This is the 565th most frequent Finnish word.
aiheutti
"Caused"
Here, 'aiheutti' means 'caused' in the sense of an event leading to an outcome.
Sade aiheutti tulvan kaupungissa.
The rain caused a flood in the city.
In this case, 'aiheutti' indicates the initiation of an action, meaning the comment led to discussions.
Hänen kommenttinsa aiheutti paljon keskustelua.
His comment caused a lot of discussion.
For this sentence, 'aiheutti' describes a technical error resulting in a consequence.