# Aikakone

Aikakone (Finnish for time machine) is a Finnish pop music group active from 1995 to 1998 and shortly in 2001 and 2003 as Aika. In 2003, they changed their name back to Aikakone and have since been active on and off.
Their debut album Tähtikaaren taa went triple platinum in Finland, the follow-up, Toiseen maailmaan, double platinum, their third, Maa, went platinum, and their fourth album, Hear Me Now, went gold.
Aikakone was awarded the Newcomer of the Year Emma award in 1995. They were also selected the best band of the year in 1995 in a vote on Radiomafia.

## Band members

* Sani (Saija Aartela)
* Vera (Heidi Puurula)
* Alex (Alex Ojasti)
* Maki (Marko Kolehmainen)

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Name | Album details | Peak chart position | Sales |
| Name | Album details | The Official Finnish Charts | Sales |
| Tähtikaaren taa | Released: 4 September 1995 Label: BMG Finland Formats: CD, CS, Digital download | #1 | 134 900+ (Multi-platinum) |
| Toiseen maailmaan | Released: 12 October 1996 Label: BMG Finland Formats: CD, CS, Digital download | #1 | 98 000+ (Double platinum) |
| Maa | Released: 8 October 1998 Label: BMG Finland Formats: CD, Digital download | #7 | 47 600+ (Platinum) |
| Hear Me Now | Released: 31 August 2001 Label: BMG Finland Formats: CD, Digital download | #15 | 13 100+ |
| Vuosisadan rakkaustarina | Released: 20 January 2010 Label: Universal Formats: CD, Digital download | – | 10 000+ (Gold) |
| 2.0 | Released: 23 October 2015 Label: Sony Music Formats: 2CD, Digital download | – | – |

### Compilations

| Name | Album details | Peak chart position | Sales |
| Name | Album details | The Official Finnish Charts | Sales |
| Pophitit 1995–2003 | Released: 23 May 2003 Label: BMG Finland Formats: CD, Digital download | #13 | – |
| Greatest Hits | Released: 28 February 2008 Label: Sony BMG Formats: 2CD, Digital download | #23 | – |

### Singles

| Year | Title | Peak chart position | Album |
| 1995 | "Tähtikaaren taa" | 10 | Tähtikaaren taa |
| 1995 | "Taas saan lentää" | 15 | Tähtikaaren taa |
| 1995 | "Alla vaahterapuun" (Promosingle) | – | Tähtikaaren taa |
| 1995 | "Odota" | 2 | Tähtikaaren taa |
| 1996 | "Matkustanut oon" | 4 | Tähtikaaren taa |
| 1996 | "Keltainen" (Promosingle) | – | Toiseen maailmaan |
| 1996 | "Nti Groove" | 4 | Toiseen maailmaan |
| 1996 | "Opettelen salaa" | – | Toiseen maailmaan |
| 1997 | "Aarresaari" | – | Toiseen maailmaan |
| 1997 | "Time" | – | Non-album single |
| 1998 | "Tulisitko" | 8 | Maa |
| 1998 | "Magiaa"/ "Perhosten yö" | – | Maa |
| 1998 | "Hiljaisuus" | – | Maa |
| 1999 | "Anna mun bailaa" | 1 | Maa |
| 2001 | "Little by Little" | – | Hear Me Now |
| 2001 | "Hear Me Now" | 9 | Hear Me Now |
| 2001 | "Wonder Why" | – | Hear Me Now |
| 2001 | "Glittering Lights" | – | Hear Me Now |
| 2002 | "Stay" | – | Non-album single |
| 2003 | "Uudet tuulet" | – | Pophitit 1995–2003 |
| 2008 | "Vuoristorata" | – | Greatest Hits |
| 2008 | "Odota (Remix 2008)" | – | Greatest Hits |
| 2010 | "Vuosisadan rakkaustarina" | – | Vuosisadan rakkaustarina |
| 2010 | "Linnunradalla" | – | Vuosisadan rakkaustarina |
| 2012 | "Historiaan" | – | Non-album single |
| 2012 | ”Nirvana” | – | Non-album single |
| 2015 | "Liian vanha" | – | 2.0 |