# 6.12.

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***6.12.*** (***Live in Helsinki*** in the United States) is [Värttinä](/source/V%C3%A4rttin%C3%A4)'s 9th [album](/source/Album) and first [live album](/source/Live_album), released on 3 September 2001. It was recorded in the [Finland Independence Day](/source/Independence_Day_(Finland)), 6 December 2000.

All songs on *6.12.* appear on earlier Värttinä [studio albums](/source/Studio_album). *6.12.* has less-varied instrumentation than their studio albums (after *Oi Dai*).

After being realized in Finland by [BMG Finland](/source/Bertelsmann_Music_Group), *6.12.* was released by Resistencia in Spain in 2001. In 2002, it was released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland by [Westpark](/source/Westpark_Music), in [Benelux](/source/Benelux) by [Frea](/source/Frea), and in the United States by [NorthSide](/source/NorthSide).

## Track listing

All tracks were arranged by Värttinä, except for "Käppee" by [Mari Kaasinen](/source/Mari_Kaasinen)

- Also includes "Äijö" video

## Personnel

- [Susan Aho](/source/Susan_Aho) – [vocals](/source/Vocals), [percussion](/source/Percussion)
- [Mari Kaasinen](/source/Mari_Kaasinen) – vocals
- [Kirsi Kähkönen](/source/Kirsi_K%C3%A4hk%C3%B6nen) – vocals
- [Riikka Timonen](/source/Riikka_Timonen) – vocals
- [Janne Lappalainen](/source/Janne_Lappalainen) – [bouzouki](/source/Bouzouki), [saxophone](/source/Saxophone)
- [Markku Lepistö](/source/Markku_Lepist%C3%B6) – [accordion](/source/Accordion)
- [Pekka Lehti](/source/Pekka_Lehti) – [double bass](/source/Double_bass)
- [Kari Reiman](/source/Kari_Reiman) – [violin](/source/Violin)
- [Marko Timonen](/source/Marko_Timonen) – [drums](/source/Drum), [percussion](/source/Percussion)
- [Antto Varilo](/source/Antto_Varilo) – [guitars](/source/Guitar)

On the video, new members [Johanna Virtanen](/source/Johanna_Virtanen) and [Jaska Lukkarinen](/source/Jaska_Lukkarinen) replace [Riikka Timonen](/source/Riikka_Timonen) and [Marko Timonen](/source/Marko_Timonen), respectively.[citation needed]

## External links

- [Värttinä page with samples](http://www.varttina.com/recordings/6-12/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20041209052457/http://www.varttina.com/recordings/6-12/) 9 December 2004 at the Wayback Machine
- [Aijö video](http://www.varttina.com/videos/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20041204010530/http://www.varttina.com/videos/) 4 December 2004 at the Wayback Machine

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