Arja Enni Helena Saijonmaa, born in 1944 in Mikkeli, Finland, is a Finnish
singer who studied at the Sibelius Academy. She gained prominence as a singer in
Sweden, releasing albums featuring Swedish translations of songs by Mikis
Theodorakis and covers of Zarah Leander's repertoire. In 1978, she released
Miten voi kyllin kiittää, an album of Finnish translations of the songs of a
Chilean composer. She participated at Melodifestivalen with the song “Högt över
havet”, finishing second. She also scored a Svensktoppen hit with the song “Jag
vill leva i Europa”.