- country:Finland
- region:Nordic
- style(s):Folk
- label:Nordic Notes / CPL-Music / Folk Galore / Beste! Unterhaltung
- type:Band, Quartet
- artist contact:ENKEL, BFP, Akkajee
Line up
- Iida Savolainen (viola, voice)
- Leija Lautamaja (melodeon, voice)
- Maija Pokela (kantele, voice)
- Miia Palomäki (melodeon, voice)
Links
ENKEL is a powerful and captivating folk music band from Finland, made up of two melodeons, kantele, viola and four voices. Four distinctive and charismatic musicians draw on tradition, the force of creativity, and each other – in ENKEL, everyone is a superhero in their own style. Their unusual instrumentation and vocal harmonies open up a wide range of possibilities: a driving polka shifts seamlessly into powerful songs inspired by past human destinies, and into rustic romance.
“In Finland’s folk music circles too, [ENKEL] has been regarded as a guaranteed crowd-pleaser and the life of the party.”
– Niko Peltonen, Levyhyllyt 2025