Loimolan Voima
Loimolan Voima
Genres: karelian, finland, Karelia
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About Loimolan Voima
Loimolan Voima writes contemporary Karelian folk music with roots embedded deep in the soil of the Border Karelian region. The two man band is composed of brothers Mika ”Miša” Saatsi and Niko ”Miikkula” Saatsi. Miša is the bands’ composer and Miikkula writes their lyrics in Karelian Proper. The Saatsi brothers descend from the Karelian commune of Suistamo and are on a mission to sing the endangered Karelian language into public notice. They grew up in Lieksa North-Karelia. In Finland there are 11 000 people who speak Karelian as their first language. Miša and Miikkula are both native speakers of Karelian. Loimolan Voima released their award winning debut album Ruttomužikan kyynäl in 2020. Second album Mi on praudua released in 2022. Their third album will be out January 2026. Loimolan Voima music draws inspiration from their rich Karelian heritage while looking ahead into the future. Concerts of Loimolan Voima are unique experiences combining the flow of music with Karelian story telling. The bands’ acoustic sound is accompanied by syntesizers and an old drum machine. A looper also has a role to play in their live arrangements. All these more modern devices fade at times to give space for entirely acoustic moments. Since 2019 Loimolan Voima has been given 100+ concerts in Finland and also in Germany and Estonia. They have been awarded 2020 for the best folk album of the year, 2023 for the best folk music songwriters, 2023 Elmi Tsokkinen medal, 2024 Risteys award and 2025 Kaustinen Folk Music Festival Band of the year award.
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