Seleniko

Seleniko
Studio album by
Released1992
Recorded1992
StudioFinnvox-Studio, Helsinki
GenreFinnish folk music
Length47:22
LabelPolygram Finland, Spirit, Music & Words, Xenophile, NorthSide
ProducerHijaz Mustapha
Värttinä chronology
Oi Dai
(1991)
Seleniko
(1992)
Aitara
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Green Man Reviewfavorable Late 1999

Seleniko is the fourth album by Finnish folk group Värttinä, and second after they re-formed in 1990, released in Finland by Spirit and Polygram Finland in 1992. It immediately reached the top of the European World Music radio charts, and remained there for 3 months. In 1993, it was released by Music & Words in Benelux and Xenophile Records in the United States. NorthSide re-released the album in 1998 in the United States.

The song "Matalii ja mustii" was featured on the episode "Binky Rules/Meet Binky" of the children's show Arthur in the United States, and also appears on the first Arthur soundtrack.