Bara bada bastu

References

1. The song also contains a few words in Finnish.
2. In the English-language translation of the song's lyrics published on the Eurovision website, "Bara bada bastu" is trans
3. At the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, Finland participated with the Swedish-language "När jag blundar [fi; sv]" by Pernil
   https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A4r_jag_blundar_(Pernilla_Karlsson-l%C3%A5t)
4. At the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, Sweden participated with "Kärleken är" by Jill Johnson.
5. The record was previously held by "Din låt" by Victor Leksell and Einár.
6. Carola won Melodifestivalen 2006 with "Evighet" and Lena Philipsson won Melodifestivalen 2004 with "Det gör ont". Both a
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