What is Helka Hynninen?
'''Helka Hynninen''' (born 21 May 1930, in [[Vesanto]])<ref>Lilja, Hannu: ''Helka Hynninen: Laulajan ja sanoittajan tarina'' Gummerus Kirjapaino Oy, 2007 {{ISBN|978-952-5200-57-7}}</ref> is a [[Finland|Finnish]] singer and songwriter. Hynninen owned a farm in [[Mikkeli]]. Before 1976, she was known in the area near Vesanto but not famous throughout Finland. In the summer of 1980, Hynninen gave a performance for [[Finnish-American]]s in [[Lake Worth]], [[Florida]] in the [[United States]]. Since then, she has performed in the [[United States]] many times. She performed for the [[Finland Society]] at the [[1996 Summer Olympics|Atlanta Summer Olympics in 1996]]. Hynninen sang her most popular song (''Lapsuusajan maisemissa'', in English ''Landscapes of Childhood'') in 1976.<ref>[http://yle.fi/elavaarkisto/?s=s&g=8&ag=94&t=635&a=7050 YLE Elävä arkisto: Helka Hynninen]{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''yle.fi''</ref> ==Most popular songs== *''Landscapes of childhood (Lapsuusajan maisemissa)'' *''Daughter Waltz (Tyttären valssi)'' *''Moose Men's polka (Hirvimiesten humppa)'' ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hynninen, Helka}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Finnish singers]]