[1 Hour] Loituma - Ievan Polkka (ufuk Kaplan Remix) -

: The famous "nonsensical" part popularized by Loituma consists of improvised syllables with no actual meaning, used primarily for their rhythmic and humorous sound. Key Cultural Milestones

: The song tells the lighthearted tale of a young man who sneaks a girl named Ieva (dialect for Eva/Eeva) away from her strict mother to dance the polka all night. [1 HOUR] Loituma - Ievan Polkka (Ufuk Kaplan Remix)

: An animation of the anime character Orihime Inoue twirling a leek to a 27-second loop of the song became one of the internet's earliest massive memes. : The famous "nonsensical" part popularized by Loituma

: A Vocaloid cover by Otomania introduced the song to a new generation and cemented its place in gaming history via the Project DIVA series. : A Vocaloid cover by Otomania introduced the

: The melody dates back to the 1700s, while the lyrics were written by Eino Kettunen in 1928. It is sung in a heavy Eastern Savonian dialect of Finnish.