Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973

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.

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►

Before Eurovision

National final

The Finnish national final was held on February 3rd 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 & Paradise One, two, three Esko Linnavalli (m.), Pertti Reponen (l.) 2 65
2 Jukka Kuoppamäki & 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 & 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 & 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. "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1973". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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