Mari Kaasinen has explained that Kanteletar and Kalevala have been used as a source of inspiration for the music of Värttinä.
Notable residents of Rääkkylä have included sisters Mari and Sari Kaasinen, founders of the popular Finnish folk music band Värttinä.
6.12., a 2001 album by Värttinä, known as Live in Helsinki in the United States
Westpark Music is a German record label based in Cologne, best known for publishing albums by Gjallarhorn, Oysterband, Hedningarna, Varttina, Bellowhead, Stockholm Lisboa Project, Chumbawamba, Lydie Auvray, Garmarna and many others.