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Eurovision Song Contest 1987 | ||||
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Country | Finland | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | National final | |||
Selection date(s) | 21 February 1987 | |||
Selected entrant | Vicky Rosti and Boulevard | |||
Selected song | "Sata salamaa" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 15th, 32 points | |||
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Finland was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, held in Brussels, Belgium.
Before Eurovisionâ»
National finalâ»
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 MĂ„rtenson. 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."
Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Televote | Place |
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1 | Matti Esko | "IsÀni maa" | Veikko Samuli, Juha Vainio | 4,513 | 6 |
2 | Leena Nilsson | "Ei yhtÀÀn laivaa" | Matti Puurtinen, Timo HÀmÀlÀinen | 1,074 | 9 |
3 | Kisu | "Kiitos ja anteeks" | Kisu Jernström, Impi Riimi | 1,001 | 10 |
4 | Vicky Rosti | "Sata salamaa" | Petri Laaksonen, Veli-Pekka Lehto | 16,935 | 1 |
5 | Jorma KÀÀriÀinen | "Tuuli soittaa" | Mika Siekkinen, Kari Kuivalainen | 2,589 | 7 |
6 | Paula Koivuniemi | "Musiikki on niinku se on" | Esa Nieminen, Juha Vainio | 8,753 | 3 |
7 | Johnny Lee Michaels | "KesÀtuuli" | Pertti Neumann | 15,369 | 2 |
8 | Jussi Halme and Helena Miller | "Hei, me lennetÀÀn" | Jussi Halme, Mika Sundqvist | 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 Eurovisionâ»
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.
Votingâ»
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Referencesâ»
- ^ "Final of Brussels 1987". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Results of the Final of Brussels 1987". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.