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Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Participating broadcasterYleisradio (Yle)
Country Finland
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)21 February 1987
Selected artist(s)Vicky Rosti
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 represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with the song "Sata salamaa", composed by Petri Laaksonen, with lyrics by Veli-Pekka Lehto, and performed by Vicky Rosti. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), selected its entry in the contest through a national final.

Before Eurovision

National final

Yleisradio (Yle) held the Finnish national final on 21 February 1987 at its 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
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Televote Place
1 Matti Esko [fi] "Isäni maa" Veikko Samuli [fi], Juha Vainio 4,513 6
2 Leena Nilsson [fi] "Ei yhtään laivaa" Matti Puurtinen [fi], Timo Hämäläinen [fi] 1,074 9
3 Kisu [fi] "Kiitos ja anteeks!" Kisu Jernström, Impi Riimi 1,001 10
4 Vicky Rosti "Sata salamaa" Petri Laaksonen [fi], VeePee Lehto [fi] 16,935 1
5 Jorma Kääriäinen [fi] "Tuuli soittaa" Mika Siekkinen, Kari Kuivalainen 2,589 7
6 Paula Koivuniemi and Viljaset "Musiikki on niinku se on" Esa Nieminen [fi], Juha Vainio 8,753 3
7 Johnny Lee Michaels [fi] "Kesätuuli" Pertti Neumann 15,369 2
8 Jussi Halme and Helena Miller [fi] "Hei, me lennetään" Jussi Halme, Mika Sundqvist [fi] 4,925 5
9 Leena Nilsson Family "Eilinen uudelleen" Kari Kuivalainen 1,383 8
10 Tauski & Co. "Communication" Roni Kamras, Risto Asikainen 7,294 4

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.

Voting

Points awarded to Finland
Score Country
12 points
10 points  Norway
8 points  Netherlands
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points  Portugal
3 points  Sweden
2 points
1 point
Points awarded by Finland
Score Country
12 points  Ireland
10 points  Germany
8 points  Denmark
7 points  Israel
6 points  Cyprus
5 points  Norway
4 points  Italy
3 points  Belgium
2 points  Netherlands
1 point  United Kingdom

References

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

External links

Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
National selection: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu
Participation
Artists
Songs
  • "Aava"
  • "Addicted to You"
  • "Aina mun pitää"
  • "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus"
  • "Aurinko laskee länteen"
  • "Blackbird"
  • "Bye Bye Baby"
  • "Cha Cha Cha"
  • "Da Da Dam"
  • "Dark Side"
  • "La dolce vita"
  • "Eläköön elämä"
  • "Fantasiaa"
  • "Fri?"
  • "Hard Rock Hallelujah"
  • "Hengaillaan"
  • "Huilumies"
  • "Hullu yö"
  • "Jezebel"
  • "Katson sineen taivaan"
  • "Keep Me Warm"
  • "Kuin silloin ennen"
  • "Kun kello käy"
  • "Laiskotellen"
  • "Lapponia"
  • "Leave Me Alone"
  • "A Little Bit"
  • "Look Away"
  • "Looking Back"
  • "Lose Control"
  • "Marry Me"
  • "Missä miehet ratsastaa"
  • "Monsters"
  • "Muistathan"
  • "Muistojeni laulu"
  • "När jag blundar"
  • "Nauravat silmät muistetaan"
  • "Never the End"
  • "Niin kaunis on taivas"
  • "No Rules!"
  • "Nuku pommiin"
  • "Old Man Fiddle"
  • "Playboy"
  • "Pump-Pump"
  • "Reggae OK"
  • "Sata salamaa"
  • "Sing It Away"
  • "Something Better"
  • "Takes 2 to Tango"
  • "Tie uuteen päivään"
  • "Tipi-tii"
  • "Tom Tom Tom"
  • "Tule luo"
  • "Työlki ellää"
  • "Valoa ikkunassa"
  • "Varjoon – suojaan"
  • "Why?"
  • "Yamma, yamma"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Finland did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.
Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "Amour, amour"
  • "Aspro mavro"
  • "Boogaloo"
  • "Gente di mare"
  • "Hægt og hljótt"
  • "Hold Me Now"
  • "Ja sam za ples"
  • "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz"
  • "En lille melodi"
  • "Mitt liv"
  • "Moitié, moitié"
  • "Les Mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche"
  • "Neste barco à vela"
  • "No estás solo"
  • "Nur noch Gefühl"
  • "Only the Light"
  • "Rechtop in de wind"
  • "Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne"
  • "Sata salamaa"
  • "Shir Habatlanim"
  • "Soldiers of Love"
  • "Stop"
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