| Year: | 1972 |
| Broadcaster: | Finnish: [[Yle|Yleisradio]]|i=no (Yle) |
| Country: | Finland |
| Preselection: | National final |
| Preselection Date: | 29 January 1972 |
| Entrant: | Päivi Paunu and Kim Floor |
| Song: | Finnish: Muistathan|i=no |
| Final Result: | 12th, 78 points |
Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 with the song "Finnish: Muistathan|i=no", written by Juha Flinck and Nacke Johansson, and performed by Päivi Paunu and Kim Floor. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Finnish: [[Yle|Yleisradio]]|i=no (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.
Finnish: [[Yle|Yleisradio]]|i=no (Yle) held the Finnish national final on 29 January at its television studios in Helsinki, hosted by Aarre Elo. The winner was chosen by postcard voting. The results were announced on 5 February.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Votes | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katri Helena | "Sua rakastan" | (m.), (l.) | 18,530 | 2 | |
| 2 | Kirka | "Kaikkea on" | (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.) | 10,324 | 4 | |
| 3 | Viktor Klimenko | "Romantique" | Rauno Lehtinen (m. & l.) | 3,363 | 6 | |
| 4 | Päivi Paunu and Kim Floor | "Muistathan" | Juha Flinck (m. & l.), (m.) | 24,963 | 1 | |
| 5 | "Voin kaiken tunnustaa" | (m. & l.) | 3,929 | 5 | ||
| 6 | Jukka Kuoppamäki | "Kaukana oot ja lähellä aivan" | (m.), Jukka Kuoppamäki (l.) | 1,951 | 7 | |
| 7 | Seija Simola | "Kaukainen laulu" | Heimo Saksio (m.), Liisa Montan-Jyrä (l.) | 5,072 | 4 | |
| 8 | "Juoksupyörä" | (m.), (l.) | 1,052 | 8 |
On the night of the final Päivi Paunu and Kim Floor performed 10th in the running order, following Malta and preceding Austria. The entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. At the close of voting, Finland picked up 78 points and placed 12th of the 18 entries.