Finland was represented at the

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with the song "", composed by

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, with lyrics by

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, and performed by Viktor Klimenko. The Finnish participating broadcaster, (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. Those songs were played on radio in late January and six finalists were chosen by postcard voting. The winner of the postcard voting was "" performed by

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Final

The Finnish national final took place on February 13 at the YLE TV Studios in

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. The show was hosted by Antti Einiö and

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. There were two juries, regional juries and a Nordic jury. Should both juries have the same favourite, it would be declared the winner. However, the favorite song of regional juries was "" performed by Marjatta Leppänen and of Nordic jury was "" by Viktor Klimenko. Therefore the winner was chosen by Yle's administration and they chose "".

At Eurovision

On the evening of the final Viktor Klimenko performed 16th in the running order, following Luxembourg and preceding Yugoslavia. The Finnish entry was conducted by George de Godzinsky. Finland did not receive any points in the voting and therefore placed joint last with Spain, Germany and Belgium.

Voting

Finland did not receive any points at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965.

References

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965

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