articleThe Brief The Air Guitar World Championships is wrapping up in Oulu, Finland. Performers from around the globe gathered in Finland this week to compete for the top honor in an unusual art form: air guitar. The Air Guitar World Championships reached their finale Friday night in the city of Oulu, where finalists from 13 countries battled for glory without ever striking a real chord. Organizers say the spirit of air guitar goes beyond music, promoting peace, unity, and joy. "According to the competition 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," organizers note.