#kaija koo

[nanoa1foryou]

My first Finnish music love and my most recent Finnish music love! And they are cuties!

#käärijä #kaija koo #linnan juhlat

[niini5]

I am just gonna photodump these here because just look at him

That's our Jere from Vantaa 💚

#käärijä #jere pöyhönen #kaija koo #linnan juhlat #finnish independence day

[greensolsikke]

Jere and Kaija Koo being interviewed during Linnan Juhlat

(Source: Yle Areena live)

#He looks a bit nervous still #But slaying again #I barely understood a thing #But look at his happy face #Käärijä #Kaija Koo #linnan juhlat

[raapija]

Jere and Kaija Koo at the President's Independence Day Party, 6.12.2023 🇫🇮

#jere pöyhönen #käärijä #kaija koo #itsenäisyyspäivä #linnan juhlat

[chibihao]

Käärijä and Kaija Koo at Linnan juhlat 2023

#käärijä #käärijäedit #kaija koo #mine*

[teepussilakana]

Please enjoy this image of Käärijä being absolutely starstruck by Kaija Koo at Linnan juhlat 2023

#linnan juhlat #linnan juhlat 2023 #finland #käärijä #jere pöyhönen #kaija koo

[holyprincenerd]

Hi ! Do you have any finnish music recommandations ? Feel free with the genre I'm quite open. I love discovering music in other languages but I'm always worried the lyrics will be saying something really terrible 😆

Hi! I'm all for spreading Finnish music, so of course! Just a fair warning, this ended up quite lengthy... Sorry about that. 😅 Here's a tl;dr version just in case you don't feel like reading about all the genre gushing and lyrical details, I couldn't help myself haha:

Pop, schlager and rock songs:

Ram Pam Pam by BESS

Tinakenkätyttö, Kaunis rietas onnellinen, and Supernaiset by Kaija Koo

Lähtisitkö by Pave Maijanen

Hei Rakas by BEHM

Soutaa Huopaa and Saatilla by Elokuu

Henkilökohtaisesti by PMMP, as well as their albums Leskiäidin Tyttäret and Kovemmat Kädet (content warning on these, if you end up reading translations of the lyrics, some of the songs on these albums deal with some heavy topics!)

Pauhaava sydän, Hetkeksi en sulle rupia, and Suudellaan by Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu

Marmoritaivas by Johanna Kurkela

Suru on kunniavieras by Jenni Vartiainen (though her entire discography is phenomenal)

Che Guevara by Happoradio

Kaikki mitä mä annoin by Uniklubi

Samantekevää by Tiktak

Ikuinen Virta by Indica

Joutsenlaulu by Yö

Metal (or heavier) songs:

Hengitä by Turmion Kätilöt (content warning again, some of this band's songs have quite spicy lyrics, though I'd say a good portion of those songs are satirical. This song in particular doesn't have any questionable lyrics haha)

Laiva by Merta

Syvyydet by Vorna

Armo by Apulanta

Hope you find something you like among these!

Now for the longer answer lol:

For modern pop songs, there's no better place to start than Ram Pam Pam by BESS. The song has become a bit of a Eurovision darling despite the fact that it lost in the Finnish Eurovision national final, the UMK, and thus didn't compete in 2022. The song bears influence of Finnish pop and schlager (in Finnish this genre is called "iskelmä") artist Kaija Koo's songs, which tend to have empowering messages. If you want to listen to Kaija Koo's music, I'd recommend the songs Tinakenkätyttö, Kaunis rietas onnellinen, and Supernaiset.

A song that I have a personal soft spot for is the 80's summer banger Lähtisitkö by Pave Maijanen. It's a corny love song, but that's exactly why it's so great. 🥰 While we're on the topic love songs, there's also Hei Rakas by BEHM, which has very sweet and genuine lyrics and absolutely gorgeous instrumentals. (As a side note, this song is somewhat connected to Eurovision as well, as BEHM performed the song live during UMK 2020 as an interval act).

If you're interested in pop songs that use traditional Finnish instruments in them, I'd recommend both Soutaa Huopaa and Saatilla by the band Elokuu. These songs mix traditional Finnish instruments and the traditional Finnish dance music genre humppa (similar to waltz and foxtrot music) with Finnish schlager music and rap. In that sense, these songs are somewhat similar to Käärijä's Cha Cha Cha, as they mix schlager with rap, though the vibes are completely different. 😂 There's also Henkilökohtaisesti by PMMP, which uses a mix of traditional Finnish instruments and modern genres. As a matter of fact, I'd recommend the entirety of PMMP's album Leskiäidin Tyttäret, where Henkilökohtaisesti is included, as well as another album called Kovemmat Kädet. Though as a fair warning, many of the songs on these albums touch on very heavy topics. There's also the band Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu, which blended traditional folk elements with schlager and rock. Their lyrics also utilise the Finnish Pohjanmaa dialect, adding onto the folk -feel of their music. Most of their songs are love songs, my personal favourites from their catalogue are Pauhaava sydän, Hetkeksi en sulle rupia, and Suudellaan. There's also the song Marmoritaivas by Johanna Kurkela, another very beautiful love song with some more traditional sounding elements to it. Fun fact about Johanna, she's also an ex UMK contestant who didn't make it to Eurovision! Moreover, Suru on kunniavieras by Jenni Vartiainen doesn't necessarily use any traditional instruments, but resembles old Finnish music in terms of specific vocals and some of the lyrics.

Of course I also have to bring up Finnish metal and rock music. Some of my personal favourite metal songs in Finnish are Hengitä by Turmion Kätilöt (who tend to have quite... interesting lyrics), Laiva by Merta and Syvyydet by Vorna. Hengitä and Laiva are both songs about mental illness. For less heavy music, there are the likes of Happoradio and Uniklubi, for specifically all-female acts there are Tiktak and Indica. As a starting point for these bands, I'd recommend Che Guevara by Happoradio, Kaikki mitä mä annoin by Uniklubi, Samantekevää by Tiktak (fun fact this was my absolute favourite song as a kid) and Ikuinen Virta by Indica. I feel slightly obligated to also recommend the songs Joutsenlaulu by Yö and Armo by Apulanta, as both are arguably culturally significant songs. Joutsenlaulu is a reflection on mortality and a song about loss (playing into the typical Finnish artist's obsession with death as an artistic motif), while Armo could be interpreted as a song about the Winter War (a war between the Soviet Union and Finland that took place during the World War II and has shaped Finnish culture immensely). There's also a very beautiful choir cover of the song Armo, called Konflikti (Armo). This version was featured in a movie about Apulanta. Sadly, Joutsenlaulu is not available on Spotify anymore (or any other streaming services for that matter). Funnily enough, Joutsenlaulu was originally meant to be a candidate for the Eurovision song contest of 1984, but the idea was scrapped after its composer came to the realisation that he couldn't possibly keep the length of the song under three minutes. Anyway, here's a link to the song on YouTube, just in case the links above don't work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URDrfH2Rbbg&ab_channel=FinSongs

#for any finns out there feel free to add onto this list I know the selection of pop acts in specific is LACKING #NOT TO MENTION THE METAL LIST JESUS CHRIST #it ended up short since I was trying to avoid acts that could be considered problematic in their lyrical contents which is like #every metal act ever lol #also i didn't want to make the list too long so it wouldn't be too overwhelming haha #esc 2023 #eurovision #esc 2022 #finland #käärijä #finnish music #suomi #bess #kaija koo #pave maijanen #behm #elokuu #pmmp #lauri tähkä #elonkerjuu #johanna kurkela #jenni vartiainen #turmion kätilöt #merta #vorna #happoradio #uniklubi #tiktak #indica #yö

[glossykris]

I love how Käärijä and Kaija Koo were kind of matching, like mother and son

#käärijä #kaija koo #linnan juhlat

[cellarinovi]

As Käärijä didn't come with a +1, I was wondering who he'll be hanging out with.

But OF COURSE

#käärijä #jere pöyhönen #kaija koo #finnish independence day

[katinkulta]

It's funny how tumblr has been going crazy and party because of Jere and Tommy. Meanwhile I've just been jamming to Kaija Koo without checking my phone, because my phone battery was running out. I love life!

#kaija koo #käärijä #tommy cash

[ruskatuskapuskasapuska]

Okei, mut hear me out: Kaeya Koo

(anteeksi.)

#vittu #suomitumppu #meme #shitpost #lapsi on terve ku se käyttää koulun koneita ja photaria tämmösiin #suomi meemi #kaija koo #genshin impact #kaeya alberich #mä oon niin pahoillani

[nanoa1foryou]

Btw, the sauna truck will be at the show today.

#pitäähän sitä ottaa kunnon löylyt ennen showta #käärijä #kaija koo

[pupucino]

Eilinen kaukana. Sä oot niin kauniina. Kuumaakin kuumempi on nyt täysikuu.

Maista tää kuohuva elämä mun huulilta, ja sä hohdat mun sylissä, kuin sateenkaari pimeessä.

Kaija Koo

#suomeksi #suomitumppu #kaija koo

[casthefallenangel]

Käärijä & Joker Out tags - part 6

🦩 part 1 🦩 part 2 🦩 part 3 🦩 part 4 🦩 part 5 🦩 part 6 🦩

#linnan juhlat #jari saario #kaija koo #gogin kantabaari #emma gaala #vuosi vaihtuu #oikotie #šta bih ja #bluza #joker out in estonia #böle 4.5.2024

[pipariperho]

Well well well, in addition to the gig Käärijä will be doing next month almost at my neighbourhood, I'll also be seeing him in August as he'll be a "very special guest" at Kaija Koo's stadium concert (if anyone wants to know more about Finnish bangers, Kaija's Tinakenkätyttö is an all-time favourite here). No idea how i will be able to move after seeing them both during same night but I wouldn't miss it for anything.

#käärijä #the unbetaed edition of my life #I can and will talk about kaija koo if prompted #Also käärijä seems to be doing a gig at the other neighbouring town where the tickets are free #Not sure if i'll go there

[submariini]

starting a ko-fi for this tumblr with the amount of paywalled shit i keep buying for this clown

#ed.txt #first the kaija koo gig #now vogue