Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987
- Petri Laaksonen
- Veli-Pekka Lehto
◄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.
Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Televote | Place |
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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
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References
- ^ "Final of Brussels 1987". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ 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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- Saara Aalto
Aksel- Markku Aro
- Ami Aspelund
- Monica Aspelund
- Nina Åström
- Beat
- Blind Channel
- Boulevard
- Carita
- CatCat
- Darude
- Edea
- Kim Floor
- Fredi
- Laila Halme
- Kristina Hautala
- Jarkko and Laura
- Jasmine
- Käärijä
- Kaija
- Katri Helena
- Laila Kinnunen
- Kirka
- Viktor Klimenko
- Koivisto Sisters
- Kojo
- Kari Kuivalainen
- Kuunkuiskaajat
- Laura
- Vesa-Matti Loiri
- Lordi
- Sonja Lumme
- Lasse Mårtenson
- Norma John
- Ann-Christine Nyström
- Hanna Pakarinen
- Päivi Paunu
- Paradise Oskar
- Pave
- Pernilla
- Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät
- Pihasoittajat
- The Rasmus
- Sebastian Rejman
- Geir Rönning
- Vicky Rosti
- Marion Rung
- Anneli Saaristo
- Sandhja
- Krista Siegfrids
- Jari Sillanpää
- Seija Simola
- Softengine
- Riki Sorsa
- Teräsbetoni
- Waldo's People
- Windows95man
- "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