Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973

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Eurovision Song Contest 1973
Country Finland
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)3 February 1973
Selected entrantMarion Rung
Selected song"Tom Tom Tom"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result6th, 93 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1972 • 1973 • 1974►

Finland was represented by Marion Rung, with the song "Tom Tom Tom", at the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 7 April in Luxembourg.

Before Eurovision[]

National final[]

The Finnish national final was held on February 3 at Finlandia Hall in Helsinki. The show was hosted by Apeli Halinen. The winner was chosen by a professional jury consisting of ten members. Each juror awarded 1 to 10 points for each song. The best and worst points received by each song were ignored in the voting.

Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Place Points
1 Seija Simola and Paradise "One, Two, Three" Esko Linnavalli (m.), Pertti Reponen (l.) 2 65
2 Jukka Kuoppamäki and Castanja "Onnenmaa" Jukka Kuoppamäki (m. & l.) 6 51
3 Maarit "Ampukaa pianisti" Eero Koivistoinen (m.), Jarkko Laine (l.) 6 51
4 Irina Milan "Song for a Dove" Frank Robson (m. & l.) 4 53
5 Cumulus "Noustaan perhosilla lentämään" Valto Laitinen (m.), Jyrki Lindström (l.) 9 48
6 Danny "Galileo Galilei" Jaakko Salo (m.), Kari Tuomisaari (l.) 5 52
7 Aarno Raninen "Odotan" Aarno Raninen (m.), Juha Vainio (l.) 11 39
8 Marion Rung "Tom Tom Tom" Rauno Lehtinen (m. & l.) 1 69
9 Sammy Babitzin and Koivistolaiset "Riviera" Kari Kuuva (m. & l.) 10 47
10 Nina "Super-Extra-Wonder-Shop" Esa Pethman (m.), Tupuna Vaissi (l.) 11 39
11 Maarit "Life Is a Jigsaw" Seppo Paakkunainen (m.), Jim Pembroke (l.) 3 58
12 Lasse Mårtenson and Cay Karlsson "Hän on mennyt vuorten taa" Lasse Mårtenson (m.), Jukka Virtanen (l.) 8 49

Scoreboard[]

Song Päivi Perkiö Pirkko-Liisa Tikka Marjut Siren Jussi Tiainen Erkki Melakoski Kari Tikka Heikki Sarmanto Esa Helasvuo Kristiina Kauhtio Tuomo Tanska Total
"One, Two, Three" 7 10 5 8 7 9 8 10 7 9 65
"Onnenmaa" 7 7 7 9 4 7 6 3 9 4 51
"Ampukaa pianisti" 5 8 4 7 6 6 7 7 5 8 51
"Song for a Dove" 4 7 6 5 8 9 7 8 8 4 53
"Noustaan perhosilla lentämään" 7 9 5 2 4 8 7 7 7 3 48
"Galileo Galilei" 6 9 6 6 4 8 5 7 9 5 52
"Odotan" 3 5 3 4 5 6 6 5 5 6 39
"Tom Tom Tom" 10 8 9 8 6 9 8 8 10 9 69
"Riviera" 6 6 3 6 5 5 7 6 8 6 47
"Super-Extra-Wonder-Shop" 3 5 6 3 4 7 5 9 4 5 39
"Life is a Jigsaw" 6 7 8 9 7 8 7 8 5 7 58
"Hän on mennyt vuorten taa" 8 5 9 2 8 4 6 7 6 5 49

Highest and lowest score received by each song were ignored and they are strikethrough.

The winning song "Tom Tom Tom" was performed in Finnish in the national selection but translated into English for the international Song Contest. The English lyrics were written by Bob Barratt. However, the song title didn't change.

At Eurovision[]

On the night of the final Marion Rung performed first in the running order, preceding Belgium. The entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. At the close of voting, Finland picked up 93 points and placed 6th of the 17 entries. It was Finland's best placing in the contest by then and remained so until Lordi won the contest for Finland in 2006.

Voting[]

Sources[]

  1. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1973". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

External links[]

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