Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964
| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1964 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Yleisradio (Yle) | |||
| Country |  Finland | |||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date | 15 February 1964 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Laiskotellen" | |||
| Artist | Lasse Mårtenson | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 7th, 9 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 with the song "Laiskotellen", composed by Lasse Mårtenson, with lyrics by Sauvo Puhtila, and performed by Mårtenson himself. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.
Before Eurovision
For the first time, Yleisradio (Yle) invited ten composers for the competition. Each composer was asked to make two songs, from which Yle selected one of them. The Finnish national selection composed of a semi-final and a final.[1]
Semi-final
The ten songs were played on radio and television test cards in late January and six finalists were chosen by postcard voting. Each voter got to name their two favourite songs. The winner of the postcard voting was "Rakkauden rikkaus" performed by Taisto Tammi.[1][2]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Votes | Place |
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| 1 | Erkki Liikanen | "Pianonsoittaja" | Erik Lindström, Börje Sundgren | 3,482 | 9 |
| 2 | Iris Rautio | "Tulen jälkeen" | Eino Hurme, Reino Helismaa | 4,521 | 7 |
| 3 | Kai Lind | "Satelliitti kahdelle" | Kaarlo Kaartinen, Sauvo Puhtila | 8,281 | 3 |
| 4 | Irmeli Mäkelä | "Kerran viel'" | Börje Sundgren | 4,911 | 6 |
| 5 | Lasse Mårtenson | "Laiskotellen" | Lasse Mårtenson, Sauvo Puhtila | 5,993 | 4 |
| 6 | Heikki Aarva | "Toisen kerran" | Erkki Rahkola, Hillevi | 5,547 | 5 |
| 7 | Vieno Kekkonen | "Tango keittiössä" | Arvo Koskimaa, Sauvo Puhtila | 3,510 | 8 |
| 8 | Stig Fransman | "Unen ihme" | Jorma Panula[a] | 1,921 | 10 |
| 9 | Pirkko Mannola | "Bzzz bzzz bzzz" | Kari Tuomisaari | 8,755 | 2 |
| 10 | Taisto Tammi | "Rakkauden rikkaus" | Toivo Kärki, Reino Helismaa | 13,480 | 1 |
Final
The final was held on 15 February 1964 at the Yle studios in Helsinki, hosted by Börje Aura, Tuula Ignatius, Teija Sopanen and Aarno Walli. The winner was chosen by ten regional juries consisting of ten members and a Nordic jury. Should both juries have the same favourite, it would be declared the winner.[1][4]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points[b] | Place |
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| 1 | Kai Lind | "Satelliitti kahdelle" | 235 | 2 |
| 2 | Irmeli Mäkelä | "Kerran viel'" | 120 | 3 |
| 3 | Lasse Mårtenson | "Laiskotellen" | 403 | 1 |
| 4 | Heikki Aarva | "Toisen kerran" | 13 | 6 |
| 5 | Pirkko Mannola | "Bzzz bzzz bzzz" | 108 | 4 |
| 6 | Taisto Tammi | "Rakkauden rikkaus" | 21 | 5 |
| Draw | Song | Helsinki
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Turku
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Tampere
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Oulu
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Kuopio
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Lahti
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Pori
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Joensuu
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Jyväskylä
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Vaasa
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Total |
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| 1 | "Satelliitti kahdelle" | 16 | 14 | 30 | 18 | 28 | 21 | 32 | 23 | 21 | 32 | 235 |
| 2 | "Kerran viel'" | 16 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 120 |
| 3 | "Laiskotellen" | 41 | 42 | 30 | 35 | 44 | 36 | 44 | 48 | 39 | 44 | 403 |
| 4 | "Toisen kerran" | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | "Bzzz bzzz bzzz" | 14 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 108 |
| 6 | "Rakkauden rikkaus" | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Mårtenson performed 5th in the running order, following Denmark and preceding Austria. Only an audio recording of Mårtenson's performance is known to exist. Voting was by each national jury awarding 5-3-1 to their top three songs, and at the close "Laiskotellen" had received 9 points (3 each from Denmark, Norway and the United Kingdom), placing Finland 7th of the 16 entries. The Finnish jury awarded its 5 points to contest winners Italy.
Voting
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Notes
References
- ^ a b c "1964 Lasse laiskotellen Kööpenhaminaan" (in Finnish). Yle. Archived from the original on 5 October 2003. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ Latva, Tony; Tuunainen, Petri (2004). Iskelmän tähtitaivas: 500 suomalaista viihdetaiteilijaa (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: WSOY. p. 476. ISBN 951-0-27817-3.
- ^ Murtomäki, Asko (2007). Finland 12 points! Suomen Euroviisut (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Teos. pp. 34, 38. ISBN 951-851-106-3.
- ^ Murtomäki, Asko (2007). Finland 12 points! Suomen Euroviisut (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Teos. p. 34. ISBN 951-851-106-3.
- ^ Murtomäki, Asko (2007). Finland 12 points! Suomen Euroviisut (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Teos. p. 39. ISBN 951-851-106-3.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Copenhagen 1964". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.