Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987

Finland was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, held in Brussels, Belgium. The Finnish national final to select their entry was held on 21 February 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.

National final

Draw	Artist	Song	Informal translation	Votes	Place
1	Matti Esko	Isäni maa	My father's land	4513	6th
2	Leena Nilsson	Ei yhtään laivaa	Not a single ship	1074	9th
3	Kisu	Kiitos ja anteeks	Thanks (for nothing), and excuse me!	1001	10th
4	Virve Rosti	Sata salamaa	One hundred lightnings	16935	1st
5	Jorma Kääriäinen	Tuuli soittaa	The wind plays	2589	7th
6	Paula Koivuniemi	Musiikki on niinku se on	Music is like it is	8753	3rd
7	Johnny Lee Michaels	Kesätuuli	The summer wind	15369	2nd
8	Jussi Halme and Helena Miller	Hei, me lennetään	Hey, we fly	4925	5th
9	Leena Nilsson Family	Eilinen uudelleen	Yesterday again	1383	8th
10	Tauski & Co.	Communication	Communication	7294	4th

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.

Points Awarded to Finland
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
	Norway	Netherlands
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
	Portugal	Sweden	Luxembourg Spain	Germany Greece Yugoslavia

Points Awarded by Finland
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

External links

Finnish National Final 1987

Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 ~~1970~~ 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 ~~1995~~ 1996 ~~1997~~ 1998 ~~1999~~ 2000 ~~2001~~ 2002 ~~2003~~ 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Artists

1960s	Laila Kinnunen Marion Rung Laila Halme Lasse Mårtenson Viktor Klimenko Ann Christine Fredi Kristina Hautala Jarkko & Laura

1970s	~~1970~~ Markku Aro & Koivistolaiset Päivi Paunu & Kim Floor Marion Rung Carita Pihasoittajat Fredi & Ystävät Monica Aspelund Seija Simola Katri Helena

1980s	Vesa-Matti Loiri Riki Sorsa Kojo Ami Aspelund Kirka Sonja Lumme Kari Kuivalainen Vicky Rosti & Boulevard Boulevard Anneli Saaristo

1990s	Beat Kaija Kärkinen Pave Maijanen Katri Helena CatCat ~~1995~~ Jasmine ~~1997~~ Edea ~~1999~~

2000s	Nina Åström ~~2001~~ Laura ~~2003~~ Jari Sillanpää Geir Rönning Lordi Hanna Pakarinen Teräsbetoni Waldo's People

2010s	Kuunkuiskaajat Paradise Oskar Pernilla Karlsson Krista Siegfrids Softengine Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät

Songs

1960s	"Valoa ikkunassa" "Tipi-tii" "Muistojeni laulu" "Laiskotellen" "Aurinko laskee länteen" "Playboy" "Varjoon - suojaan" "Kun kello käy" "Kuin silloin ennen"

1970s	~~1970~~ "Tie uuteen päivään" "Muistathan" "Tom Tom Tom" "Keep Me Warm" "Old Man Fiddle" "Pump-Pump" "Lapponia" "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus" "Katson sineen taivaan"

1980s	"Huilumies" "Reggae OK" "Nuku pommiin" "Fantasiaa" "Hengaillaan" "Eläköön elämä" "Never The End" "Sata salamaa" "Nauravat silmät muistetaan" "La dolce vita"

1990s	"Fri?" "Yamma, yamma" "Tule luo" "Bye Bye Baby" ~~1995~~ "Niin kaunis on taivas" ~~1997~~ "Aava" ~~1999~~

2000s	"A Little Bit" ~~2001~~ "Addicted To You" ~~2003~~ "Takes 2 To Tango" "Why?" "Hard Rock Hallelujah" "Leave Me Alone" "Missä miehet ratsastaa" "Lose Control"

2010s	"Työlki ellää" "Da Da Dam" "När jag blundar" "Marry Me" "Something Better" "Aina mun pitää"

(Note: Entries scored out are when Finland did not compete)

Eurovision Song Contest 1987

Countries

Final (by final results)	Ireland (winner) Germany Italy Yugoslavia Netherlands Denmark Cyprus Israel Norway Greece Belgium Sweden United Kingdom France Finland Iceland Switzerland Portugal Spain Austria Luxembourg Turkey

Artists

Final (by final results)	Johnny Logan Wind Umberto Tozzi & Raf Novi Fosili Marcha Anne-Cathrine Herdorf & Bandjo Alexia Datner & Kushnir Kate Gulbrandsen Bang Liliane Saint-Pierre Lotta Engberg Rikki Christine Minier Vicky Rosti & Boulevard Halla Margrét Carol Rich Nevada Patricia Kraus Gary Lux Plastic Bertrand Seyyal Taner & Lokomotif

Songs

Final
(by final results)

"Hold Me Now"
"Lass die Sonne in dein Herz"
"Gente di mare"
"Ja sam za ples"
"Rechtop in de wind"
"En lille melodi"
"Aspro Mavro"
"Shir Habatlanim"
"Mitt liv"
"Stop"
"Soldiers of Love"
"Boogaloo"
"Only the Light"
"Les mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche"
"Sata salamaa"
"Hægt og hljótt"
"Moitié, moitié"
"Neste barco à vela"
"No estás solo"
"Nur noch Gefühl"
"Amour, Amour"
"Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne"

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