news:

4.1.12 Springtime greetings from Minneapolis! It's been a busy and fun 2012 for us so far...we recently returned from a Midwestern tour with Arto Järvelä where we visited new states: OH, MO, and lower MI. On April 14th we zip back to Ohio for a performance at OSU's Newark campus. Then in May, Arto returns to the USA and we meet him for a 10-day West Coast Tour! Check out our SHOWS page for all the specifics.

2.22.12 we just finished up our first ever southern tour, and are back on the road again in a week with Arto Järvelä. thanks to WORT radio in Madison for promoting our first show on the Midwest tour!

1.17.12 happy new year to all!
we've got big tour plans this Winter...in february we'll drive across the southern states, and will wind up in florida for Finlandia Days. then in March we join Arto Järvelä for a swing thru the Midwest...check out the schedule at the shows page.

11.7.11 on the road again.
we will be out on the west coast two separate weekends in december, and playing in michigan the third, and then - wait, is there a holiday or something around that time?
we will be in florida in february (thank god) and are planning a west coast tour with arto järvelä in may. can't keep still.

8.29.11 we were featured in september's EDINA MAGAZINE. we are excited to open for FRIGG at the CEDAR on sept 28!

8.22.11 things still aren't slowing down. we just returned from finnfest, san diego, where we made friends and music. check out our facebook page for photos and video. this weekend at porcupine mountains music fest and the reif center in grand rapids, then off to the east coast in early september! check the shows page. wish us luck.

7.6.11 we had a wonderful time on tour with arto järvelä! here's a video from nisswa stämman festival:

we are looking forward to our upper peninsula tour this week, finnwest in vancouver, finnfest in san diego this summer and much more! check the dates page for more info.

6.18.11 thanks to paul wilson from nisswastämman
for this animated picture!

5.24.11: we're looking forward to a fun summer of traveling! in june we'll be on tour for 10 days with Arto Järvelä! Arto is coming over from Finland, and we'll join him at some of the coolest venues in the Midwest USA including the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, Sacred Heart Music Center in Duluth, and The Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis.

go to our shows page for updated dates and venue information.

Kaivama and Arto will perform live on Minneapolis television program "KARE 11 TODAY" on Thursday morning, June 16th!

4.25.11: we completed our first fly-out tour - drove seattle to LA! ready for more. check out our pictures on facebook. AND our album is now ready for purchase on itunes. we are booking lots of dates, so check our shows page for updates.

4.1.11: it's april fools day, but this is no joke! the kaivama album is finished and ready to be purchased and enjoyed! go to our store page and order yourself a copy! tunebook ready next week.

3.20.11: welcome to our new site! it's under construction and should be all filled in by april. album will be up on itunes in may.