{"id":41704,"date":"2022-02-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kaustinen.net\/?p=41704"},"modified":"2026-06-10T21:47:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T18:47:53","slug":"the-winners-of-the-elakoon-folk-awards-have-been-announced-artist-of-the-year-vilma-jaa-nahdaan-in-kaustinen-in-the-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kaustinen.net\/en\/elakoon-folk-palkintojen-saajat-on-julkistettu-vuoden-artisti-vilma-jaa-nahdaan-kesalla-kaustisella\/","title":{"rendered":"The winners of the El\u00e4k\u00f6\u00f6n Folk! awards have been announced - Artist of the Year Vilma J\u00e4\u00e4 will be seen in Kaustinen in the summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><em>Artist of the Year Vilma J\u00e4\u00e4 (Photo: Mikko Malmivaara)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Folk musician, singer and composer <a href=\"https:\/\/kansanmusiikkikansantanssi.fi\/elakoon-folk-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Vilma J\u00e4\u00e4<\/strong> has been awarded by the Federation of Musicians <strong>Artist of the Year<\/strong> -award<\/a>. He is described in the award criteria as a luminous soloist who crosses genre boundaries. Vilma J\u00e4\u00e4 will perform on Wednesday and Thursday of the second week of July next summer in Kaustinen.<\/p>\n<p>The winners of the Long Live Folk! awards were announced on Tuesday 1 February. <a href=\"https:\/\/kansanmusiikkikansantanssi.fi\/elakoon-folk-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>W\u00e4in\u00f6 of the Year<\/strong> -was awarded the <strong>Jaana-Maria Jukkara<\/strong>, Maailman musiikin keskuksen - Global Music Centren toiminnanjohtaja.<\/a> Through her work, she has promoted the status of musicians who have moved to Finland and the opportunities for them to enrich Finnish cultural life.<br \/> On the same occasion, the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival announced the Band of the Year, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kaustinen.net\/en\/band-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aapintuvan pelimannit<\/a><\/strong>, which this time is a recognition of the entire Kaustis violin tradition.The community college's violin group, which began in the early 1980s, has been bringing players together for more than four decades.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kaustinen.net\/en\/band-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more about the Kaustinen Band of the Year 2022 here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Long Live Folk! awards 2022<\/h4>\n<p>Every year, the most prominent players in the folk dance and folk music scene award the most luminous stars and important influencers in the field. The awards were due to be presented at the Folklandia Cruise's Long Live Folk! gala in January, but had to be cancelled due to the interest rate. Now the awards will be handed out in their own way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kansanmusiikkikansantanssi.fi\/elakoon-folk-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Folk Music Maker of the Year<\/strong>: Akkajee.<\/a> The band has raised the bar in folk music making with its diverse and ambitious work. (Suomen Musiikintekij\u00e4t)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nuorisoseurat.fi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Dance of the Year:<\/strong> To Riina Hosio for her book Bloodless Words.<\/a> (Finnish Youth Clubs)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kansanmusiikkiliitto.fi\/vuoden-kansanmusiikkilevy-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Folk Music Album of the Year<\/strong>: \u00c1nn\u00e1m\u00e1ret: Nieguid duovdagat. <\/a>The music on the album draws from both the rich Yokai tradition and the living culture of Sami. (Kansanmusiikki-lehti and kamukanta.fi)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kantele.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Canticle Plate of the Year:<\/strong> Folk'Avant -yhtye: Jorvik Lu llaby.<\/a> A unique and impressive collaboration that combines the world of games, great creative content and the expertise of musicians. (Kanteleliitto)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kansanmusiikkiliitto.fi\/vuoden-nuori-pelimanni-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Young Pelican of the Year:<\/strong> Anni Saksman, 12. <\/a>He has won the Silver Accordion Competition in 2019. (Folk Music Association, Juho Koiranen Memorial Fund)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalmusic.fi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Crossroads Award<\/strong>: Hapavesi Folk Music Festival <\/a>on rakentanut toimintansa rohkeasti jo vuosikymmenten ajan eri genrejen ja valtakuntien rajojen ylityksille. 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