# Vihma

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***Vihma*** is [Värttinä](/source/V%C3%A4rttin%C3%A4)'s 7th album, released in 1998. It is primarily [pop](/source/Pop_music)- and [rock](/source/Rock_music)-influenced [Finnish](/source/Finland) [folk music](/source/Folk_music). However, three tracks (6, 8 and 9) also include [Tuvan throat singing](/source/Tuvan_throat_singing).

*Vihma* was initially released by [Wicklow Entertainment](/source/Wicklow_Entertainment) in the [United States](/source/United_States) and [Finland](/source/Finland). Later in 1998, it was released in [Japan](/source/Japan) by [BMG Japan](/source/BMG_Japan). In the same year, "Emoton" was released as a [single](/source/Single_(music)) in Finland.

## Track listing

1. "Vihma" – 4:04
1. "Tielle heitetty" – 2:56
1. "Emoton" – 3:32
1. "Päivän nousu nostajani" – 3:42
1. "Laulutyttö" – 3:32
1. "Uskottu ei uupuvani" – 5:05
1. "Maa ei kerro" – 3:01
1. "Kylän kävijä" – 4:01
1. "Mieleni alenevi" – 2:57
1. "Neitonen" – 2:56
1. "Aamu" – 4:40
1. "Kauan kulkenut" – 3:19
1. "Vihmax" ("Vihma" remix) – 3:32

## Personnel

### Värttinä

- [Susan Aho](/source/Susan_Aho) - [vocals](/source/Vocals), 5-row [accordion](/source/Accordion)
- [Mari Kaasinen](/source/Mari_Kaasinen) - vocals
- [Kirsi Kähkönen](/source/Kirsi_K%C3%A4hk%C3%B6nen) - vocals
- [Janne Lappalainen](/source/Janne_Lappalainen) - [bouzouki](/source/Bouzouki), [kaval](/source/Kaval), [torupill](/source/Torupill), [tenor](/source/Tenor_saxophone) & [soprano saxophones](/source/Soprano_saxophone)
- [Pekka Lehti](/source/Pekka_Lehti) - [double bass](/source/Double_bass)
- [Kari Reiman](/source/Kari_Reiman) - [fiddle](/source/Fiddle), 10-string [kantele](/source/Kantele), [berimbau](/source/Berimbau)
- [Sirpa Reiman](/source/Sirpa_Reiman) - vocals
- [Marko Timonen](/source/Marko_Timonen) - [drums](/source/Drum), [percussion](/source/Percussion_instrument)
- [Antto Varilo](/source/Antto_Varilo) - acoustic 6- & 12-string [guitars](/source/Guitar), [tenor banjo](/source/Tenor_banjo), [cümbüs tanbur](/source/C%C3%BCmb%C3%BC%C5%9F), 10-string kantele

with [Janne Haavisto](/source/Janne_Haavisto) - additional percussion

### Guests

- [Arto Järvelä](/source/Arto_J%C3%A4rvel%C3%A4), [Mauno Järvelä](/source/Mauno_J%C3%A4rvel%C3%A4), Matti Mäkelä of [JPP](/source/JPP) - [strings](/source/String_instrument) (track 6)
- [Albert Kuvezin](/source/Albert_Kuvezin) and [Aldyn-ool Sevek](/source/Aldyn-ool_Sevek) of [Yat-Kha](/source/Yat-Kha) - [Tuvan throat singing](/source/Tuvan_throat_singing) (6, 9, 13)
- [Richard Horowitz](/source/Richard_Horowitz) - [keyboards](/source/Keyboard_instrument) (7, 13), [Ney](/source/Ney) (13)
- [Petri Prauda](/source/Petri_Prauda) - [Jew's harp](/source/Jew's_harp) (8)

## External links

- [Värttinä page with lyrics, English translations and samples](http://www.varttina.com/recordings/vihma/)

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