Aikaintaite is the début full-length album by the Finnish ambient, neofolk, and metal band Syven.

[3] The album's concept, greatly inspired by shamanism and animism, is to imagine the soundscapes of the Finnish forests, lakes and rivers, as the land was emerging from the last glacial period.

[2] The album's cover art, created by the band's songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Aslak Tolonen, consists of reproductions of two ink paintings, Kotkan Sarvet (Eagle's Horns) and Hillerin Kallo (European Polecat's Skull).

Stylistically, Aikantaite is a fusion of various styles, including ambient, acoustic, neofolk and metal, with the resulting mixture often described as shamanistic.

[2] The mood of the album is heavy, dark and primordial; greatly enhancing the overall atmosphere are the vocals of Andy Koski-Semmens, who uses various chants, grunts and whispers in addition to his semi-operatic baritone singing voice.