Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967

Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 with the song "Varjoon – suojaan", composed by Lasse Mårtenson, with lyrics by Alvi Vuorinen, and performed by Fredi. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio, selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

National final

Eight entries were selected for the competition from 240 received submissions. The selection jury also chose four singers to perform the songs, each with two songs. Yleisradio held the national final on 11 February 1967 at its studios in Helsinki, hosted by. The final was not broadcast live since it had been recorded earlier in the afternoon. The winner was chosen by a professional jury consisting of twelve members. Each juror distributed their points as follows: either 1, 3 and 5 points for three songs, or 3 and 6 points for two songs. Since the first round did not end up in an absolute win, the second round was held between the top 3.

Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriter	Points	Points	Place
1	Laila Kinnunen	"Revontuli"	Lasse Mårtenson, Lilli Fougstedt, Juha Vainio	8		6
2	Danny	"Sua kutsun, Maarit"	Lasse Mårtenson, Alvi Vuorinen	20	36	2
3	Marion Rung	"Kesän laulu"	Börje Sundgren	0		8
4	Fredi	"Varjoon – suojaan"	Lasse Mårtenson, Alvi Vuorinen	30	45	1
5	Laila Kinnunen	"Unohdusta ei ole"		10		5
6	Danny	"Keskiyöllä"	Jorma Panula,	17		4
7	Marion Rung	"Goodbye"	, Sauvo Puhtila	5		7
8	Fredi	"Oi tuntematon"	Börje Sundgren, Sauvo Puhtila	18	27	3

At Eurovision

The contest was broadcast on Yle TV1 and on radio stations and Ruotsinkielinen ulaohjelma.
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

Score	Country
1 point

Score	Country
3 points
2 points
1 point