Finnish Friday

For today’s “Finnish Friday,” we travel back to France for an adorable video from Camélia Jordana. She is less than a month shy of 19 and I just fell in love with Moi C’est (It’s Me or This Is Me) from my very first viewing. The song seems to be about the struggle to understand each other in a relationship. Or at least that is my interpretation of the lyrics. I enjoy the music and vocals,

Jenni Vartianen’s Missä Muruseni On, is the Finnish Friday video of the day. When I first started doing this, Jenni was one of the first artists I stumbled upon. And she has been a favorite ever since. I always enjoyed Finnish music on my trips to Finland and thought it might be fun to see what the music scene was like today. There are a few of her videos including Ihmisten edessä that are wonderful. But I

Today, we travel back to Finland for “Finnish Friday.” This is a beautiful song and video. From my very first music video way back in the day, I have always enjoyed videos that tell a story. Even if you don’t speak a single word of Finnish, you can appreciate the song and understand the emotions from this one. The title of the song can be translated as “Maybe Next Time” or “In A

For today’s ”Finnish Friday,” we cross the Maginot Line into France for the music of Melissa Mars. The lovely brunette has already built a pretty nice resume from film to music to musicals. American readers might remember catching a glimpse of her in the movie From Paris With Love as the prostitute picked up by John Travolta’s character Charlie Wax. In France, she is also known for her role

Wovon Sollen Wir Träumen – Frida Gold Today, we travel to Germany for “Finnish Friday” and explore the music of Frida Gold. I’m not fluent in German, but I did muddle my way through three years of it in High School. Surprisingly, I do have a somewhat of a decent vocabulary. But when you never use it, it becomes challenging to understand conversation. Clicking on a German video every so ofte

Chisu – Baden-Baden I once worked for a Finnish company which provided me the opportunity to travel there on four different occasions. The country is beautiful and I got to see it in each season. Finnish history and culture were both very interesting, and the language is quite unique as well. I also enjoyed the music. So on slow days, I search out what is popular in Finland and sometimes share it with friends