Finland was represented by

Marion Rung Marion Rung (born 7 December 1945 in Helsinki) is a Finnish pop singer. She is known for having represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1962 and 1973. Her 1962 Eurovision song placed 7th, and in 1973, she managed to bring Finland's ...

, with the song "Tom Tom Tom", at the

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, which took place on 7 April in

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Before Eurovision

National final

The Finnish national final was held on February 3 at

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. The show was hosted by Apeli Halinen. The winner was chosen by a professional jury consisting of ten members. Each juror awarded 1 to 10 points for each song. The best and worst points received by each song were ignored in the voting.

Scoreboard

Highest and lowest score received by each song were ignored and they are ~~strikethrough~~. The winning song "Tom Tom Tom" was performed in Finnish in the national selection but translated into English for the international Song Contest. The English lyrics were written by

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. However, the song title didn't change.

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Marion Rung performed first in the running order, preceding Belgium. The entry was conducted by

Ossi Runne Ossi Runne (23 April 1927 – 5 November 2020) was a Finnish trumpeter, bandleader, orchestra leader, composer, and record producer.

. At the close of voting, Finland picked up 93 points and placed 6th of the 17 entries. It was Finland's best placing in the contest by then and would remain so for the next 33 years, until

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won the contest for Finland in

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Voting

Sources

Viisukuppila- Muistathan: Suomen karsinnat 1973

External links

Full national final on Yle Elävä Arkisto
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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973

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