Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Country Finland
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)21 February 1987
Selected entrantVicky Rosti and Boulevard
Selected song"Sata salamaa"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Petri Laaksonen
  • Veli-Pekka Lehto
Finals performance
Final result15th, 32 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1986 • 1987 • 1988►

Finland was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, held in Brussels, Belgium.

Before Eurovision

National final

The Finnish national final to select their entry was held on 21 February 1987 at the Yle's Studios in Helsinki. Hosting the final were two previous Finnish Eurovision entrants, Laila Halme and Lasse Mårtenson. For the first time in three years, a national postcard poll decided the winner. The winning entry was "Sata salamaa", performed by Virve Rosti and composed by Petri Laaksonen and Veli-Pekka Lehto.

Final – 21 February 1987
DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)TelevotePlace
1Matti Esko"Isäni maa"Veikko Samuli, Juha Vainio4,5136
2Leena Nilsson"Ei yhtään laivaa"Matti Puurtinen, Timo Hämäläinen1,0749
3Kisu"Kiitos ja anteeks"Kisu Jernström, Impi Riimi1,00110
4Vicky Rosti"Sata salamaa"Petri Laaksonen, Veli-Pekka Lehto16,9351
5Jorma Kääriäinen"Tuuli soittaa"Mika Siekkinen, Kari Kuivalainen2,5897
6Paula Koivuniemi"Musiikki on niinku se on"Esa Nieminen, Juha Vainio8,7533
7Johnny Lee Michaels"Kesätuuli"Pertti Neumann15,3692
8Jussi Halme and Helena Miller"Hei, me lennetään"Jussi Halme, Mika Sundqvist4,9255
9Leena Nilsson Family"Eilinen uudelleen"Kari Kuivalainen1,3838
10Tauski & Co."Communication"Roni Kamras, Risto Asikainen7,2944

At Eurovision

Rosti performed eighteenth on the night of the contest, following Cyprus and preceding Denmark. While at Brussels, she was credited as "Vicky Rosti" and performed with the band Boulevard, neither of which she did at the national final. At the close of the voting it had received 32 points, placing 15th in a record-setting field of 22 competing countries.[1]

Voting

References

  1. ↑ "Final of Brussels 1987". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Brussels 1987". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
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