Niin kaunis on taivas was the Finnish entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 in Oslo performed by Jasmine. The song is sung from the perspective of a woman telling her lover how special she feels when she is with him. She sings that heaven and earth seem more beautiful when they are together.
Despite tying for the final spot with Hungary in the audio pre-qualifier, it was still able to make it to the main event. In the final it was performed 18th following Ireland and preceding Iceland. At the close of voting, it finished last with 9 points, relegating Finland from participating in the 1997 contest.
Jasmine also recorded the song in Swedish, English and French.
Lyrics[]
Niin kaunis on taivas, kaunis on maa
Me tähtien loisteessa yö kuljetaan
Rannalle kun käsikkäin saavutaan
Luonas olla tahdon vaan
Joka sekunnin, jonka kanssas olla saan
Joka minuutin, tunnen yhä varmemmin
Rakkaus ikuinen, kohtalomme yhteinen
Se uni suloinen, kuin on
Niin kaunis on taivas, kaunis on maa
Me tähtien loisteessa yö kuljetaan
Rannalle kun käsikkäin saavutaan
Luonas olla tahdon vaan
Joka sekunnin, jonka luonas olla saan
Joka minuutin, tunnen yhä paremmin
Voima tunteiden, meille sykkii rakkauden
Se uni suloinen kuin on, on
Niin kaunis on taivas, kaunis on maa
Me tähtien loisteessa yö kuljetaan
Rannalle kun käsikkäin saavutaan
Luonas olla tahdon vaan
Niin kaunis on taivas, kaunis on maa
Me tähtien loisteessa yö kuljetaan
Rannalle kun käsikkäin saavutaan
Luonas olla tahdon vaan
Luonas olla tahdon vaan
Luonas olla tahdon vaan
So beautiful is the sky, beautiful is earth
We walk the night in the shine of stars
When we reach the beach hand in hand
I only want to be close to you
Every second, which I may be with you
Every minute, I feel more and more surely
Eternal love, our common destiny
Like a sweet dream it is
So beautiful is the sky, beautiful is earth
We walk the night in the shine of stars
When we reach the beach hand in hand
I only want to be close to you
Every second, which I may be close to you
Every minute, I feel better and better
Power of love feelings beats for us
Like a sweet dream it is, is
So beautiful is the sky, beautiful is earth
We walk the night in the shine of stars
When we reach the beach hand in hand
I only want to be close to you
So beautiful is the sky, beautiful is earth
We walk the night in the shine of stars
When we reach the beach hand in hand
I only want to be close to you
I only want to be close to you
I only want to be close to you
