“Finnish tango is not what it used to be, due to the young folk musicians pianist Milla Viljamaa and accordionist Johanna Juhola. (Duo Milla Viljamaa & Johanna Juhola: Mi Retorno album review) ”
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Kaisa Pastila, Eeva magazine
“She is, along with Kimmo Pohjonen, a musician who has created new Finnish accordion art with a fresh touch, and has also become well known internationally. Juhola’s solo album Miette was one of the most beautiful domestic recordings last year.”
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Tero Salonen, Aamuposti newspaper
“Multi-instrumentalists Johanna Juhola and Pekka Kuusisto (Kraft duo) are natural born performance artists. (Tapiola Sinfonietta’s Symphonic Fantasies in Tapiola Hall) ”
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Lauri Otonkoski, Helsingin Sanomat newspaper
“Accordionist Johanna Juhola’s first solo album is wonderful. There is skilful playing, imaginative compositions and arrangements, humour, surprises, sensitivity, originality…. Johanna’s music is golden-rimmed and sunny.
(Review of Johanna Juhola’s album Miette) ”
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Arja Kangasniemi, Trad magazine
“She proved an excellent partner for the sensitively co-operating duo’s fascinating exploration to the margins of music. It is just on those margins where the most exciting musical experiences often take place. (Kraft in Tampere Hall) ”
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Jussi Niemi, Aamulehti
“Pekka Kuusisto can do anything, and when a violin is not enough, he will sing and whistle too. With Johanna Juhola as an equally nimble partner, the music at its best has surprises and the joy of spontaneous invention. (Kraft at Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival) ”
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Juhani Koivisto, Kainuun Sanomat
“Kraft proved that at its best, the collaboration of two extremely talented musicians can be very fruitful. Even though the Juhola-Kuusisto duo has an enormous amount of skill, their music did not at any point slip into mere demonstration of technical ability. (Kraft at Jyväskylä Summer festival)”
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Iikka Taavitsainen, Keskisuomalainen newspaper
“she combines time-tied musical phenomena into her own, forward-oriented style that reaches an audience outside the traditional folk music circles too. (Johanna Juhola: Miette album review)”
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Kare Eskola, Rondo
“Johanna Juhola follows her own path as a musician and composer and gives new features to accordion as an instrument. (Johanna Juhola: Miette album review) ”
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Kimmo Mattila, Hanuri magazine
“Juhola is, along with Kimmo Pohjonen and Maria Kalaniemi, one of the great innovators of accordion music. Disruptions are contrasted to beauty, storm to calm, childhood to aging and cheerfulness to pomposity. Unforgettable and impossibly beautiful. (Johanna Juhola: Miette album review)”
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Tero Salonen, Anna magazine
“Johanna Juhola and Pekka Kuusisto offered rare delicacies at Kokkola Winter Accordion –festival: a concert based on the duo’s own compositions was brimming with musical joy. (Kraft concert review)”
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Jimmy Träskelin, Trad magazine
“Johanna Juhola sweetens this masculine group. Her highly skilled accordionism is sensitive and expressive. (Troka: Raharinki album review) ”
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Hannu Lehtoranta, Trad magazine
“Spontaneous energy. The music tells stories, the melodies flow with joy and the compositions are well constructed. The solo debut from Johanna Juhola is fresh and fun. (Johanna Juhola: Miette review) ”
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Tove Djupsjöbacka, Huvudstadsbladet
