The Finnish Accordion Folk Musician Championships 2008 were held in the five row division at Sata-Häme Soi Accordion festival on Thursday, June 26th, 2007. In every category, competitors played two traditional Finnish accordion pieces.

The Jury was delighted by the number of the competitors, which has increased in comparison to last year. What the jury was also impressed by were the outstanding level of the 1st category, and the versatile program in all the categories.

Many of the competitors played some lesser known melodies, which definitely spiced up the show. The jury hopes to see more of these bold choices in the future.

The Jury chairman was Markku Lepistö and the other members included Pasi Hirvonen, Riitta Kossi, and Juha Virtanen. The Master of Ceremonies of the competition was the vice chairman of Finnish Accordion Association, Seppo Lankinen.

The results of the five row accordion competition were as follows:

Category I, under 12 years
1. Joni Stein, Haapajärvi 174 points
2. Anton Lehtonen, Eura 165,5 p
3. Essi Elomäki, Pori 165 p

Category II, under 15 years
1. Timo Hautamäki, Pori 190 p
2. Jonna Suihkola, Kiiskilampi, 189 p
3. Juuso Vesterinen, Saimaanharju 176 p

Category III, under 18 years
1. Mari Laskujärvi, Vilppula 169 p
2. Kalle Kämäräinen, Jyväskylä 152 p
3. Joose Ojala, Koria 148 p

Category IV, Open
1. Jussi Marttinen, Vanhamäki 171 p
2. Jari Saarenpää, Himanka 158 p
3. Pekka Jolkkonen, Joensuu 153 p

Veterans (50 years and over)
1. Seppo Heikkilä, Jurva 164 p
2. Mauno Kuusisto, Kauhajoki 140
3. Kari Lähdeluoma, Kyrönlatva 118 p