Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966

Eurovision Song Contest 1966
Country Finland
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)22 January 1966
Selected entrantAnn-Christine
Selected song"Playboy"
Selected songwriter(s)Ossi Runne
Finals performance
Final result10th, 7 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1965 • 1966 • 1967►

Finland was represented by Ann-Christine, with the song "Playboy", at the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 March in Luxembourg.

Before Eurovision

National final

The Finnish national final took place on January 22 at the YLE TV Studios in Helsinki. The show was hosted by Tuula Ignatius and Risto Vanari. The winner was chosen by a professional jury in two rounds of voting. In the first round top 3 songs were chosen and in the second round the winner was chosen.

Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Place Points (first round) Points (second round)
1 Tamara Lund "Märkää asfalttia" Toivo Kärki (m.), Terttu Suni (l.) 6 8 –
2 Ilkka Rinne "Syysromanssi" Börje Sundgren (m. & l.) 9 1 –
3 Carola "Meren laulu" Matti Murto (m.), Ritva Murto (l.) 5 11 –
4 Viktor Klimenko "Vieras rakastettuni" Jaakko Borg (m.), Tuula Valkama (l.) 3 20 25
5 Laila Kinnunen "Muistojen bulevardi" Börje Sundgren (m. & l.), Solja Tuuli (m.) 2 20 29
6 Danny "Pieni sana" Lasse Mårtenson (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.) 8 5 –
7 Marjatta Leppänen "Aamuyön tanssi" Åke Granholm (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.) 6 8 –
8 Lasse Mårtenson "Ken hän on?" Lasse Mårtenson (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.) 4 13 –
9 Ann-Christine Nyström "Playboy" Ossi Runne (m. & l.) 1 22 45

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Ann-Christine performed seventh in the running order, following Norway and preceding Portugal. It was the first Finnish entry conducted by Ossi Runne, who would conduct the Finnish Eurovision entry 22 times. At the close of voting, Finland picked up seven points and placed joint 10th with Germany and Luxembourg of the 18 entries.

The 10-member Finnish jury comprised Cay Idström [fi] (chairperson), Benedict Zilliacus, Jutta Zilliacus, Esko Mustonen [fi], Juhani Valsta, Antti Wahlström, Mrs. Bojen Huldén, Albert Pelli, Leena Lehtonen and Anssi Sinnemäki [fi].[1]

Voting

Points awarded to Finland[2]
Score Country
5 points
3 points
1 point  Netherlands
Points awarded by Finland[2]
Score Country
5 points  Sweden
3 points  Denmark
1 point  Yugoslavia

Sources

  • Viisukuppila, Muistathan: Suomen karsinnat 1966 (in Finnish)
  • Finnish national final 1966 on natfinals
  1. ^ "18 iskelmää osallistuu tänään Eurovisiokilpailuun Napolissa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 20 March 1965.
  2. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1966". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 7 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
  • "Bien plus fort"
  • "Brez besed"
  • "Ce soir je t'attendais"
  • "Chez nous"
  • "Come Back to Stay"
  • "Dio, come ti amo"
  • "Ele e ela"
  • "Fernando en Filippo"
  • "Intet er nytt under solen"
  • "A Man Without Love"
  • "Merci, Chérie"
  • "Ne vois-tu pas ?"
  • "Nygammal vals"
  • "Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel"
  • "Playboy"
  • "Stop - mens legen er go'"
  • "Yo soy aquél"
  • "Die Zeiger der Uhr"