Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965

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Finland was represented by Viktor Klimenko, with the song "Aurinko laskee länteen", at the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 20 March in Naples.

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. Those songs were played on radio in late January and six finalists were chosen by postcard voting.

Songs eliminated in the semi-final
Artist Song Songwriter(s)
Pentti Lasanen "Vanha kunnon dixieland" Åke Granholm (m. & l.)
Vieno Kekkonen "Pavane itkevälle neidolle" Ensio Kosta (m.), lyricist unknown
Carola "Ge mig en grabb" Lasse Mårtenson (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.)
Tamara Lund "Ota tai jätä" Rauno Lehtinen (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.)

National final

The Finnish national final took place on February 13 at the YLE TV Studios in Helsinki. The show was hosted by Antti Einiö and Marion Rung. There were two juries, regional juries and a Nordic jury. Should both juries have the same favourite, it would be declared the winner. However, the favorite song of regional juries was "Iltaisin" performed by Marjatta Leppänen and of Nordic jury was "Aurinko laskee länteen" by Viktor Klimenko. Therefore the winner was chosen by Yle's administration and they chose "Aurinko laskee länteen".

Note. The points are total points awarded by regional juries and the Nordic jury. The Finnish representative was eventually chosen by Yle's administration.
Draw Artist Song Songwriters Place Points
1 Marjatta Leppänen "Iltaisin" Lasse Mårtenson (m.), Kari Tuomisaari (l.) 1 210
2 Eero & Jussi "Tahdon saaren" Erik Lindström (m.), Hillevi (l.) 6 84
3 Ritva Mustonen "Lapin taikarummut" Toivo Kärki (m.), Reino Helismaa (l.) 5 93
4 Viktor Klimenko "Aurinko laskee länteen" Toivo Kärki (m.), Reino Helismaa (l.) 2 195
5 Katri Helena "Minne tuuli kuljettaa" Toivo Kärki (m.), Juha Vainio (l.) 3 186
6 Kai Lind "Mon amie, mon amour" Åke Granholm (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.) 4 133

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Viktor Klimenko performed 16th in the running order, following Luxembourg and preceding Yugoslavia. The Finnish entry was conducted by George de Godzinsky. Finland did not receive any points in the voting and therefore placed joint last with Spain, Germany and Belgium.

Voting

Finland did not receive any points at the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest.[1]

Points awarded by Finland[1]
Score Country
5 points  Luxembourg
3 points  Sweden
1 point  France

Sources

  • Viisukuppila, Muistathan: Suomen karsinnat 1965 (in Finnish)
  • Finnish national final 1965 on natfinals
  1. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Naples 1965". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 6 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"
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Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "Absent Friend"
  • "Als het weer lente is"
  • "Aurinko laskee länteen"
  • "Čežnja"
  • "For din skyld"
  • "I Belong"
  • "Karusell"
  • "N'avoue jamais"
  • "Non, à jamais sans toi"
  • "Paradies, wo bist du?"
  • "Poupée de cire, poupée de son"
  • "¡Qué bueno, qué bueno!"
  • "Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen"
  • "Se piangi, se ridi"
  • "Sol de inverno"
  • "'t Is genoeg"
  • "Va dire à l'amour"
  • "Walking the Streets in the Rain"