| Year: | 1966 |
| Broadcaster: | Finnish: [[Yle|Yleisradio]]|i=no (Yle) |
| Country: | Finland |
| Preselection: | National final |
| Preselection Date: | 22 January 1966 |
| Entrant: | Ann-Christine |
| Song: | Playboy |
| Final Result: | 10th, 7 points |
Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 with the song "Playboy", written by Ossi Runne, and performed by Ann-Christine. 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 national final on January 22 at its studios in Helsinki. The show was hosted by Tuula Ignatius and Risto Vanari. The winner was chosen by a professional jury in two rounds of voting. In the first round top 3 songs were chosen and in the second round the winner was chosen.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points (first round) | Points (second round) | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamara Lund | "Märkää asfalttia" | Toivo Kärki (m.), (l.) | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2 | "Syysromanssi" | Börje Sundgren (m. & l.) | 1 | 9 | |||
| 3 | Carola | "Meren laulu" | (m.), Ritva Murto (l.) | 11 | 5 | ||
| 4 | Viktor Klimenko | "Vieras rakastettuni" | (m.), (l.) | 20 | 25 | 3 | |
| 5 | Laila Kinnunen | "Muistojen bulevardi" | Börje Sundgren (m. & l.), (m.) | 20 | 29 | 2 | |
| 6 | Danny | "Pieni sana" | Lasse Mårtenson (m.), (l.) | 5 | 8 | ||
| 7 | "Aamuyön tanssi" | (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.) | 8 | 6 | |||
| 8 | Lasse Mårtenson | "Ken hän on?" | Lasse Mårtenson (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.) | 13 | 4 | ||
| 9 | Ann-Christine Nyström | "Playboy" | Ossi Runne (m. & l.) | 22 | 45 | 1 |
On the evening of the final Ann-Christine performed seventh in the running order, following Norway and preceding Portugal. It was the first Finnish entry conducted by Ossi Runne, who would conduct the Finnish Eurovision entry 22 times. At the close of voting, Finland picked up seven points and placed joint 10th with Germany and Luxembourg of the 18 entries.
The 10-member Finnish jury comprised (chairperson), Benedict Zilliacus, Jutta Zilliacus,, Juhani Valsta, Antti Wahlström, Mrs. Bojen Huldén, Albert Pelli, Leena Lehtonen, and .[1]
The contest was broadcast on Finnish: [[Yle TV1|TV-ohjelma 1]]|i=unset and on radio station Finnish: {{ill|Yleisohjelma|fi|Yleisohjelma (Suomen Yleisradio), both with commentary by . It was also broadcast on Swedish-language radio station Finnish: Ruotsinkielinen ula-ohjelma|i=unset.[2] [3]