Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987

  • Petri Laaksonen
  • Veli-Pekka Lehto
Finals performanceFinal result15th, 32 pointsFinland 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
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Televote Place
1 Matti Esko "Isäni maa" Veikko Samuli, Juha Vainio 4,513 6
2 Leena Nilsson "Ei yhtään laivaa" Matti Puurtinen, Timo Hämäläinen 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 Kääriäinen "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 "Kesätuuli" Pertti Neumann 15,369 2
8 Jussi Halme and Helena Miller "Hei, me lennetään" 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 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

Points awarded to Finland[2]
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[2]
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. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Brussels 1987". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

External links

  • Finnish National Final 1987
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "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
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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"