Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 , held March 21 in Copenhagen , was presented by singer Lasse Mortenson , who performed the song “Laiskotellen”.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1964 | ||
|---|---|---|
| National selection | ||
| A country |  Finland | |
| Date (s) of selection | February 15, 1964 | |
| Selected Artist | Lasse Mortenson | |
| Selected song | "Laiskotellen" | |
| Song language | Finnish | |
| Composer (s) | Lasse Mortenson | |
| Poet (s) | Sauvo puhtila | |
| results | ||
| Final result | 7th place, 9 points. | |
| Other participation | ||
Conduct: 2007 | ||
National Finals
Six finalists took part in the Final National Selection Competition, held on February 15, 1964, at the studio of the YLE television company in Helsinki . The winner was selected by a jury of 10 people and experts.
| Order | Executor | Song | Glasses | A place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Kai lind | Satelliitti kahdele | 235 | |
| 2 | Irmeli Meakel | Kerran viel | 120 | |
| 3 | Lasse Mortenson | Laiskotellen | 403 | |
| four | Heikki Aarva | Toisen kerran | 13 | 6 |
| five | Pircco Mannola | Bzzz bzzz bzzz | 108 | four |
| 6 | Taisto Tammy | Rakkauden rikkaus | 21 | five |
At the contest
At the Eurovision Song Contest on March 21 in Copenhagen , the song “Laiskotellen” scored 9 points (3 points each from Denmark, Norway and the UK) and took 7th place (out of 16). Finland gave 5 points to a participant from Italy. [one]