Finnish Folk Song - Säkkijärven polkka

Ok, I didn’t die, don’t worry... (hope Pomerodia’s videos will be back) Also, happy Finnish Independence National Day 🇫🇮! ’’Säkkijärven polkka’’ (“the Säkkijärvi polka“ in English), also called the “Karelian-Finnish Polka,“ is a well-known folk tune from Finland, very popular with Finnish accordionists. It was especially popularized by Viljo “Vili“ Vesterinen (1907–1961). The tune was first recorded in Säkkijärvi (now Kondratyevo in the Leningrad Oblast, Russia), and the lyrics sometimes sung with the tune state that while Säkkijärvi itself might have been lost (ceded to the Soviet Union in 1940), the Finns at least still had the polka. During the Continuation War, the Finnish Army discovered that the retreating Soviets had scattered radio-controlled mines throughout the re-captured city of Viipuri. These mines were set off when a three-note chord was played on the frequency the r