Värttinä

Värttinä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋærtːinæ], meaning "spindle") is a Finnish folk music band that started as a project by Sari and Mari Kaasinen in 1983 in the village of Rääkkylä, in Karelia, the southeastern region of Finland. Many transformations have taken place in the band. Värttinä shot into fame with the release of their 1991 album Oi Dai. As of 2009, the band consists of three lead female vocalists supported by three acoustic musicians. The vocalists sing in the Karelian dialect of the Finnish language. In August 2005, Värttinä recorded their tenth studio album, Miero, at Finnvox Studios, Helsinki. It was released on 25 January 2006 in Finland, and 30 January 2006 worldwide. In 2006, Värttinä also released the Värttinä Archive Live DVD, which included material from their 20th-anniversary concert and other new and archive material. Värttinä collaborated with A. R. Rahman, a notable Indian composer, in composing the music for the theatrical adaptation of the Lord of the Rings, which played in Toronto in 2006 and in London in 2007. Värttinä has been featured in two episodes of popular animated children's show Arthur singing their hit song "Matalii ja Mustii" from the album Seleniko. The song was also featured on the show's first soundtrack, Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (Or Tape).

Kyly - 2025-04-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Utu - 2012-02-01T00:00:00.000000Z

The Lord Of The Rings (Original London Production) - 2008-03-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Iki - 2003-02-24T00:00:00.000000Z

6.12. (Live) - 2002-01-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Ilmatar - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Vihma - 1998-08-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Aitara - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Seleniko - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Igäne - 2024-06-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Louhi - 2021-02-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Lasetus - 2013-02-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Tuuterin Tyttäret | the Girls from Tuuteri - 2012-02-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Similar Artists

Okra Playground

Tuuletar

Kasvu

Hedningarna

Kimmo Pohjonen

Enkel

Frigg

Kardemimmit

SUO

SibA Folk Big Band

Päivi Hirvonen

Maria Kalaniemi

5/5

Anna-Mari Kahara

Ánnámáret

Anne-Mari Kivimäki

Floating Sofa Quartet

Freija

Gunnfjauns Kapell

Ranarim