Finland was represented by

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, with the song "Varjoon – suojaan", at the

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, which took place on 8 April in

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Before Eurovision

National final

The Finnish national final took place on February 11 at the YLE TV Studios in

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. The show was hosted by Jaakko Jahnukainen. 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.

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Fredi performed eighth in the running order, following Sweden and preceding Germany. The Finnish entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. At the close of voting, Finland picked up three points and placed joint 12th with Portugal of the 17 entries.

Voting

Sources

Viisukuppila, Muistathan: Suomen karsinnat 1967

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967

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