#jenni vartiainen

[nanoa1foryou]

They killed me. I am dead.

[drugsforaddicts]

This remix is doing EVERYTHING to my brain today jfc

[damiannasworld]

I was listening to this song today and started to think it's so BoJere coded. 🥲

When the darkness gets too dense

I’ll set myself on fire

So you’ll see me when I come to you

Even if there was half a world between us

The miles are an illusion

When only one thing is certain

There’s an unbroken thread between us

That worldly blades cannot cut

There’s an invisible power between us

So strong, it almost frightens me

I’m beside you even when I’m not

You’re safe, don’t have to stay awake alone

There’s an unbroken thread between us

That worldly blades cannot cut

[pupucino]

Sitten kun kukkanen kesän on nähnyt, hajoaa se maahan, on multaa. Näet sen silti kukkana aina. Muistot on kalleinta kultaa.

Jenni Vartiainen

[zheniakirsikkalove]

Jenni Vartiainen

[theflyingfeeling]

so I turned on my old laptop and found Robin in white pants from 2017

[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

[gjordis]

Pov it’s the early 2010s and you’ve just finished swimming and are now sitting on the bench in the family changing room, drinking white mehukatti out of a squishy plastic waterbottle while En haluu kuolla tänä yönä by Jenni Vartiainen plays from the intercom. You’ll eat a icecream boat after you wash and get dressed. Life is good.

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[nanoa1foryou]

Might cry. I was not expecting Ihmisten Edessä as the opening song.

[drugsforaddicts]

oh my GOD I've missed Jenni Vartiainen SO MUCH. AND HER SINGING LANKA????? I'm dead, gone, goodbyeeeeeee

edit. AND THEE NEW IHMISTEN EDESSÄ REMIX TOO=??= FUCK

[damiannasworld]

Wow, Jenni Vartiainen was good! 😍 Need to check out her discography.

[fireplceashes]

URL song game

rules: write one song for every letter in your url, and then tag as many people as there are letters in your url. thank you for the tag mari (@hollytanaka) 🤍

f - fear of the water by syml i - illicit affairs by taylor swift r - rakas by haloo helsinki! e - ecstasy by crooked still p - patience by low roar l - love me more by mitski c - candy by paolo nutini e - ehkä sun on pakko mennä by olavi uusivirta a - anchor by novo amor s - sodus by cemeteries h - hardest of hearts by florence + the machine e - en haluu kuolla tänä yönä by jenni vartiainen s - spiracle by flower face

tagging (no pressure!): @ice-sculptures, @shadowsofrose, @emblazons, @moonriseblueeyes, @binatalia, @ronandreams, @hellshee, @lyngunn, @maxbegone, @somethingtofightfor, @ncthandrake, @miwtual, @oaksunlight or anyone else who wants to do it 🤍

[teal-skull]

ngl, I love both Behm and Erika Vikman and Jenni Vartiainen was really good, but...

Arppa was the best performer in the linnan juhlat after party. Incredible energy especially during Juhani when the band members started going solo.

[archonfurina]

5 songs + questionnaire tag game

Thank you for the tag @katsigian! 💕

5 Songs (in no specific order, I bolded current faves)

Swan Song - Le Sserafim

La Vaguelette & Tandem au cœur de Fontaine - Cécilia Cara & Vulkain

Lanka - Jenni Vartiainen

INVU - Taeyeon

Underwater - Kwon Eunbi

Questions:

Three ships you like: Neuvillette x Furina (Genshin Impact), Tifa x Cloud (Final Fantasy), Navia x Clorinde (Genshin Impact)

First ship ever: Unfortunately it was Tony and Ziva from NCIS

Last song you heard: Love Dive - IVE

Favourite childhood book: Ugh. Something I'd rather not mention, you know which one

Currently reading: Neuvifuri fanfiction

Currently watching: The New Employee, It's A Good Day To Be A Dog

Currently craving: A good night's sleep

Taglist (unlike linked post to remove): @childrenofeden @elegyofthemoon @thefathersbride @elbatmun @elaseolvidah @lord-woolsley @majesticdirewolf @mosbanks @frek @rosaryrradical @cryborgs @i-am-not-a-super-hero @ninazenix @myunghjun @feithefandomizer @not-so-blue @sardoniqueen101 @flurrina @sandramalikstyles-blog @mafumetamorphosis @dragonflytarot @qinfeii

[sepetajmikolikomehoces]

@drugsforaddicts for the Bojere playlist:

Xana - Kitchen Light

Henry Moodie - drunk text

Henry Moodie - you were there for me

Ida Paul & Kalle Lindroth - Mä mietin sua

emma & matilda - sä saat mut

Elastinen feat. Jenni Vartiainen - Epäröimättä hetkeekään

[scr-ppup]

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JVMismuruinca

[PT/JVMismuruinca/end PT]

A musicagender term related to the song Missä muruseni on by Jenni Vartiainen for gender reasons.

[ID/A rectangular flag of 9 uneven horizontal stripes. The stripes are two medium stripes, one dashed small stripe, one medium stripe, one big stripe, one medium stripe, one dashed small stripe, and two medium stripes. The colors go from top to bottom as dark blue, greyish blue, white, stone, faded baby blue, stone, white, greyish blue, and dark blue./end ID]

[ID/A dark red line with gold lining and a repeating star and half moon pattern./end ID]

Etymology; JV (from Jenni Vartiainen) + missä + muruseni + ic + a

Requested by none, self-indulged.

Missä muruseni on is Finnish for 'where is my crumb/love'. (Muru in Finnish means crumb, it's an endearment.)

Taglist; @io-archival @radiomogai