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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 Lasse Mårtenson. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.
Before Eurovision
The Finnish national selection composed of a semi-final and a final.
Semi-final
Ten songs were chosen to the national semi-final. They were played on radio and television test cards in late January and six finalists were chosen by postcard voting. The winner of the postcard voting was "Rakkauden rikkaus" performed by Taisto Tammi.
The final was held at the Yle studios in Helsinki, hosted by Aarno Walli. Six songs took part, with the winner being chosen by voting from ten regional juries and an "expert" jury.
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 survive as the video master of the 1964 contest is believed to have been destroyed in a fire at the DR archive in the 1970s. 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.
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