"Varjoon - suojaan" was the Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967

Eurovision Song Contest 1967

The Eurovision Song Contest 1967 was the twelfth Eurovision Song Contest. The presenter became confused whilst the voting was taking place, and declared the United Kingdom's entry to be the winner before the last country, Ireland, had announced its votes...

, performed in Finnish

Finnish language

Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...

 by Fredi

Fredi (singer)

Fredi, born as Matti Kalevi Siitonen is a Finnish comedic actor and singer/songwriter. Domestically he is best known as a member of the comedic variety ensemble Kivikasvot...

.

The song was performed eighth on the night, following Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

's Östen Warnerbring

Östen Warnerbring

Östen Warnerbring was a Swedish singer, musician, composer and lyrics writer who mastered several musical genres. He started out as a jazz musician but over the years, he had huge successes both in the area of popular music and as a singer of Swedish poetry, put into music by himself...

 with "Som en dröm

Som en dröm

"Som en dröm" was the Swedish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967, performed in Swedish by Östen Warnerbring, the winner of Melodifestivalen 1967. The runner-up in the pre-selections was Warnerbring himself with his second entry, "En valsfan"...

" and preceding Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

's Inge Brück

Inge Brück

Inge Brück is a German singer and actress, best known internationally for her participation in the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest....

 with "Anouschka

Anouschka

"Anouschka" was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967, composed by Hans Blum and performed in German by Inge Brück.The song was performed ninth on the night, following Finland's Fredi with "Varjoon - suojaan" and preceding Belgium's Louis Neefs with "Ik heb zorgen"...

". At the close of voting, it had received 3 points, placing 12th in a field of 17.

The song is about Fredi's desire to escape from the hustle and bustle of life, to the shadow of anonymity. He remarks that he knows it will be lonely there, but that he feels that he will be happier regardless.

It was succeeded as Finnish representative

Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Finland first entered the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961, and has participated a total of 45 times. Finland won the contest for the first time in 2006 with Lordi's "Hard Rock Hallelujah"...

 at the 1968 Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1968

The Eurovision Song Contest 1968 was the 13th Eurovision Song Contest. The contest was won by the Spanish song "La, la, la", performed by Massiel....

 by Kristina Hautala

Kristina Hautala

Kristina Hautala was a top pop music star in Finland in the late 1960s.-Beginnings/ stardom:Born in Stockholm of Finnish descent, Hautala was still living in her native city when she made her recording debut with "En koskaan" a Finnish rendering of "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" recorded May...

 with "Kun kello käy

Kun Kello Käy

"Kun kello käy" was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, performed in Finnish by Kristina Hautala.Written by Esko Linnavalli and lyricist Juha Vainio, "Kun kello käy" was introduced by Hautala on an YLE TV2 broadcast on February 10 1968 on which Hautala and five other singers:...

". Fredi returned to the Contest in 1976

Eurovision Song Contest 1976

The Eurovision Song Contest 1976, the 21st in the series, was held in The Hague, Netherlands, on 3 April 1976. With Corry Brokken as the presenter – the first time a previous winner of the contest had played hostess – the contest was won by Brotherhood of Man, representing the United...

 with the song "Pump-Pump

Pump-Pump

For Snoop Doggy Dogg's song named *Pump Pump", see here"Pump-Pump" was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976, performed in English by Fredi & Ystävät...

".