Nightwish - Finlandia @ Helsinki 2009

[TheQneb]

This is like most epic getting ready for battle-song ever witnessed on this earth.. Its strange how it can energize you so strongly

[saimir2saimir]

Finland forever....

[Feanor2345]

Raped!

[Einomies1]

The Greatest song in the world. This song tells whole story of our nation from times of slavery and depression to modern day when we live as a free and independent nation amongst other free nations.

This song tells everything about finland in a pure and simple way.

Makes me cry everytime when I hear this because I am a Finn and I am aware of sacrifices Finns made for freedom in a past.

[rakkipallo]

@Einomies1 you sir are right. only Finns can really, really fell this song. makes me cry also

[sephsnake]

2 years ago now... I loved this show so much!

[AmorphisAlone]

@sephsnake Time flies so fast. I miss them far too much!

[ku11erv0]

Sibelius has definitely left the building. Sorry, but this is awfully lame compared what he intended.

[Thertory]

@ku11erv0 Do the artists that make covers from songs always think about what would the original composer think about the new version? In my opinion the result doesn't have to please anyone but the creator of the cover.

[MRiitta]

so beautiful;)

[risto994]

Finnland for ever?

[risto994]

Finland is the most Sophisticaded country in the World

[turkkisydamessani]

@risto994 Yes...!

[mellon545]

Every time I hear that, cold shivers go back. Striking a horrible miss. I miss the NW so much <3 It can not wait to get to gigs again. This was a memorable evening, the best of their live show:)

[qSt0ned662]

@mellon545 thank you for your comment- I miss them too, Nightwish and Finlandia - a memorable combination to mee !

[BrianBinOR]

Absolutely beautiful, but this portion of Finlandia sounds so much better when heard within the context of the entire piece.

[InsaneOne816]

Awesome intro ;)

[MrFreako2010]

Beautiful music. Before I ever heard Nightwish (but knew of them), I imagined they would mix more Finnish elements into their metal . For me, that would make them even more distinctive.

[cornixregina]

I travelled from the UK for this gig and it was the best decision I ever made in my life, I have fallen in love with Finland and I regard Finland as the home of my heart and Scotland the home of my body

[DeadToTheWorld92]

Oh how I wish I could have been in this concert. This is so epic and beautiful!! Next time I'll be there for sure.

[PoetaOdoris]

omg this concert must have been so fucking awesome!! =)

apocalyptica AND troy!!! :D <3<3<3

pure magic...

[HowlingToFullmoon]

So cool to play a national song just like Sonata Arctica play Maamme :D

[kaninchenmeister]

@psychoticxexotic I am a German living in America

[psychoticxexotic]

@kaninchenmeister

that's awesome, i've been to Germany, and my friend is going there quite soon.

[kaninchenmeister]

@psychoticxexotic ooh where have you been, have you been to Bavaria in cities like Munich

[psychoticxexotic]

@kaninchenmeister

I have been all over Europe. However, I think i've only been to Munich to change planes. I consider Finland to be one of my homes for a lot of reasons, though. What would you like to know? :)

[kaninchenmeister]

@psychoticxexotic i was just wondering Bavaria is such a wonderful place. Happy 4th

[Einomies1]

THIS IS FINLAND!!! The song tells what is to live in this great nation and what it is to be finn....

[juispurg]

if u wana defeat finland u have to defeat the finlandia! as long as Finlandia lives finnish spirit lives and defeats eny enemy

[barrry9]

@qSt0ned662 What? Being able to play the Uilleann pipes badly? :p

Well yes - I guess it is unique - not quite as unique as being able to play them well but... haha

[barrry9]

Man - Troy Donockley is easily my favorite Uilleann piper - reason why I'm learning the instrument.

This is a beautiful song and I can't wait til I can play it at least half-way decently :)

[kaninchenmeister]

This song gives me goosebumps, so dramatic, full of emotions. they say America and the UK is filled with brilliant musicians but in my mind Finland is the land of the best music

Nightwish Forever : )

[qSt0ned662]

@kaninchenmeister Ohh, thank you very much for your kind comment :) Danke schön!

[kaninchenmeister]

@qSt0ned662 thanks so much for responding, i feel that i am Finnish at heart because of how diverse i am with music, kiitos (corresct me if im wrong)

[psychoticxexotic]

@kaninchenmeister

Nightwish has the best metal ;)

Nightwish/HIM/Children of Bodom :D

[kaninchenmeister]

@psychoticxexotic definitely, i agree totally. 

[juispurg]

best finlandia i have heard :P FINLANDIA HYMN SHOULD REPLACE MAAMME

[Shemhamforash19]

I cried!

[pirkmileto]

Excelent!!!

Please!! HQ Video!!! / HD Video!!!

[xxilovenightwishxx]

too bad that it won't come on dvd :(

[fantasyminas]

Those this song have a name??? It sounds very beautiful!!! Nightwish Forever :D

[patgoulet3]

@fantasyminas it is finlands national hymn "Finlandia"

[juispurg]

@patgoulet3 no its maamme but id really like it to be changed to finlandia it more beatifull and meaninfull song and maamme is used by estonia too so why in earth should the same anthem be in 2 diffrend countrys

[patgoulet3]

@juispurg oh they sound pretty similar

[patgoulet3]

@juispurg ohh sorry i just re read the post agaon, and finlandia is finlands nattional HYMN, not its national anthem. maamme laulu is the anthem

[juispurg]

@fantasyminas its Finlandia finnish MASTERPIES!! sacred song from finnish history i love this!

[MsNightfish]

Tuomas said the concert was filmed..but not coming to DVD..

[VanillaPink13]

I hope this concert will be published on DVD....

[SleepingNightwishSun]

Unfortunately I wasn't at this concert :(

But on our concert in Munich it was the same epic and touching experience like there!

Nightwish makes this song paramount

[Thertory]

Touching moment when i was there :)

[moshMasochist]

it was cool to be there! :D

Just loved the pyro's

"See you in 2011" (i think it was 2011)

[jess2308]

I was on the front row and the audio quality in this video is such that I can pinpoint the exact moment where I burst into tears :$

[theemperorofdarkness]

This song is amazing speechless

[Dih661]

Eu amo essa intro! mto foda

[benebirne]

just awesome....cannot get enough...i love nightwish....cant wait to see them live again!

[nightdu90]

j'espère qu'il y aura un DVD car ce live a l'air mieux que le "End Of An Era" et sachant les invités qui étaient là ce jour se serait dommage qu'il n'y en ait pas

Finlandia toujours autant magnifique!!!

[lpspapbp]

Tout à fait d 'accord avec toi ,mais les meilleurs ce vont toujours attendre et je pense que Nightwish ne fera pas exception à la régle !!! et viva le new DVD

[sephsnake]

From the Official Nightwish Forum:

Notes :

- At this time, no DVD is planned for this concert !!

:-(

[EVguitarsNW]

is that true??? please NO

[sephsnake]

I was checking also the News archive on their website, when recorded End Of An Era, they announced it the day of the concert.

So, unless it's a surprise, no DVD coming.

:( :( :(

[EsteriH]

ofc there's no DVD coming. there wasn't even any cameras for that. only those two they used to shoot pictures to screens

[digipuk]

Unite and set up an address on the web to see the recording of the concert on DVD?

[sephsnake]

We can't do a thing

[sephsnake]

I cried with the intro...I was expecting this show since April and the emotion won hahaha

It was so amazingly beautiful!

And...I saw 5 cameras there, and the band prohibited photos...

I think it was to assure there are no flashes, so they can record better...

Maybe a DVD is coming...hope so!

LONG LIVE NIGHTWISH!!

[digipuk]

Band prohibited photos? I dont think so.. ;)

[sephsnake]

I asked the security staff of the event why can't we take some photos.

He said that Nightwish don't want it, so they can kick us from the venue if we do so, However, only photos were banned, not videos. So i think it was for the flashes stuff ^^

Sorry for my crappy English :D

[medepona]

I did too! I cried in this intro too! I am from sweden, and we booked tickets through a friend of my mother, and I have been looking foward to this since april too!!!

It was REALLY worth the effort for me to go there, it was an AMAZING show, don't you think??!!! :D

[sephsnake]

Amazing is a word that don't make justice to the concert! It was like...fulfilling a dream :D

[SchreixBritt]

I love this intro and the show was great<3

[Nightwisholic]

That was just beautiful. Wow. I wish I'd been there so badly.

[Nightowljrm]

Me too!! Everything was so perfect from what I can tell...

[humanTE1]

There were 6 or 7 cameras an we dont know if they filmed at the rehearsals (as they did last time in 2005), but anyway nobody knows if there will be a DVD, these are only rumors...

[digipuk]

I will make a bet for 200 euros, there will be a DVD made from this concert.

[EsteriH]

There was only 2 cameraman near stage shooting for screens so there's no DVD incoming :( Also organizers tried to seize every camera they found. That sucks because would be nice to get some high quality video from gig.

[SUDandNIGHTWISH]

I was there and It was so lovely. It gave me goosebumps. It was awesome to be there and listen to Nightwish.

[Nightwisholic]

Oh I'm so jealous of you.

[Satai80]

Beautiful! :)

[ElinelovesWT]

Was the show recorded for a DVD? Sorry, just curious :D

[Naula93]

There were srceens on both sides of the stage but they're not visible on the video, so I think that the camera-men were shooting only for the screens. Of course DvD would be awesome!

[HelmiNiemenen]

Kiitos!

[Naula93]

Tämän version Finlandiasta tahtoisi kyllä levytettynäkin. Ihan-mielettömän-kaunista!

[finnfellow]

thank you very much for posting this!

[Cthulttio]

That gave me goosebumps.

[HopeFordan]

I wish I was there. Goosebumps _O_

[nightdu90]

Pourquoi j'y étais pas? Snif

[AnetteOlzonItalia]

@

TheEdgeOfDarkness I was in mantova too it was the best experience of my life absolutely overwhelming

[Infernalisch]

He is recording :D

[boteci2001]

this is giving me goose bumps...

[Escapist1st]

mmm that man in the left corner is playing the violin or is he recording?? O.o

[Escapist1st]

this is amazing! *.* the best show!

[TheEdgeOfDarkness]

gosh, I saw this in Mantova, here in Italy, and it was breathtaking.

[nocturnalconcerto89]

Me I've seen him in Pordenone I was fantastic, I've the shiver to remember this song!