Finland was represented by

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, with the song "Tipi-tii", at the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 18 March in

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. "Tipi-tii" was chosen as the Finnish entry at the national final organised by broadcaster

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and held on 15 February. Rung would represent Finland again in the

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contest, also held in Luxembourg.

Before Eurovision

National final

The final was held at the Yle studios in

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, 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.

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Rung performed first in the running order, preceding

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. 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

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and 1 from

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), placing Finland joint 7th (with

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) of the 16 entries. The Finnish jury reciprocated the British liking for their song by awarding their 3 points to the United Kingdom.ESC History - Finland 1962
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Voting

References

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962

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