Laila Kinnunen

Laura “Laila” Annikki Kinnunen (8 November 1939 – 26 October 2000) was a Finnish singer.

She was one of the most popular Finnish singers of the 1950s and 1960s, and represented Finland at the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest, the first time Finland participated in the contest.

Born in Vantaa, Finland, she spent her childhood in Sweden as a refugee from the Second World War, returning to Finland at the age of ten.

Her daughter is Finnish singer Milana Mišić.

She died in Heinävesi at the age of 60 after slipping and breaking her neck on a stair step while taking her dog out for a walk.

Laila Kinnusen's family grave in Malmi Cemetery