Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 with the song "", composed by Lasse MÃÂ¥rtenson, with lyrics by , and performed by MÃÂ¥rtenson himself. The Finnish participating broadcaster, (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.
For the first time, (Yle) invited ten composers for the competition. Each composer was asked to make two songs, from which Yle selected one of them. The Finnish national selection composed of a semi-final and a final.
The ten songs were played on radio and television test cards in late January and six finalists were chosen by postcard voting. Each voter got to name their two favourite songs. The winner of the postcard voting was "Rakkauden rikkaus" performed by Taisto Tammi.
The final was held on 15 February 1964 at the Yle studios in Helsinki, hosted by , , and . The winner was chosen by ten regional juries consisting of ten members and a Nordic jury. Should both juries have the same favourite, it would be declared the winner.
On the night of the final MÃÂ¥rtenson performed 5th in the running order, following and preceding . Only an audio recording of MÃÂ¥rtenson's performance is known to exist. Voting was by each national jury awarding 5-3-1 to their top three songs, and at the close "" had received 9 points (3 each from Denmark, and the ), placing Finland 7th of the 16 entries. The Finnish jury awarded its 5 points to contest winners .