We study the properties of the Ginzburg-Landau model in the self-dual point
for a two-dimensional finite system. By a numerical calculation we analyse
the solutions of the Euler-Lagrange equations for a cylindrically symmetri
c ansatz, We also study the self-dual equations for this case. We find that
the minimal energy configurations are not given by the Bogomol'nyi equatio
ns but by solutions to the Euler-Lagrange ones. With a simple approximation
scheme we reproduce the result of the numerical calculation.