The Yugoslav Final was held on January 23rd at the TV-Zagreb Studios. There were 18 songs in the competition – TV-Zagreb had its own semi-final in December 1961 to choose the 6 songs that it sent to the final. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 3 regional juries. Only a few of the participating songs are known
| 1 | Ne pali svetla u sumrak | Don’t turn on the light in the twilight | Lola Novakovic |
1st |
| 2 | Alija | Alija | Ivo Robic |
? |
| 3 | Sulamit | Sulamit | Majda Sepe |
2nd |
| 4 | Ti si moj zavicaj |
You are my homeplace |
Zdenka Vuckovic |
? |
| 5 | Dolazak | Arrival | Vice Vukov |
? |
Lola Novakovic came 4th equal at the ESC. She previously came 3rd in the 1961 Yugoslav Final.