Elonkerjuu

Elonkerjuu is a Finnish folk rock band. Lauri Tähkä founded the band in the mid-1990s and it was known from 1994 until 2011 as Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu. They were signed since 2006 with Universal Music Finland. In 2011 Lauri Tähkä left the band and started his solo career. The band shortened their name to the current form. In 2012 Juha Lagström was chosen as the new lead singer. The current singer is Osku Ketola, who has been in the band since 2017.

Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu
Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu performing at IskelmäNiityt in 2010
Background information
Origin	Teuva, Finland
Genres	Folk rock
Years active	1995–2011 (with Lauri Tähkä as lead) 2012–2017 (with Juha Lagström as lead) 2017–present (with Osku Ketola as lead)
Labels	Universal Music Oy (2006–2011)
Members	Simo Ralli Lenni Paarma Osku Ketola
Past members	Juha Lagström Johanna Koivu Antero Naali Lauri Tähkä
Website	elonkerjuu.fi lauritahka.com

Lauri Tähkä and Elonkerjuu

Lauri Tähkä with Elonkerjuu in 2008

During the first years, the band based its songs on traditional music from Southern Ostrobothnia. Later Lauri Tähkä composed their songs and wrote the lyrics.

Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu 2006 album Maailma on renki went platinum. The next album, Tuhannen riemua got a gold record on the date of its publication, and double platinum in ten weeks. Until early 2008, that album has sold over 80,000 copies.

Elonkerjuu

In March 2011 the singer Lauri Tähkä left the band and started solo career as the Lauri Tähkä.^[1] Later the rest of the band announced that they will continue under the name Elonkerjuu and in January 2012 Juha Lagström was chosen as their new vocalist.^[2] Johanna Koivu left the band on 2017 and Osku Ketola entered as a lead singer and a violinist.^[3][4]

The band's bassist, Antero Naali, died on 29 December 2023, at the age of 53.^[5][6]

Discography

Albums

as Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu

Year	Album	Record label	Peak positions	Certification
			FIN [7]
2001	Pistoja syrämmes	Little Big Records
2002	Pistoja syrämmes (re-release)	Suomen Mediamusiikki
	Komia on aina komia (re-release)	Suomen Mediamusiikki
2004	Syntymähäjyt	Suomen Mediamusiikki / Saarnipuu Kustannus	4
2006	Maailma on renki	Universal Music	4
2007	Tuhannen riemua	Universal Music	1
2008	Kirkkahimmat 2000-2008 (Compilation album)	Universal Music	1
2009	Tänään ei huomista murehdita	Universal Music	1
2010	Iholla (Live album)	Universal Music	5

as Elonkerjuu

Year	Album	Record label	Peak positions	Album
			FIN [7]
2012	Ilon pirstaleet	Sony Music Entertainment	1
2014	Hehkuva rauta	Sony Music Entertainment	1
2019	Xx	Elofest/Supersounds	19 [8]

Singles

as Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu

(Charting in The Official Finnish Charts)

Year	Album	Record label	Peak positions	Album
			FIN [7]
2006	"Maailma on renki"	Universal Music Entertainment	1
2007	"Hetkeksi en sulle rupia"	Universal Music Entertainment	1
	"Pauhaava sydän"	Universal Music Entertainment	1
2009	"Suudellaan "	Universal Music Entertainment	1

Others (including promotional singles / EPs)

Year	Single	Record label
????	"Martinlunnin Jukka / Härmän häät" (promo)	Little Big Records
2000	Suukkoa vai puukkoa (EP)
2001	"Ihana impi" / "Kruunun kahalehis"
2002	"Mettumaari" / "Eerinjärven rannalla"	Suomen Mediamusiikki
2002	"Juomaripoika" / "Mennään pojat"
2004	"Papukaija"
2004	"Istu tyttöni polvelle" / "Tyttörukka" (promo)
2005	"Piian nappula" (promo)	Edel Records Finland
2006	"Maailma on renki" / "Tytönhupakko"	Universal Music Finland
2006	"Rakkaus ei oo pysyvää" (promo)
2006	"Pitkät pellot" (promo)
2006	"Hyvästi"
2007	"Hetkeksi en sulle rupia" / "Nuaren likan elämä" (live) / "Hyvästi" (live)
2007	"Pauhaava sydän" (live) / "Hyvästi" (live)
2007	"Kimpale kultaa" (promo)
2008	"Rakasta rintani ruhjeille" (promo)
2008	"Reikäinen taivas" (promo)
2009	"Suudellaan" (promo)
2009	"Kylkeen kyhnytä" (promo)
2009	"Suojaan kaikelta" (promo)
2010	"Rakasta mua" (promo)
2010	"Taivas on tumma ja tahmee" (promo)
2010	"Rakasta mua" (live) / "Sanoit että minäkin" (live) (promo)

as Elonkerjuu

Year	Single	Record label
2012	"Viistäköön siipeni maata"	Sony Music Entertainment
2012	"Surun ja ilon kaupunki"

DVDs

as Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu

• 2007: Kerjuuvuodet 2000–2007

Videos

as Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu

• 2000: Martinlunnin Jukka
• 2004: Papukaija
• 2006: Maailma on renki
• 2007: Pauhaava sydän
• 2008: Rakasta rintani ruhjeille
• 2009: Suudellaan
• 2009: Kylkeen kyhnytä
• 2010: Suojaan kaikelta

as Elonkerjuu

• 2012: Viistäköön siipeni maata
• 2012: Surun ja ilon kaupunki

See also

• List of best-selling music artists in Finland