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Genre
finnish folk
Parent Genre: World/Traditional

Finnish folk music is characterized by its unique blend of traditional melodies and modern instrumentation. The genre often features intricate vocal harmonies, lively rhythms, and the use of traditional instruments such as the kantele and accordion. The lyrics often draw inspiration from nature, folklore, and everyday life in Finland.


Top artists of finnish folk genre

Värttinä
Aili Järvelä
Pekko Käppi
Maija Kauhanen
Vilma Jää
Milla Rumi
Frigg
Viitasen Piia
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finnish folk music timeline

Explore finnish folk history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.

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List of finnish folk artists

Here is a list of finnish folk artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the finnish folk genre. You can find out what finnish folk genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Värttinä
29 2 68 55 42 79 129 14873
2
Aili Järvelä
26 0 47 39 59 35 112 1316
3
Pekko Käppi
23 0 0 0 0 0 0 3969
4
Maija Kauhanen
23 0 45 40 32 19 85 1400
5
Vilma Jää
22 0 63 71 10 55 114 2757
6
Milla Rumi
22 0 0 0 0 0 0 3494
7
Frigg
21 25 35 51 51 53 118 4672
8
Viitasen Piia
20 21 42 52 47 28 107 3924
9
Johanna Juhola
20 0 0 0 0 0 0 922
10
Tuuletar
20 0 36 27 71 34 96 5881
11
Jutta Rahmel
18 0 0 0 0 0 0 342
12
Floating Sofa Quartet
18 23 45 43 51 62 127 1837
13
Antti Paalanen
17 86 87 72 58 90 106 3152
14
Suistamon Sähkö
17 25 59 88 0 63 132 2696
15
Okra Playground
15 0 50 43 48 22 123 2389
16
Maria Kalaniemi
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 2828
17
Baltic Crossing
14 3 44 35 82 69 118 1511
18
Timo Alakotila
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 444
19
Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha
13 0 57 54 16 62 148 1681
20
Joonas Widenius
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 382
21
Martti Pokela
13 0 57 6 88 41 74 398
22
Jonne
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 4530
23
Tsuumi Sound System
12 18 46 44 37 58 107 2158
24
Solju
11 0 46 41 60 33 141 1918
25
Enkel
10 17 51 35 86 62 118 895
26
Gjallarhorn
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2385
27
VILDÁ
10 2 36 39 48 10 117 1660
28
Wimme
10 11 39 23 74 26 114 2294
29
Markku Lepistö
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1043
30
Kardemimmit
9 0 58 36 79 32 147 2133
31
Tsuumi
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 119
32
Jpp
8 57 37 55 58 57 131 1142
33
Freija
8 0 56 47 58 77 148 800
34
Kaustisen Purppuripelimannit
8 7 31 29 84 72 138 242
35
Kiharakolmio
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 327
36
Tallari
6 0 40 46 79 70 113 849
37
Hohka
6 0 38 49 42 22 102 691
38
Arja Kastinen
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 259
39
5/5
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 601
40
Niekku
6 29 33 14 93 26 115 502
41
Anne-Mari Kivimäki
5 11 51 44 84 65 80 525
42
Akkajee
5 0 33 10 98 28 70 371
43
Junna
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 201
44
SUO
5 0 35 17 93 21 106 697
45
Myllärit
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 468
46
Mäsä-duo
5 2 58 59 72 56 127 343
47
mammantytöt!
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 272
48
SibA Folk Big Band
4 0 42 66 7 71 112 262
49
Puhti
4 0 66 51 70 63 140 722
50
Sväng
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1226
51
Teija Niku
4 85 73 28 53 69 112 480
52
Päivi Hirvonen
4 0 60 24 62 68 110 347
53
Pirnales
4 96 65 83 75 82 132 344
54
Suden Aika
4 0 56 31 68 60 89 820
55
Folkswagen
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 122
56
Polenta
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 187
57
Sanna Kurki-Suonio
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 809
58
Liisa Matveinen
3 0 51 34 40 36 130 51
59
Anna-Kaisa Liedes
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 104
60
Ville Ojanen
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 138
61
Häävi
2 6 14 25 74 20 172 116
62
Kankaan pelimannit
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 61
63
Juurakko
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 384
64
Celenka
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 230
65
Ottopasuuna
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 228
66
Esko Järvelä Epic Male Band
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 616
67
Bergå Folk Project
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 132
68
Rälläkkä
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 140
69
Troka
1 0 50 82 1 31 140 232
70
Progmatics
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 123
71
Timo Väänänen
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 164
72
Jouhiorkesteri
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 120
73
Jouko Kyhälä
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 102
74
Milla Viljamaa
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 176
75
Kriya
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46
76
Ketsurat
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 147
77
Wäinötär
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60
78
Lepistö&Lehti
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80
79
Band'o
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29
80
Iivo Lipitsa
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
81
Hereä
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 162
82
Vilma Timonen Quartet
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 153
83
Duo Milla Viljamaa
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 103
84
Marianne Maans
0 0 26 11 99 46 78 88
85
Tapani Varis & Jouko Kyhälä
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
86
Kirjava Lintu
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51