the finnish rendering "merimies, kotimaasi on meri" was first recorded by ritva mustonen () in 1960 and recorded in 1961 by laila kinnunen. "merimies..." has since been remade by eino grön for his 1983 album "merellä ja kotisatamassa", by lea laven for her 1988 album "bluebird", and by the charlies () for their 1999 album "kauneimmat hetket".