Thhhaaaaaank you! (did i use too many a's and h's?) I almost lost hope after my first attempt at the finnish question. I was feeling a bit sorry for myself and saturated in my finnish world .So good to read all your messages.........(whistle and whoops of glee!!) my favourite band is Ottopasüüna ,beautiful tunes and not so difficult to learn(no fast ears on my head) BUT!!!how can i name a favourite when 'Pirnales'are every bit as inspiring as Ottopasüüna. I löve the full,smooth sound of pirnales.I'm getting a bit overwhelmed just thinking about them.Umm..Troka and gyalahorn(spelling?)are also a really good bands. AND,for anyone who has'nt had the good fortune to have a Finnish exposure, some descriptive words that come to mind are: sad,unpredictable and mabye enigmatic. Does that sound a bit wanky? I hope I did'nt put anyone off. Oh yeah ,I agree that Värttina are good (esp their tunes) ,but i've only heard a bit of wimme,what I heard was great AndÄndÄnd JPP have a lot of very nice music.... Thanks to everyone for replying i'll be back tommorow to dispense some more of my windy finnish guff(stuff) . Öh and i'd löve to hear what raaticoon sound like. moi moi,Andy