Finland was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, held in Brussels, Belgium.
| 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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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.
| 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]
