Loituma is a Finnish quartet whose members combine the Finnish vocal tradition with the sounds of the kantele. Loituma were selected Ensemble of the Year at the 1997 Kaustinen Folk Music Festival.

Loituma website: www.loituma.fi.Here's the link for a NEW VERSION of 2021! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zcg66Qcwjw8EDIT: I added the STORY IN ENGLISH!

The whole story. IEVAN POLKKA music video on YouTube!

Loituma Girl (also known as "Leekspin") is a Flash animation set to a scat singing section of the Finnish song "Ievan polkka," sung by the Finnish quartet Loituma on their 1995 debut album Things of Beauty. [1]

Loituma is a Finnish folk music group that was active between 1989-2008. The band was formed at the Folk Music Department of the Sibelius Academy by a group of seven students. They came to be known as Jäykkä Leipä (Stiff Bread).

Watch Loituma perform their popular Finnish folk song Ievan Polkka live on YouTube.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION:The sound of a polka drifted from my neighbor'sand set my feet a-tapping oh!Ieva's mother had her eye on her daughter butIeva she managed...

Loituma is a Finnish quartet whose members combine the Finnish vocal tradition with the sounds of the kantele. Loituma were selected Ensemble of the Year at the 1997 Kaustinen Folk Music Festival.

Loituma is a young quartet who combine the Finnish vocal tradition with the exquisite sounds of the kantele (Finnish harp). At ease with four-part unaccompanied vocals as well as four-part kantele instrumentals, Loituma was selected Band of …

LOITUMA Koko tarina. IEVAN POLKKA -musiikkivideo YouTubessa! Ievan polkka säv. trad. san. Eino Kettunen ja Loituma sov. Loituma Vuoden 2023 versio: Tidal, Deezer, Apple Music, Amazon Music. Kolme kaunista säv. Sari Kauranen san. Kanteletar sov. Loituma.