JYLHÄ, KONSTA (, Kaustinen–, Kokkola), since the 1960s Finland's best-known fiddler and folk composer.
Jylhä learned to play both the reed organ and violin as a child. His father and grandfather were also well-known Ostrobothnian folk musicians. Jylhä was a truck driver for thirty years, while also being a folk fiddler. In 1946 Finland's most famous folk music ensemble was born, the Kaustinen purppuripelimannit (Potpourri fiddlers) (see KAUSTINEN FOLK MUSIC...