🎸 Väärä Raha

About

Väärä Raha is the band behind Jaakko Laitinen's self-styled Lapland-Balkan orchestra, active since 2009. The group mixes Balkan rhythms with old Finnish schlager, and has picked up influences from Georgia, Turkey and Greece along the way. They have won the Emma Award for Best Ethno and performed in over 20 countries across Europe.