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.
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]
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.
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]