Finland was represented by Kristina Hautala , with the song "Kun kello käy", at the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest , which took place on 6 April in London .
The Finnish Final was held on February 10 at the YLE TV Studios in Helsinki . It was hosted by Liisa Horelli. The winner was chosen by postcard voting where each voter awarded 5, 3 and 1 points to his three favorite songs. The results were announced on 2nd March.
Draw
Artist
Song
Songwriter(s)
Place
Points
1
Inga Sulin
"Niin kuin jokainen"
Åke Granholm (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.)
5
30,500
2
Aarno Raninen
"On hetki"
Rauno Lehtinen (m. & l.)
3
60,279
3
Anki Lindqvist
"Sanoja kuulemaan jään"
Åke Granholm (säv. & san.)
6
19,990
4
Kristina Hautala
"Kun kello käy"
Esko Linnavalli (m.), Juha Vainio (l.)
1
159,667
5
Johnny
"Kissankellojen aikaan"
Åke Granholm (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.)
2
113,067
6
Irina Milan
"Pois kuihtuu ruusu kaunein"
Aarno Raninen (m.), Paavo Raittinen (l.)
4
51,697
On the night of the final Kristina Hautala performed ninth in the running order, following Sweden and preceding France. The entry was conducted by Ossi Runne . At the close of voting, Finland picked up one point from Norway and placed joint last with the Netherlands of the 17 entries.
Points awarded to Finland[ 1]
Score
Country
1 point
Norway
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
Countries Artists Songs
"À chacun sa chanson "
"Chance of a Lifetime"
"Congratulations "
"Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mej "
"Guardando il sole "
"Ein Hoch der Liebe "
"Jedan dan "
"Kun kello käy "
"La La La "
"Marianne "
"Morgen "
"Nous vivrons d'amour "
"Quand tu reviendras "
"La Source "
"Stress "
"Tausend Fenster "
"Verão "