekkonen	"On keskiyö"	Kaarlo Kaartinen  [ fi ], Lasse Liemola  [ fi ]	110	4
4	Kai Lind	Marion Rung	"Pikku rahastaja"	Toivo Kärki, Reino Helismaa	129	2

Songs eliminated in the semi-final

Artist	Song
Laila Kinnunen	"Lumineito"
Johnny Forsell  [ fi ]	"Anna Angelina"
Maynie Sirén  [ fi ]	"Tiketi tikke tak"
Pirkko Mannola	"Sitä rakkaus on"

At Eurovision

The contest was broadcast by Suomen Televisio (with commentary by Aarno Walli  [ fi ]) and on radio stations Yleisohjelma  [ fi ] (with commentary by Erkki Melakoski  [ fi ]) and Ruotsinkielinen yleisohjelma (with commentary by Jan Sederholm  [ sv ]). ^[1]

On the night of the final Rung performed first in the running order, preceding Belgium. Voting was by each national jury awarding 3-2-1 to their top three songs, and at the close "Tipi-tii" had received 4 points (3 from the United Kingdom and 1 from Norway), placing Finland joint 7th (with Sweden) of the 16 entries. The Finnish jury reciprocated the British liking for their song by awarding their 3 points to the United Kingdom.

Voting

Points awarded to Finland [2] Score Country 3 points   United Kingdom 2 points 1 point   Norway

Points awarded by Finland [2] Score Country 3 points   United Kingdom 2 points   Germany 1 point   Yugoslavia

References

1. "Radio ja televisio" [Radio and television]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland. 18 March 1962. p. 33. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
2. "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1962". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.