Keikka oli upea, ja haluan vielä tanssia.

to be

Breakdown of Keikka oli upea, ja haluan vielä tanssia.

• ja: and
• haluta: to want
• vielä: still

Questions & Answers about Keikka oli upea, ja haluan vielä tanssia.

What does keikka mean in this sentence?

In this sentence, keikka most naturally means a gig, show, or performance — especially something like a concert or live act.

It is a very common Finnish word in everyday speech. Depending on context, keikka can also mean other kinds of jobs or short work shifts, but here the idea is clearly an event or performance.

Why is oli used here?

Oli is the past tense of on (is).

• keikka on upea = the gig is amazing
• keikka oli upea = the gig was amazing

So the speaker is talking about the performance as something already completed.

Why is the first clause in the past, but haluan is in the present?

Because the two clauses refer to different times:

• Keikka oli upea: the performance is over, so past tense is used.
• haluan vielä tanssia: the desire exists now, so present tense is used.

This is completely natural in Finnish. The sentence is basically describing a past event and a current feeling about it.

If the speaker wanted to say the wanting was also in the past, they could say halusin instead.