Aikakone

Aikakone
Origin	Finland
Genres	Techno, pop
Years active	1995–1998, 2001–2003, 2008–present
Labels	BMG
Members
Sani Vera Alex Maki

Aikakone (Finnish for time machine) was a Finnish pop music group active in 1995–1998 and shortly in 2001 and 2003 as Aika. In 2003 they changed their name back to Aikakone and had their last concert.

Their debut album Tähtikaaren taa sold triple platinum in Finland, the successor Toiseen maailmaan double platinum, the band's third album Maa platinum and fourth Hear Me Now gold.

Aikakone was awarded the Newcomer of the Year Emma award in 1995. They were also selected the best band of the year 1995 in a vote on Radiomafia.

Members

• Sani (Saija Aartela)
• Vera (Heidi Puurula)
• Alex (Alex Ojasti)
• Maki (Marko Kolehmainen)

Heidi Puurula

Heidi Susanna Puurula (born Heidi Vähäkallio, October 13, 1971 in Helsinki) is a Finnish singer and lyricist. In Aikakone, she did mostly backing vocals, but also some lead vocals in songs such as "Toiseen maailmaan" and "Tulisitko"'. She has also written lyrics for many artists like Kirka, Laura Voutilainen, Heidi Kyrö and Sani. Her short story "Paratiisi" has been published in Demi-magazine.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions	Album
		FIN
1995	"Odota"	2	Tähtikaaren Taa
1996	"Matkustanut oon"	4
	"Nti Groove"	4	Toiseen maailmaan
1998	"Tulisitko"	8	Maa
1999	"Anna mun bailaa"	1
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

See also

• List of best-selling music artists in Finland