| Eurovision Song Contest 1961 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Yleisradio (Yle) | |||
| Country |  Finland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National Final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 12 February 1961 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Laila Kinnunen | |||
| Selected song | "Valoa ikkunassa" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 10th, 6 points | |||
| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Finland was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, held in Cannes, France, with the song "Valoa ikkunassa", composed by Eino Hurme, with lyrics by Sauvo Puhtila, and performed by Laila Kinnunen. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry through a national final. This was the first-ever entry from Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest, and the first-ever entry performed in Finnish in the contest.