still debuted at number one on the Albums Chart and sold gold with 16,000 copies. In July 2010, Vilkkumaa was awarded the prestigious Juha Vainio Award worth €6,000 for her merits as the "pioneer songwriter of her generation". The Board of Juha Vainio Fund justified its decision saying "Maija Vilkkumaa's texts present good colloquial language" and that "the lyrics are a classical example of how modern language works in songs". In February 2011, Vilkkumaa received her fifth Emma nomination for Female Soloist of the Year. On 5 April 2011, Maija Vilkkumaa announced in her press release that she would leave her band after the 2011 summer tour. Not sure when she would start doing music again and whether with a band or not, she stated she wanted to have a break and "take a breath". In January 2012, Vilkkumaa performed at a fundraising concert for the presidential campaign of the Green League's candidate Pekka Haavisto. Personal life On 28 April 2007, Maija Vilkkumaa married Mikko Kosonen (the guitarist of her band), after having been in a relationship since 2002. The couple has two children, daughter Saara who was born in 2007, and another daughter, who was born in January 2011. Discography Pitkä ihana leikki (1999) Meikit, ketjut ja vyöt (2001) Ei (2003) Se ei olekaan niin (2005) Totuutta ja tehtävää (2006) Ilta Savoyssa (2007) Superpallo (2008) Kunnes joet muuttaa suuntaa (2010) Aja! (2015) Awards and nominations Emma Awards |- | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2000 | rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;"|Maija Vilkkumaa | Emma Award for New Female Soloist of the Year | |- | rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;"|Pitkä ihana leikki | Emma Award for Debut Album of the Year | |- | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|2004 | rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;"|Maija Vilkkumaa | Emma Award for Female Soloist of the Year | |- | rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|Ei | Emma Award for Album of the Year | |- | Emma Award for Pop/Rock Album of the Year | |- | rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|2006 | rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;"|Maija Vilkkumaa | Emma Award for Female Soloist of the Year | |- | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|2009 | rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;"|Maija Vilkkumaa | Emma Award for Female Soloist of the Year | |- | rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|Superpallo | Emma Award for Album of the Year | |- | Emma Award for Rock Album of the Year | |- | rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|2011 | rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;"|Maija Vilkkumaa | Emma Award for Female Soloist of the Year | |- See also List of best-selling music