Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Finland was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, held in Brussels, Belgium.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1987 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National Final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 21 February 1987 | |||
| Selected entrant | Virve Rosti | |||
| Selected song | "Sata salamaa" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 15th, 32 points | |||
| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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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 | |||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song (English translation) | Songwriter(s) | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Matti Esko | "Isäni maa" (My father's land) | Veikko Samuli, Juha Vainio | 4,513 | 6 |
| 2 | Leena Nilsson | "Ei yhtään laivaa" (Not a single ship) | Matti Puurtinen, Timo Hämäläinen | 1,074 | 9 |
| 3 | Kisu | "Kiitos ja anteeks" (Thanks (for nothing), and excuse me!) | Kisu Jernström, Impi Riimi | 1,001 | 10 |
| 4 | Virve Rosti | "Sata salamaa" (One hundred lightnings) | Petri Laaksonen, VeePee Lehto | 16,935 | 1 |
| 5 | Jorma Kääriäinen | "Tuuli soittaa" (The wind plays) | Mika Siekkinen, Kari Kuivalainen | 2,589 | 7 |
| 6 | Paula Koivuniemi | "Musiikki on niinku se on" (Music is like it is) | Esa Nieminen, Juha Vainio | 8,753 | 3 |
| 7 | Johnny Lee Michaels | "Kesätuuli" (The summer wind) | Pertti Neumann | 15,369 | 2 |
| 8 | Jussi Halme and Helena Miller | "Hei, me lennetään" (Hey, we fly) | Jussi Halme, Mika Sundqvist | 4,925 | 5 |
| 9 | Leena Nilsson Family | "Eilinen uudelleen" (Yesterday again) | 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.
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