Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987
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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.
Finland| Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1987 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Yleisradio (Yle) | |||
| Country | Finland | |||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date | 21 February 1987 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Sata salamaa" | |||
| Artist | Vicky Rosti | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 15th, 32 points | |||
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Before Eurovision
National final
Yleisradio (Yle) invited ten composers for the competition. The Finnish national final was held on 21 February 1987 at its studios in Helsinki. It was hosted by Finland's two previous Eurovision entrants, Laila Halme and Lasse Mårtenson. For the first time in three years, a national postcard poll decided the winner. The results were announced on 13 March 1987, and the winning entry was "Sata salamaa", performed by Vicky Rosti and composed by Petri Laaksonen and Veli-Pekka Lehto.[1][2][3][4]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Televote | Place |
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| 1 | Matti Esko | "Isäni maa" |
| 4,513 | 6 |
| 2 | Leena Nilsson | "Ei yhtään laivaa" |
| 1,074 | 9 |
| 3 | Kisu | "Kiitos ja anteeks!" |
| 1,001 | 10 |
| 4 | Vicky Rosti | "Sata salamaa" |
| 16,935 | 1 |
| 5 | Jorma Kääriäinen | "Tuuli soittaa" |
| 2,589 | 7 |
| 6 | Paula Koivuniemi and Viljaset | "Musiikki on niinku se on" |
| 8,753 | 3 |
| 7 | Johnny Lee Michaels | "Kesätuuli" | Pertti Neumann | 15,369 | 2 |
| 8 | Jussi Halme and Helena Miller | "Hei, me lennetään" |
| 4,925 | 5 |
| 9 | Leena Nilsson Family | "Eilinen uudelleen" | Kari Kuivalainen | 1,383 | 8 |
| 10 | Tauski and Co. | "Communication" | 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.[5] At the close of the voting it had received 32 points, placing 15th in a record-setting field of 22 competing countries.[6]
Voting
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