Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962

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Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Participating broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle)
CountryFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
National selection
Selection processNational Final
Selection date(s)15 February 1962
Selected artist(s) Marion Rung
Selected song"Tipi-tii"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Kari Tuomisaari
  • Jaakko Salo
Placement
Final result7th, 4 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1961 •1962• 1963►
Marion Rung performing "Tipi-tii" on stage Eurovisie Songfestival 1962 te Luxemburg, voor Finland Marion Rung, Bestanddeelnr 913-6606.jpg
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.

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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. [1]

Finnish National Final - 15 February 1962 [2]
DrawArtist 1Artist 2SongSongwriter(s)PointsPlace
1 Kai Lind  [ fi ] Marion Rung "Tipi-tii" Kari Tuomisaari  [ fi ]2341
2 Matti Heinivaho  [ fi ] Vieno Kekkonen  [ fi ]"Sateinen yö" Arvo Koskimaa  [ fi ], Lauri Jauhiainen  [ fi ]1273
3Matti HeinivahoVieno Kekkonen"On keskiyö" Kaarlo Kaartinen  [ fi ], Lasse Liemola  [ fi ]1104
4Kai LindMarion Rung"Pikku rahastaja" Toivo Kärki, Reino Helismaa 1292

Songs eliminated in the semi-final

ArtistSong
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 ]). [3]

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. [4]

Voting

References

  1. ↑ ESC National Finals database - Finland 1962
  2. ↑ "Finnish Semi-final 1962".
  3. ↑ "Radio ja televisio" [Radio and television]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland. 18 March 1962. p. 33. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "ESC History - Finland 1962". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  5. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1962". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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