Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968

  • Esko Linnavalli
  • Juha Vainio
Finals performanceFinal result16th, 1 pointFinland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1967 • 1968 • 1969►

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.

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

Sources

  • Viisukuppila, Muistathan: Suomen karsinnat 1968 (in Finnish)
  • Finnish national final 1968 on natfinals
  1. ^ a b "Results of the Final of London 1968". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "Aava"
  • "Addicted to You"
  • "Aina mun pitää"
  • "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus"
  • "Aurinko laskee länteen"
  • "Blackbird"
  • "Bye Bye Baby"
  • "Cha Cha Cha"
  • "Da Da Dam"
  • "Dark Side"
  • "La dolce vita"
  • "Eläköön elämä"
  • "Fantasiaa"
  • "Fri?"
  • "Hard Rock Hallelujah"
  • "Hengaillaan"
  • "Huilumies"
  • "Hullu yö"
  • "Jezebel"
  • "Katson sineen taivaan"
  • "Keep Me Warm"
  • "Kuin silloin ennen"
  • "Kun kello käy"
  • "Laiskotellen"
  • "Lapponia"
  • "Leave Me Alone"
  • "A Little Bit"
  • "Look Away"
  • "Looking Back"
  • "Lose Control"
  • "Marry Me"
  • "Missä miehet ratsastaa"
  • "Monsters"
  • "Muistathan"
  • "Muistojeni laulu"
  • "När jag blundar"
  • "Nauravat silmät muistetaan"
  • "Never the End"
  • "Niin kaunis on taivas"
  • "No Rules!"
  • "Nuku pommiin"
  • "Old Man Fiddle"
  • "Playboy"
  • "Pump-Pump"
  • "Reggae OK"
  • "Sata salamaa"
  • "Sing It Away"
  • "Something Better"
  • "Takes 2 to Tango"
  • "Tie uuteen päivään"
  • "Tipi-tii"
  • "Tom Tom Tom"
  • "Tule luo"
  • "Työlki ellää"
  • "Valoa ikkunassa"
  • "Varjoon – suojaan"
  • "Why?"
  • "Yamma, yamma"
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Finland did not compete
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Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "À chacun sa chanson"
  • "Chance of a Lifetime"
  • "Congratulations"
  • "Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mej"
  • "Guardando il sole"
  • "Ein Hoch der Liebe"
  • "Jedan dan"
  • "Kun kello käy"
  • "La La La"
  • "Marianne"
  • "Morgen"
  • "Nous vivrons d'amour"
  • "Quand tu reviendras"
  • "La Source"
  • "Stress"
  • "Tausend Fenster"
  • "Verão"