Aava was the Finnish entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham performed by the group Edea.
It was performed 21st on the night following Belgium and preceding Norway. At the close of voting, it finished in 15th place with 22 points.
Under the new relegation rules, Finland did not acquire enough points over the last few years, thus they were relegated from participating in the 1999 contest as a result.
Lyrics[]
Aava maa, avaa maa avara
Aava maa, avaa maa avara
Kauneus, suuruus
Kauneus, suuruus Isa
Aava maa, avaa maa avara
Aava maa, avaa maa avara
(Aava)
Aava maa, avaa maa avara
Aava maa, avaa maa avara
Kauneus, suuruus
Kauneus, suuruus Isa
Aava maa, avaa maa avara
Aava maa, avaa maa avara
Aava maa, avaa maa avara
Aava maa, (avaa maa avara)
(Aava)
Aava maa
Open landscape, open landscape wide
Open landscape, open landscape wide
Beauty, greatness
Beauty, greatness, Isa
Open landscape, open landscape wide
Open landscape, open landscape wide
(Open)
Open landscape, open landscape wide
Open landscape, open landscape wide
Beauty, greatness
Beauty, greatness, Isa
Open landscape, open landscape wide
Open landscape (Open landscape wide)
(Open)
Open landscape
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Trivia[]
- This has the fewest unique words in a Eurovision song, with six different words.
- 15th place was the highest placing that Olli Ahvenlahti achieved as a conductor at Eurovision, with him conducting three last place entries during his time in the contest.
Videos[]
ESC 1998 Finland (preview)
Aava - Finland 1998 - Eurovision songs with live orchestra