articleThe Brief Aapo "The Angus" Rautio won the Air Guitar World Championships in Oulu, Finland, on Friday. Finnish air guitarist Aapo "The Angus" Rautio claimed victory at the Air Guitar World Championships Friday night in Oulu, Finland, earning his homeland its first title in 25 years. What makes an Air Guitar champion? The backstory:The Air Guitar World Championships began in 1996 in Oulu and have grown into a quirky international spectacle. According to its founding ideology, "wars will end, climate change will stop and all bad things will vanish when all the people in the world play the air guitar."