Results
1. Ville Paakkari (FIN)
2. Jenni Pääskysaari (FIN)
3. Mika Mäntykenttä (FIN)
1997
The following year the location was the same, the jury was the same, even the prize was the same, but the
grapevine had spoken. General interest increased and the news about the Air Guitar World Championships
started to echo around the world: one of the competitors came from abroad and the event was covered in the
news in Thailand. The Championship went to 10-year-old Ville Paakkari, who is still the youngest ever Air
Guitar World Champion. The second place went to Jenni Pääskysaari, then a hostess at Kiss FM, who at the same
time brought a welcome feminine aspect to the otherwise so masculine event.
Results
