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.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1987 |
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| Participating broadcaster | Yleisradio (Yle) |
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Selection process | National final |
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| Selection date(s) | 21 February 1987 |
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| Selected artist(s) | Vicky Rosti |
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| Selected song | "Sata salamaa" |
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| Selected songwriter(s) | - Petri Laaksonen
- Veli-Pekka Lehto
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| Final result | 15th, 32 points |
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Yleisradio (Yle) held the Finnish national final on 21 February 1987 at its 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
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| 1 |
Matti Esko [fi] |
"Isäni maa" |
Veikko Samuli [fi], Juha Vainio |
4,513 |
6
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| 2 |
Leena Nilsson [fi] |
"Ei yhtään laivaa" |
Matti Puurtinen [fi], Timo Hämäläinen [fi] |
1,074 |
9
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| 3 |
Kisu [fi] |
"Kiitos ja anteeks!" |
Kisu Jernström, Impi Riimi |
1,001 |
10
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| 4 |
Vicky Rosti |
"Sata salamaa" |
Petri Laaksonen [fi], VeePee Lehto [fi] |
16,935 |
1
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| 5 |
Jorma Kääriäinen [fi] |
"Tuuli soittaa" |
Mika Siekkinen, Kari Kuivalainen |
2,589 |
7
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| 6 |
Paula Koivuniemi and Viljaset |
"Musiikki on niinku se on" |
Esa Nieminen [fi], Juha Vainio |
8,753 |
3
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| 7 |
Johnny Lee Michaels [fi] |
"Kesätuuli" |
Pertti Neumann |
15,369 |
2
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| 8 |
Jussi Halme and Helena Miller [fi] |
"Hei, me lennetään" |
Jussi Halme, Mika Sundqvist [fi] |
4,925 |
5
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| 9 |
Leena Nilsson Family |
"Eilinen uudelleen" |
Kari Kuivalainen |
1,383 |
8
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| 10 |
Tauski & Co. |
"Communication" |
Roni Kamras, Risto Asikainen |
7,294 |
4
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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]
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