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

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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.

National final

The Finnish national final took place on February 13 at the YLE TV Studios in

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. The show was hosted by Antti Einiö and

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. 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.

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

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. 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.

Sources

Viisukuppila, Muistathan: Suomen karsinnat 1965

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