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Finland was represented by Jarkko and Laura , with the song "Kuin silloin ennen", at the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest , which took place on 29 March in Madrid .
Before Eurovision [ edit ]
National final [ edit ]
The Finnish Final was held on 22 February at the YLE TV Studios in Helsinki . It was hosted by Tauno Vainio. The winner was chosen by postcard voting and the results were announced on 4 March.[citation needed ]
Draw
Artist
Song
Songwriter(s)
Place
Votes
1
Marion Rung
"Tuntematon sydämeni"
Pentti Lehtonen (m.), Saukki (l.)
6
1,760
2
Viktor Klimenko
"Vaari sirkuksessa"
Risto Laitinen (m. & l.)
3
36,880
3
Laila Kinnunen
"Potkis"
Johannes Porvali (m.), Reino Palmroth (l.)
4
17,100
4
Markku Aro
"Sanoin"
Åke Granholm (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.)
5
5,260
5
Katri Helena
"Maailman pihamaat"
Åke Granholm (m. & l.)
2
42,160
6
Jarkko and Laura
"Kuin silloin ennen"
Toivo Kärki (m.), Juha Vainio (l.)
1
85,040
At Eurovision [ edit ]
On the night of the final Jarkko and Laura performed last in the running order, following Portugal. The entry was conducted by Ossi Runne . At the close of voting, Finland picked up 6 points and placed 12th of the 16 entries.
Points awarded to Finland[1]
Score
Country
1 point
Points awarded by Finland[1]
Score
Country
3 points
2 points
Switzerland
1 point
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
Participation Artists Songs
"Aava "
"Addicted to You "
"Aina mun pitää "
"Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus "
"Aurinko laskee länteen "
"Blackbird"
"Bye Bye Baby"
"Cha Cha Cha "
"Da Da Dam"
"Dark Side "
"La dolce vita "
"Eläköön elämä "
"Fantasiaa "
"Fri? "
"Hard Rock Hallelujah "
"Hengaillaan "
"Huilumies "
"Hullu yö "
"Jezebel "
"Katson sineen taivaan "
"Keep Me Warm"
"Kuin silloin ennen "
"Kun kello käy "
"Laiskotellen "
"Lapponia "
"Leave Me Alone"
"A Little Bit"
"Look Away "
"Looking Back "
"Lose Control"
"Marry Me "
"Missä miehet ratsastaa "
"Monsters "
"Muistathan "
"Muistojeni laulu "
"När jag blundar "
"Nauravat silmät muistetaan "
"Never the End"
"Niin kaunis on taivas "
"No Rules! "
"Nuku pommiin "
"Old Man Fiddle"
"Playboy"
"Pump-Pump"
"Reggae OK"
"Sata salamaa "
"Sing It Away"
"Something Better"
"Takes 2 to Tango"
"Tie uuteen päivään "
"Tipi-tii"
"Tom Tom Tom"
"Tule luo "
"Työlki ellää "
"Valoa ikkunassa "
"Varjoon – suojaan "
"Why?"
"Yamma, yamma"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Finland did not compete