Finnish Folk Song - Säkkijärven Polkka (Accordion)

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The “Säkkijärven polkka” is a well-known folk song from Finland and was popularized by Finnish accordionist and composer Viljo “Vili” Vesterinen. In September 1941, a loudspeaker-equipped bus was driven through Vyborg blasting the Säkkijärven polka nonstop at 715 kHz to block the USSR’s detonation signal. Soon enough, the Soviets figured out what was going on and changed and tripled the number of frequencies their detonation transmission was carried on. Responding in kind, the Säkkijärven polka was played on every frequency that the Soviets could possibly be using. The song continued broadcasting without a pause for three consecutive days, playing it about 1,500 times, while Finnish engineers searched for and disarmed the mines. This plan worked, as only 12 of the 1000 mines exploded. Accordion cover version by ACCORDIONMAN.

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