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| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1968 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Yleisradio (Yle) | |||
| Country |  Finland | |||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Announcement date | 2 March 1968 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Kun kello käy" | |||
| Artist | Kristina Hautala | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 16th, 1 point | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Finland was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song "Kun kello käy", composed byEsko Linnavalli [fi], with lyrics byJuha Vainio, and performed byKristina Hautala. The Finnish participating broadcaster,Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry in the contest through a national final.
Six entries were selected for the competition from over 200 received submissions.Yleisradio (Yle) held the Finnish national final on 10 February 1968 at its television studios inHelsinki, hosted byLiisa Horelli [fi]. Public got to decide the representant for the first time. The winner was chosen by postcard voting where each voter awarded 5, 3, and 1 points to their three favorite songs. The voting ended on 16 February 1968, and results were announced on 2 March 1968.[1][2]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Inga Sulin [fi] | "Niin kuin jokainen" | Åke Granholm [fi],Sauvo Puhtila [fi] | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aarno Raninen | "On hetki" | Rauno Lehtinen | 60,279 | 3 |
| 3 | Anki Lindqvist [fi] | "Sanoja kuulemaan jään" | Åke Granholm | — | 6 |
| 4 | Kristina Hautala | "Kun kello käy" | Esko Linnavalli [fi],Juha Vainio | 159,667 | 1 |
| 5 | Johnny [fi] | "Kissankellojen aikaan" | Åke Granholm, Sauvo Puhtila | 113,067 | 2 |
| 6 | Irina Milan [fi] | "Pois kuihtuu ruusu kaunein" | Aarno Raninen,Jussi Raittinen | 51,697 | 4 |
On the night of the final Kristina Hautala performed ninth in the running order, following Sweden and preceding France. The entry was conducted byOssi Runne. At the close of voting, Finland picked up one point from Norway and placed joint last with the Netherlands of the 17 entries.
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