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Richard Strauss: Three Hymns, Op. 71; Opera Arias from Der Rosenkavalier, Capriccio & Ariadne auf Naxos / Soile Isokoski, soprano

1 CD / Ondine / 2012-09-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60; Hymns (3) of Friedrich Hölderlin, for soprano or tenor & orchestra, Op. 71 (TrV 240); Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59; Capriccio, Op. 85
Performers: Isokoski, Soile
Conductors: Kamu, , Okko
Ensemble: ; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Ondine is pleased to announce the new release of legendary Strauss-singer Soile Isokoski. A multiple award-winner, her recording of Strauss Four Last Song won a...continue...
Recording information: Helsinki Music Centre (04/17/2012-04/18/2012); Helsinki Music Centre (04/20/2012)....continue...

Kaija Saariaho: Trios / Steven Dann, viola; Pia Freund, soprano; Tuija Hakkila, piano; Ernst Kovacic, violin et al.

1 CD / Ondine / 2012-09-25

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Mirage, for soprano, cello & orchestra; Cloud Trio, for violin, viola & cello; Cendres, for alto flute, cello & piano; Je sens un deuxième coeur, for viola, cello & piano; Sere...
Performers: Dann, Steven; Freund, Pia; Hakkila, Tuija; Helasvuo, Mikael; Jodelet, Florent; Karttunen, Anssi [Cello]; Zebra Trio

With the ongoing project to record Kaija Saariaho's music Ondine is pleased to announce a release of her chamber music works. Known for her skills...continue...

Berlioz: Herminie; Les Nuits d'été; Ravel: Shéhérazade / Véronique Gens, soprano

1 CD / Ondine / 2012-06-26

Works: Hector Berlioz: Herminie, cantata ("scène lyrique") for soprano & orchestra, H. 29; Les nuits d'été, Op. 7, song cycle; Maurice Ravel: Shéhérazade, poems (3) for so...
Performers: Gens, Veronique
Conductors: Axelrod, John
Ensemble: ; Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire

Ondine is pleased to announce a new release by famous soprano Véronique Gens, who performs Herminie and Les Nuits d'été by Hector Berlioz and Shéhérazade...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium 2000, Nantes, France (2009-09-25&2010-10-26_2010-)....continue...

Kaija Saariaho: The Works for Orchestra [4 CDs]

4 CD / Ondine / 2012-02-28

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Lichtbogen, for 2 violins, viola, cello, bass, percussion, piano, flute, harp & electronics; Grammaire des rêves, for soprano, contralto, 2 flutes, harp, viola & cello; Du crist...
Performers: Freund, Pia; Karttunen, Anssi [Cello]; Komsi, Anu [Soprano Vocal]; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Salomaa, Petteri; Storgårds, John [Conductor, Violin]; Suovanen, Gabriel
Conductors: Lintu, Hannu; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Avanti! Chamber Orchestra; Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris

On her 60th anniversary in 2012, this 4-CD collector's box contains recordings of fourteen orchestral works by Grammy-awarded Kaija Saariaho, many of them featuring vocal...continue...

Richard Strauss: Lieder / Soile Isokoski, soprano; Marita Viitasalo, piano

1 CD / Ondine / 2012-01-31

Works: Richard Strauss: Allerseelen, Op. 10 no 8; Lieder aus Lotusblättern (6), Op. 19; Die Nacht, Op. 10 no 3; Ich trage meine Minne, song for voice & piano, Op. 32/1 (TrV 174/1); Lieder (8), Op. 10; ...
Performers: Isokoski, Soile; Viitasalo, Marita

This CD features Finnish star soprano Soile Isokoski and her longstanding duo partner Marita Viitasalo, piano, with a selection of Lieder by Richard Strauss. Soile...continue...
Recording information: Järvenpää Hall, Finland (07/30/2011-08/02/2011)....continue...

Rautavaara: Aleksis Kivi / Franck/Finnish NO, Hynninen, Reinikainen [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Ondine / 2011-04-26

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Aleksis Kivi, opera in 3 acts
Performers: Hynninen, Jorma; Linnosaari, Paulina; Rantanen, Riikka; Reinikainen, Janne; Tuovinen, Olli
Conductors: Franck, Mikko
Ensemble: Finnish National Opera Orchestra

This opera by iconic composer Einojuhani Rautavaara tells the story of Finland's national author, Aleksis Kivi (1834-1872). Kivi wrote the first significant novel in the...continue...
Run Time: 113 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, Finnish
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Transfiguration / Carmilla Nylund, soprano

1 CD / Ondine / 2011-01-25

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Tannhäuser; Die Walküre; Tristan und Isolde; Richard Strauss: Arabella; Daphne; Ariadne auf Naxos; Salome
Performers: Nylund, Camilla; Slobodjaniuk, Mihail
Conductors: Lintu, Hannu

Transfiguration' is acclaimed star soprano Camilla Nylund's much-awaited first album of arias. This CD portrays the lyric dramatic soprano with famous arias and scenes from...continue...
Recording information: Tampere Hall, Finland (09/16/2010-09/19/2010)....continue...

Essential Highlights Of Soile Isokoski

2 CD / Ondine / 2010-04-27

Works: Richard Strauss: Lieder (4), Op. 36; Ich wollt' ein Sträusslein binden, song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 68/2 (TrV 235/2); Säusle, liebe Myrthe!, song for voice & piano (or orches...
Performers: Isokoski, Soile; Viitasalo, Marita
Conductors: Janowski, Marek

On the occasion of its 25th anniversary in 2010, Ondine releases a series of five two-fers, featuring each two best-selling CD titles from its back...continue...

Irresistible Karita Mattila

1 CD / Ondine / 2010-04-27

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Jean Sibelius: Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte (The Maid Return...
Performers: Band, Fever; Eskola, Jukka; Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Herrala, Ville; How Many Sisters; Kallio, Mika; Lassy, Timo; Lerche, Peter; Lintinen, Kirmo; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Mustonen, ...
Conductors: Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Niemi, Riku; Savijoki, Pekka; Lintinen, Kirmo
Ensemble: ; Fever (Ensemble)

Celebrated soprano Karita Mattila has proved herself to be irresistible in any musical genre. This compilation couples live performances of some of the world's best-loved...continue...
Recording information: Tampere Hall, Finland (08/2007)....continue...

Hindemith: Das Marienleben

1 CD / Ondine / 2009-09-29

Works: Paul Hindemith: Das Marienleben, song cycle for soprano & piano, Op. 27
Performers: Isokoski, Soile; Viitasalo, Marita

Opera Gala / Mattila, Hynninen, Isokoski, Hakala, Garanca, Uusitalo, et al

5 CD / Ondine / 2004-09-30

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino; Rigoletto; Don Carlos; Falstaff; Aida, opera; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: ...
Performers: Garanca, Elina; Hakala, Tommi; Hynninen, Jorma; Isokoski, Soile; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Uusitalo, Juha
Conductors: Klas, Eri; Schreier, Peter; Vilumanis, Alexander; Segerstam, Leif; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka

This 5-CD box set features six vocal stars in a collection of the most popular opera scenes and arias. CD 1 focuses on the young...continue...

Scene d'amore - Puccini, Verdi, Gounod, etc / Soile Isokoski, Mikko Franck, Helsinki PO

1 CD / Ondine / 2004-08-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Charles Gounod: Faust; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Turandot; Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra; Otello
Performers: Isokoski, Soile
Conductors: Franck, Mikko

Audiences and critics hail the Finnish soprano Soile Isokoski as one of the finest singers in the world. Her recent orchestral albums on Ondine have...continue...

Sibelius: Kullervo / Segerstam, Isokoski, Hakala, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 2004-04-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: Kullervo, Op. 7
Performers: Hakala, Tommi; Isokoski, Soile
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: YL Male Voice Choir

The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra has a long and triumphant association with the music of Jean Sibelius, having premiered under the composer's baton almost all of...continue...

Sibelius: Luonnotar, Orchestral Songs / Isokoski, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Ondine / 2002-04-11

Works: Jean Sibelius: The Echo Nymph (Kaiutar), somg for voice & piano, Op. 72/4; Luonnotar, Op. 70; But my Bird is Long in Homing (Men min fågel märks dock icke), song for voice & piano, Op. 36/2...
Performers: Isokoski, Soile
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

"If you haven't encountered this music, you can't do better than to acquire this disc without delay. Sibelius was a terrific song writer, and the...continue...

Mozart Jubileum / Isokoski, Garanca, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 2002-02-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Zaide, K 344 (334b); Così fan tutte, K 588; Concerto f...
Performers: Garanca, Elina; Hakala, Tommi; Hynninen, Jorma; Isokoski, Soile; Kriikku, Kari [Clarinet]; Kuusisto, Pekka
Conductors: Vilumanis, Alexander; Klas, Eri; Storgårds, John; Schreier, Peter; Mustonen, Olli
Ensemble: ; Estonian State Symphony Orchestra; Latvian National Symphony Orchestra; Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra; Tapiola Sinfonietta

This CD is a unique compilation of Mozart highlights, featuring six of Ondine's star singers and instrumentalists with some of their most popular Mozart-interpretations. Included...continue...

Sallinen: The King Goes Forth in France / Kamu, et al

2 CD / Ondine / 2002-02-14

Works: Aulis Sallinen: The King Goes Forth to France, opera in 3 acts ("Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan "), Op. 53
Performers: Anttila, Jyrki; Hakala, Tommi; Kataja, Arttu; Katajala, Tuomas; Kinnunen, Santeri; Korhonen, Jyrki; Malo, Mari; Myllys, Jussi; Paasikivi, Lilli; Palo, Mari; Rantanen, Riikka; Spangberg, Niklas; Sundq...
Conductors: Kamu, , Okko
Ensemble: Finnish Philharmonic Choir

"Sallinen is a colorful composer, working within tonal boundaries and using the orchestra for masterly flavoring and description. It can bite like Shostakovich when it...continue...

Pylkkänen: Mare and her Son / Lintu, Estonian National Opera

2 CD / Ondine / 2001-04-03

Works: Tauno Pylkkänen: Mare ja hänen poikansa, opera (Mare and Her Son)
Performers: Riihimaki, Juha; Ruuttunen, Esa; Sirkia, Raimo; Tiihonen, Kirsi; Uusitalo, Juha; Valtonen, Kai
Conductors: Lintu, Hannu
Ensemble: Estonian Opera Orchestra

"'Mare and her Son' was written in 1942, and premiered in 1945... It's never stated in the liner notes, but I would presume this live...continue...

Launis: Aslak Hetta / Oramo, Alamikkotervo, et al

2 CD / Ondine / 2001-02-09

Works: Armas Launis: Aslak Hetta, opera
Performers: Alamikkotervo, Aki; Hämäläinen, Ilkka; Kaappola, Anne-Kristiina; Kataja, Arttu; Katajala, Tuomas; Kortekangas, Jaakko; Laukka, Raimo; Saarinen, Eeva-Lisa; Viljakainen, Raili; Virtanen,...
Conductors: Oramo, Sakari
Ensemble: Kampin Luulu Chamber Choir

"The opera begins with a melodrama, where a narrator speaks about the colorful events in the manner of a balladeer. The singers then take over...continue...

Mozart: Arias / Soile Iskoski, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 2000-09-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Bella mia fiamma, addio!...Resta, o cara!, recitative and aria for soprano & orchestra, K. 528; Zaide, K 344 (334b); Ah, lo previdi...Ah, t'invola...
Performers: Isokoski, Soile; Viitasalo, Marita
Conductors: Schreier, Peter
Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta

"this is a stunning series of performances, and her "Ah, lo prevedi", the composer's earliest great concert aria, is absolutely classic in its generosity of...continue...

Saariaho: Cinq Reflets de L'Amour de Loin, etc / Saraste

1 CD / Ondine / 2000-09-06

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Cinq reflets de l'Amour de loin, for soprano, baritone & orchestra; Nymphea Reflection, for string orchestra; Oltra mar, for chorus & orchestra
Performers: Freund, Pia; Suovanen, Gabriel
Conductors: Saraste, Jukka-Pekka
Ensemble: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Tapiola Chamber Choir

Kaija Saariahos' Cinq Reflets de L'Amour de loin was acclaimed by the critics at its premiere at the Salzburg Festival in 2000 and was described...continue...

Rautavaara: The House of the Sun / Mikko Franck, Oulu SO

2 CD / Ondine / 1999-10-12

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Auringon talo (The House of the Sun), tragedia buffa, chamber opera in 2 acts
Performers: Backstrom, Petri; Hakala, Tommi; Huhta, Mia; Juntunen, Helena; Kaappola, Anne-Kristiina; Katajala, Tuomas; Nieminen, Markus; Regnell, Raija; Romu, Jukka
Conductors: Franck, Mikko
Ensemble: Oulu Symphony Orchestra

"The performance is all that one could wish singers and orchestra finely combined into a whole. The orchestra is a model of clarity." - Parsons,...continue...

Suomalainen rukous - Finnish Sacred Songs / Soile Isokoski

1 CD / Ondine / 1999-09-29

Works: Taneli Kuusisto: Suomalainen rukous (Finnish Prayer) ("Siunaa ja varjele meitä"), Op. 27/2; Sun ristis juurehen ("Oi Natsarealainen"), Op. 6/2; Ilmari Hannikainen: Kaikki Jeesukselle (Everything...
Performers: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; Isokoski, Soile
Conductors: Storgårds, John

Soile Isolkoski is one of the most renowned Finnish singers internationally. She is a graduate of the Sibelius Academy Church Music Department in Kuopio, received...continue...
Personnel: Soile Isokoski (soprano).

Recording information: Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Finland (04/2003)....continue...

Armas Järnefelt: Lieder / Nylund, Hynninen, Paananen

1 CD / Ondine / 1999-08-26

Works: Armas Järnefelt: Sunnuntaina (Sunday), for voice & piano; Skymning (Twilight), for voice & orchestra; Puhjetessa kukka puhtahin (A Flower Is Purest When Blossoming), for voice & piano; Kanteleel...
Performers: Hynninen, Jorma; Nylund, Camilla; Paananen, Ilkka

Baritone Jorma Hynninen is one of the most acclaimed Finnish singers of all time. He has appeared as an opera and concert soloist all around...continue...

Rautavaara: True & False Unicorn, etc / Nuoranne, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 1999-05-22

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: True & False Unicorn, 3 versions, final one for chorus & orchestra; Canción de nuestro tiempo (Ajan laulu), for chorus; Halavan himmeän alla (In the Shade of the Will...
Performers: Huhta, Mia; Kortekangas, Jaakko; Salomaa, Petteri
Conductors: Nuoranne, Timo
Ensemble: Finnish Radio Chamber Choir

"Rautavaara's work, 'True & False Unicorn', revised in 2000, is a big, colorful set of scenes for chorus, reciters, and orchestra that holds the attention...continue...

Karita's Christmas

1 CD / Ondine / 1998-10-30

Works: Leevi Madetoja: Cast off thy everyday cares; Jean Sibelius: Christmas Songs (5), Op. 1; Armas Maasalo: Christmas Bells; Traditional: Angels we have heard on high; Beauty around us; We wish you a merr...
Performers: Mattila, Karita
Conductors: Pekkanen, Pertti
Ensemble: Cathedralis Aboensis Chorus; Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

Superstar Finnish soprano Karita Mattila is one of the opera world's leading sopranos. Karita has selected her favorite Christmas music for this special release from...continue...

Hugo Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch / Isokoski, Skovhus, etc

2 CD / Ondine / 1998-10-19

Works: Hugo Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch I
Performers: Isokoski, Soile; Skovhus, Bo [Baritone Vocal]; Viitasalo, Marita

Rautavaara: Aleksis Kivi / Lehtinen, Hynninen, Saarinen

2 CD / Ondine / 1998-08-09

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Aleksis Kivi, opera in 3 acts
Performers: Erkkila, Jeremias; Hietikko, Jaakko; Hynninen, Jorma; Ilmolahti, Hannu; Juntunen, Helena; Kataja, Arttu; Miilunpalo, Jussi; Nordman, Peter; Saarinen, Eeva-Lisa; Suovanen, Gabriel; Virtanen, Lassi
Conductors: Lehtinen, Markus
Ensemble: Jyväskylä Sinfonia

"The performance, one assumes, is definitive. The title role was written for baritone Jorma Hynninen, and he's grippingly eloquent in his long monolog at the...continue...

Strauss: Four Last Songs, etc / Isokoski, Janowski, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 1998-01-22

Works: Richard Strauss: Lieder (4), Op. 36; Ich wollt' ein Sträusslein binden, song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 68/2 (TrV 235/2); Säusle, liebe Myrthe!, song for voice & piano (or orches...
Performers: Isokoski, Soile
Conductors: Janowski, Marek
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

"Recorded at the popular venue of the Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berling-Dahlem, the sound is luxurious, with the performers indeally balanced. Details from the orchestra and the soloist...continue...

Best of Evergreens / Mattila, Saraste, Savijoki, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 1997-10-07

Works: Harold Arlen: Wizard of Oz; Frederick Loewe: My Fair Lady; Andrew Lloyd Webber: Cats; Leo Leandros: Tango d'amour; Frederick Holländer: The Blue Angel; Jule Styne: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; Geor...
Performers: Mattila, Karita; Ranta, Ilmo
Conductors: Savijoki, Pekka; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Niemi, Riku
Ensemble: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Jyväskylä Sinfonia; Tapiola Sinfonietta

Karita Mattila is one of today's most exciting lyric sopranos. This collection of lighter music from 1995-2001 Ondine recordings includes show tunes, lieder and Finnish...continue...

Saariaho: From the Grammar of Dreams / Komsi, Lintu, Avanti!

1 CD / Ondine / 1996-09-06

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Du gick, flög, for soprano & piano; Preludi-Tunnustus-Postludi, for soprano & prepared piano; Miranda's Lament, for soprano, clarinet, harp, violin & double bass; Caliban's Dream...
Performers: Ahtinen, Timo; Bister, Reija; Juutilainen, Hanna; Komsi, Anu [Soprano Vocal]; Komsi, Piia; Korhonen, Timo; Laivuori, Jouko; Rantanen, Riikka; Riisalo, Tuula; Salomaa, Petteri
Conductors: Lintu, Hannu

Sibelius: Cantata for the Conferment Ceremony of 1894, etc

1 CD / Ondine / 1995-11-16

Works: Jean Sibelius: Academic March (Promotiomarssi), for orchestra; Cantata for the Helsinki University Ceremonies of 1894, for chorus & orchestra, JS 105; Andante festivo for Strings and Timpani; Cantata...
Performers: Isokoski, Soile; Kortekangas, Jaakko
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Finnish Philharmonic Choir; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

"This CD includes three works from the first decade of Sibelius's maturity and two from the last...Under the circumstances any recording that opens up two...continue...

Melartin: The Six Symphonies / Leonid Grin, Tampere PO

3 CD / Ondine / 1995-05-30

Works: Erkki Melartin: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 30/1; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 40; Symphony no 2; Symphony no 4, Op 80 "Summer Symphony"; Symphony no 5 ("Sinfonia Brevis"), Op 90; Symphony no 6, O...
Performers: Freund, Pia; Paasikivi, Lilli
Conductors: Grin, Leonid
Ensemble: Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra

Schubert: Missa Solemnis, Stabat Mater, etc /Schreier, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 1994-10-13

Works: Franz Schubert: Mass no 5 in A flat major, D 678; Stabat Mater for chorus, orchestra & organ in G minor, D. 175; Salve Regina, for tenor, organ & orchestra in B flat major, D. 106
Performers: Groop, Monica; Isokoski, Soile; Kotilainen, Juha
Conductors: Schreier, Peter; Sinfonietta, Tapiola
Ensemble: Peter Schreier Choir; Tapiola Sinfonietta

Rautavaara: Vigilia / Nuoranne, Korhonen, Lhetipuu, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 1994-01-02

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Vigilia (All-Night Vigil), for chorus & soloists
Performers: Freund, Pia; Lehtipuu, Topi; Paasikivi, Lilli; Salomaa, Petteri
Conductors: Nuoranne, Timo
Ensemble: Finnish Radio Chamber Choir

"Let's cut to the chase. This CD is welcome both for followers of this Finnish composer and for devotees of choral music in general...As usual...continue...

Karita Mattila - Wonderful

1 CD / Ondine / 1991-03-01

Works: Andrew Lloyd Webber: Cats; Evita; Harold Arlen: Wizard of Oz; Frederick Loewe: My Fair Lady; Jerome Kern: Show Boat; Cole Porter: Kiss Me, Kate; Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story; Sigmund Romberg: M...
Performers: Mattila, Karita
Conductors: Savijoki, Pekka
Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta

Sallinen: Kullervo / Söderblom, Hynninen, Salminen

3 CD / Ondine / 1988-02-18

Works: Aulis Sallinen: Kullervo, opera
Performers: Heinikari, Matti; Hynninen, Jorma; Jakobsson, Anna-Lisa; Kotilainen, Juha; Loiri, Vesa-Matti; Makela, Pertti; Putkonen, Marko; Ruuttunen, Esa; Saarinen, Eeva-Lisa; Salminen, Matti; Silvasti, Jorma; V...
Conductors: Soderblom, Ulf

Rautavaara: Vincent / Hynninen, Manchurov, et al

2 CD / Ondine / 1986-09-14

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Vincent, opera in 3 acts
Performers: Angervo, Helja; Heinikari, Matti; Hietikko, Jaakko; Hirvonen, Anssi; Hynninen, Jorma; Kotilainen, Juha; Putkonen, Marko; Rautavaara, Sini; Saarinen, Eeva-Lisa