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Eurovision Song Contest 1973
Participating broadcasterYleisradio (Yle)
Country Finland
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)3 February 1973
Selected artist(s)Marion Rung
Selected song"Tom Tom Tom"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result6th, 93 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 with the song "Tom Tom Tom", written by Rauno Lehtinen and Bob Barratt, and performed by Marion Rung. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

National final

Yleisradio (Yle) held the Finnish national final on 3 February 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) Points Place
1 Seija Simola and Paradise "One, Two, Three" Esko Linnavalli [fi] (m.), Pertti Reponen [fi] (l.) 65 2
2 Jukka Kuoppamäki and Castanja [fi] "Onnenmaa" Jukka Kuoppamäki (m. & l.) 51 6
3 Maarit "Ampukaa pianisti" Eero Koivistoinen (m.), Jarkko Laine (l.) 51 6
4 Irina Milan [fi] "Song for a Dove" Frank Robson (m. & l.) 53 4
5 Cumulus [fi] "Noustaan perhosilla lentämään" Valto Laitinen [fi] (m.), Jyrki Lindström [fi] (l.) 48 9
6 Danny "Galileo Galilei" Jaakko Salo [fi] (m.), Kari Tuomisaari [fi] (l.) 52 5
7 Aarno Raninen "Odotan" Aarno Raninen (m.), Juha Vainio (l.) 39 11
8 Marion Rung "Tom Tom Tom" Rauno Lehtinen (m. & l.) 69 1
9 Sammy Babitzin and Koivistolaiset [fi] "Riviera" Kari Kuuva [fi] (m. & l.) 47 10
10 Nina "Super-Extra-Wonder-Shop" Esa Pethman [fi] (m.), Tupuna Vaissi [fi] (l.) 39 11
11 Maarit "Life Is a Jigsaw" Seppo Paakkunainen [fi] (m.), Jim Pembroke (l.) 58 3
12 Lasse Mårtenson and Cay Karlsson [fi] "Hän on mennyt vuorten taa" Lasse Mårtenson (m.), Jukka Virtanen (l.) 49 8
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 Eurovision. 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 would remain so for the next 33 years, until Lordi won the contest for Finland in 2006.

Each participating broadcaster appointed two jury members, one below the age of 25 and the other above, who voted by giving between one and five points to each song, except that representing their own country. All jury members were colocated in a television studio in Luxembourg. The Finnish jury members were Kristiina Kauhtio and Heikki Sarmanto.

Voting

Points awarded to Finland
Score Country
10 points
9 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points  France
3 points
2 points  Italy
Points awarded by Finland
Score Country
10 points
9 points  United Kingdom
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points  Yugoslavia
4 points
3 points
2 points

Sources

  1. Roxburgh, Gordon (2014). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Two: The 1970s. Prestatyn, United Kingdom: Telos Publishing. pp. 60, 124. ISBN 978-1-84583-093-9.
  2. "Marion tulessa ensimmäisenä". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 7 April 1973. p. 39. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1973". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

External links

Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
National selection: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu
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. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.
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