thanks peg for the short spiel on Triakel,I'll have To get myself a listen. CarolC!,I'm a mandolin player so I'm not really licenced to give you accordian tips ,HOWEVER! I got a lot of my Finnish tunes from a cds by Ottopasuuna (they have 2 albums,the first has more trad stuff).Of all the finnish recordings I have ,Ottopasuunas stuff is the easiest to learn ,cos the arrangements are very uncluttered and the tunes are'nt too quick. well worth a listen if you can.Also their cds are easy to get,you could try the Arctic Paradise homepage If you have trouble elsewhere. And welcome to the beautiful world of finnish music!!!!! Andy.