Hildá Länsman

They include "Heargevuoddji" (Reindeer Driver), "Irgeávnnas" (Boyfriend-to-Be) and the beautifully sad title number "Ođđa Áigodat" (New Times).

VILDÁ (Hildá Länsman & Viivi Maria Saarenkylä) is a blend of indigenous Sámi yoiks, grooving accordion rhythms and improvisation.

VILDÁ's debut album Vildaluodda - Wildprint (2019 Bafe's Factory) is a journey to Sámi lands - the vast landscapes, arctic hills and frosty winds.

In 2017 Hildá Länsman won the Intersection Prize awarded by the Global Music Centre at the Finnish Ethnogala.

In 2018, Ulla Pirttijärvi and Hildá Länsman won the genre-free Vuoden etnotekijä prize awarded by the Finnish Music Publishers Association.

Performing with Solju at the 2018 Riddu Riđđu music festival
Duo Vildá performing at the Matka Nordic Travel Fair in Helsinki, Finland in 2019
Performing with Mio Negga and Alexia Galloway-Alainga at the 2019 Riddu Riđđu music festival
Hildá Länsman performing with Kalle Urheim and Lávre at Riddu Riđđu 2021. Länsman and Lávre won the song portion of the Sámi Grand Prix a couple of months earlier.