Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

Yö has been on top for 30 years already and has sold over one million albums. They have just released their 19th studio album and have gained 11 gold discs, 8 platinum discs, 4 double platinum discs and even  two multiplatinums (2001 and 2003). The singer Olli Lindholm is the only original member left but it hasn't stopped the band continuing scoring hit after hit. They have a lot of fans and their entry Syyt syntyjen is catchy, radio hit that should please their fans and also others. A very possible winner if they only can motivate their fans to vote them, or will Jesse Kaikuranta's more active fanbase in social medias a crucial factor? Yö's biggest hits include Rakkaus on lumivalkoinen , Joutsenlaulu and Likaiset legendat . 

Here we are, after 300 songs and 88 artists we have the top-5 as voted by the listeners of Iskelmä radio. The most loved songs by (schlager) Finnsof the 2000's. 1. RAKKAUS ON LUMIVALKOINEN - YÖ No wonder this was voted the best song knowing Yö's popularity and this song must pull all the right strings also in non-fans: dramatic and melancholy playing with the patriotic tunes with "for a little moment love is snow white" and such. Calculated or not but a great track anyways. Has become popular song in the funerals so is this the Finnish Angels by Robbie Williams?? 2. KAKSI PUUTA - JUHA TAPIO Juha Tapio won the Emma award last year thanks to this song as the best male artist. His career has been steadily going higher and higher and this might be the culmination where everything falls into place. Or has he something better still coming up? The lyrics of this song are pure poetry that make you think with its story about two trees that grow and stand in the rain and...

6. MÄ PUTOAN - YÖLINTU Yölintu is a danceband that's been around since 1992. Their vocalist is Simo Silmu who also scored single hits on this list, too. Ten albums so far that have sold 7 gold discs, 5 platinum and 2 double platinum albums. This song is maybe their biggest hit and from 2002. 7. KIITOS JA KUNNIA - YÖ Yö has been around since 1981 and were part of the Pori movement that culminated later in Dingo who also may have stolen their fans as their record sales dropped dramatically in mid 1980's. After nearly 15 years of thin years what comes to success Yö came back in early 2000's and has been selling (multi)platinum in each their four latest albums again. Singer Olli Lindholm also won Iskelmä Finlandia 2008. I guess the guys never thought in early 1980's they would end up 30 years later as schlager radio's pets! 8. KAIKISTA KASVOISTA - ANNA ERIKSSON No doubt one of the best singers in Finland. She's now making small steps to conquer Scandinavia with...

We continue with familiar names with the exception of Neljänsuora, Each song is worth its place here I guess, even Finlanders who really aren't my cup of tea but the song's great. C'est la vie is very recent hit and Milla is a true classic, too. And tomorrow we enter the top-10!! 11. OHIKIITÄVÄÄ - JUHA TAPIO 12. HETKEKSI EN SULLE RUPIA - LAURI TÄHKÄ 13. LOISTO - YÖ 14. OIKEESTI - FINLANDERS 15. SUN SÄRKYÄ ANNA MÄ EN - JOHANNA KURKELA 16. TIE SYDÄMEENI - YÖ 17. C'EST LA VIE - ANNA PUU 18. SIIPIRIKKO - NELJÄNSUORA 19. HUKUN - JANI WICKHOLM 20. MILLA - ANSSI KELA

Some great tracks in this part once again and songs by already very familiar names. Worth mentioning PMMP's fantastic Pikkuveli , a story about a (gay?) little brother. Yö's Särkyvää also recorded by Annika Eklund and Pasi won Iskelmä radio's talent hunt last year.  31. HILJAINEN ON LAULU RAKKAUDEN - TAIKAKUU 32. RAKKAUDESSA SUURIA - PASI VAINIONPERÄ 33. MONTA MONTA - LAURA VOUTILAINEN 34. SUOJAAN KAIKELTA - LAURI TÄHKÄ 35. KUUNNELLAAN VAAN TAIVASTA - HECTOR 36. ELÄN ITSELLENI - POPEDA 37. SÄRKYVÄÄ - YÖ 38. PIKKUVELI - PMMP 39. KELPAAT KELLE VAAN - JUHA TAPIO 40. ELÄ VIELÄ - SIMO SILMU

We are nearing the top-50 and the dancebands are making way to poppier and rockier artists. In this part we have a lot of lauras and Lauris, Annika's classic Euroviisut entry and Jari with the omnipresent Yö and Finlanders. 61. KUULTA KYSELEN - LAURA VOUTILAINEN 62. KATUJEN KUNINGATAR - YÖ 63. SHANGHAIN VALOT - ANNIKA EKLUND 64. PITKÄT PELLOT - LAURI TÄHKÄ 65. TIMANTTINEN TÄHTI - LAURA VOUTILAINEN 66. KIMPALE KULTAA - LAURI TÄHKÄ 67. PAREMMIN KUIN KUKAAN MUU - JARI SILLANPÄÄ 68. PUISTOSSA - ANSSI KELA 69. SINUN VUOKSES - FINLANDERS 70. ASFALTTIVIIDAKKO - ANNE MATTILA

The usual cast here, too: Kari Tapio, Sillanpää, Yö. Eppu Normaali, Kela, Edelmann, Eriksson but then we have Janne Raappana with his fantastic cover of Biagio Antonacci's Iris and one hit wonder Teleks. 81. SE JOKIN ALKAA - KARI TAPIO 82. TAHDOIN TAIKKA EN - JARI SILLANPÄÄ 83. HÄN TANSSI KANSSA ENKELEIDEN - YÖ 84. TAHDON SUT - EPPU NORMAALI 85. 1972 - ANSSI KELA 86. JOS VAIN VOISIN - JANNE RAAPPANA 87. SININEN SOINTU - SAMULI EDELMANN 88. KUKA SAA SUT NYT - ANNA ERIKSSON 89. KAKSOISELÄMÄÄ - PATE MUSTAJÄRVI 90. TUULILASIN NURKKAAN - TELEKS

We have reached the top-100 and this one features the ever present Yö, Yölintu, Paula Koivuniemi, Anne Mattila and Lauri Tähkä with Jani Wickholm. Even Annika Eklund is featured providing the female vocals for Pettävällä jäällä .... Anne Mattila scored a megahit with Perutaan häät after Anna Eriksson turned the song down and didn't want to record it! 91. SATUKIRJAN SANKARI - YÖ 92. SITÄ SAA MITÄ TILAA - YÖLINTU 93 . KUKA PELKÄÄ PAULAA - PAULA KOIVUNIEMI 94. PERUTAAN HÄÄT - ANNE MATTILA 95. ONNENLANTTI - JORMA KÄÄRIÄINEN 96. MIES JONKA YMPÄRILTÄ TUOLIT VIEDÄÄN - ZEN CAFÉ 97. SUOMEN NEITO - JANI WICKHOLM 98 . SUOLAISTA SADETTA - EPPU NORMAALI 99. PETTÄVÄLLÄ JÄÄLLÄ - YÖ 100. REIKÄINEN TAIVAS - LAURI TÄHKÄ

This part is filled with dancebands and three excellent songs to spice it up: Puhu äänellä jonka kuulen, Oo siellä jossain mun and Kaunis päivä . Three acts very popular at the moment and with young and not so young. 141. PUHU ÄÄNELLÄ JONKA KUULEN - HAPPORADIO 142 . ANNA JATKUA YÖN - FINLANDERS 143. ETKÖ UNTA SAA - YÖ 144. MENNYTTÄ MIESTÄ - YÖLINTU 145. KELLOT SOI - TOPI SORSAKOSKI 146. OO SIELLÄ JOSSAIN MUN - PMMP 147. SYDÄNPUOLI SÄÄTÄ VASTEN - KARI TAPIO 148. MEIDÄN LAULU - MATTI JA TEPPO 149. UNOHTUMATON ILTA - AGENTS 150. KAUNIS PÄIVÄ - ANNA PUU

This part is rather poppy and Eurovisionary with Katri Helena, two Kirka songs, Mikael Konttinen's fine Ota kiinni and Annika Eklund's follow up to Shanghain valot - almost a part 2 if you ask me! 171. ENKELEITÄ ONKO HEITÄ - ANNE MATTILA 172. YÖ - YÖ 173. TEETÄ JA PAAHTOLEIPÄÄ - NELJÄNSUORA 174. MINÄ TOIVON - KATRI HELENA 175. POKKA - IRINA 176. OLET MUN SÄ VAIN - AGENTS 177. KUN SINUT SIINÄ NÄÄN - KIRKA 178. LUULET SÄ TOSIAAN - KIRKA 179. OTA KIINNI - MIKAEL KONTTINEN 180. OLE HILJAA JA SUUTELE MUA - ANNIKA EKLUND

Almost 100 songs behind us we have once again some familiar artists: Kaija Koo, Anna Eriksson and most of all Yö and Yölintu. You will hear a lot of them in the coming days. Kristiina Brask is from Idols and the rest is quite Tangomarrkinat oriented stuff... 211. MAJAKKA JA MERI - A AALLON RYTMIORKESTERI 212. SILMÄT SYDÄMEENI - KRISTIINA BRASK 213. ON TULLUT MONI, ON MENNYT MONI - MIKKO MÄKELÄINEN 214. MILTÄ SE TUNTUU? - KAIJA KOO 215. SEURATAAN JOHTAJAA - ANNA ERIKSSON 216. VALUVA TAIVAS - NELJÄ RUUSUA 217. TUULTA RIITTÄÄ - SAIJA TUUPANEN 218. VÄLITUNNILLA - KATRI YLANDER 219. RAKKAUTTA VAIN? - YÖ 220. ANTEEKSI - YÖLINTU