- metsäkukkia
- Valssi, Viljo Vesterinen ja Lasse Pihlajamaa, 1950. - Play it! Musical Score pdf file.
- Valssi menneiltä Ajoilta - Valssi, Viljo Vesterinen ja Lasse Pihlajamaa, 1950.
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National Tango of Finland
- Satumaa by Reijo Taipale
Karelian and East Karelian Music Section
- Heli Keinonen Ajettih Da Tšiganaiset - Eastern Karelian Folk Song.
Military
- Jääkärien Marssi Jaeger's March
Accordion History
- The Evolution of Accordions Finnish site with pictures, some accordions made by Kouvolan Harmonikka and Viipurin Harmonikka. Although Viipurin Harmonikka was Viktori's competition in Viipuri, I am sure he knew the company well. When Russia attacked in 1939, Viktor moved away from Viipuri along with the entire population. In 1957, Viktor immigrated to Toronto Canada, bringing my grandmother, aunt and uncle, and some beautiful Kouvola harmonikka accordions with him. My family was by then living in Victoria BC, on the west coast of Canada. The times were changing, Rock'n'Roll was coming in, accordions were going out. And of course hardly anybody had seen a chromatic, which has buttons on both sides and very popular in Finland. In the mid 1960's he returned to Finland with my grandmother and uncle, back to Tampere, where he lived the rest of his life. My aunt stayed in Toronto where she had met her husband. The accordion is live and well in Finland even today. I happened to be in Finland when Viktor turned 60. A beautiful bouquet of flowers arrived from Kouvolan harmonikka's owner Aarne Koski. The card read: "long live Viktor Saarnio and Säkkijärven polkka."
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